Hi, On 26/08/14 11:03, Dariusz Dwornikowski wrote: >>> >>> I am not DD, I cannot sponsor you package but have a question, >>> why is priority for psensor extra ? Should it not be optional ? >>> >>> [1] https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-archive.html >> >> According to the definition of 'optional': >> "This is all the software that you might reasonably want to install if >> you didn't know what it was" > > On the other hand the definition for extra is: > > The extra priority will usually work for new packages that conflict > with others with non-extra priorities. > > Since your package is normal package and does not conflict with > anything else, IMHO it should be optional. > > extra is fine for debugging symbols, maybe big manuals and so on. Your > package is a GUI that can be optional. > > Policy also points to TeX as an example. You do not need it, it is > optional, you can install it and it will not conflict with anything > else. > >> >> psensor is a GUI for monitoring hardware sensor, it displays graphs and >> raise alerts to users (AppIndicator, notify bubbles, tray icon). AFAIK, >> it is not required by any other packages. >> >> I don't see any reason why it should be installed if the user does not >> want to access himself information about fan speeds, CPU temperatures, >> etc. I don't believe that most users take care of this kind of information. > > Optional does not mean this. It just means "hey you can install it if > you want or need this package". It does not imply that you must > install it or it is pulled by something. > > > That is just my opinion, it would be the best that some DD would > clarify this, thus I cc eriberto on this. > I'm not a DD myself, but I was recently looking at this myself in relation to xdotool (which is extra). From my searching I came across a couple of postings that maybe shed some light on "right way" [1][2] Hope that helps Daniel [1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2005/07/msg00126.html [2] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/pkg-multimedia-maintainers/2013-December/035607.html
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