Re: additional virtual packages for kde
> No. We'll definitely not clutter our virtual package list just to support
> some outside group distributing replacment packages for ours.
>
> I suggest that you leave the kde* packages as they are now (have been
> before that change) so that they don't provide anything and that they
> suggest each other where appropriate.
>
> Then, the KDE people can just call their packages "kde-kde*", "Conflict"
> with your packages and "Provide" your packages. AFAIK, this would be
> enough.
this doesn't sound like cooperation.
but what i want to do is : cooperate.
neither we create the one and only official kde.deb, nor do they.
we both create a kde.deb version, and both have the same value.
one side naming their package kde-kde* and the other one kde* doesn't
sound that way. and both parties should use the conflicts (i want to be
sure, that nothings goes wrong).
and after all : it's only two entries ("kde-kde.deb-package" and
"debian-kde.deb-package"), and these don't polute namespace.
remember : the reason for a central organisation was :
a) prevent namespace solution (this isn't the case)
b) share a name between several maintainers (e.g. mail-transport-agent).
both is not the case for kde*.
> The only case where this might fail is when someone installs some packages
> of ours and some of KDE's. After all, we are not responsible for the
> damages if someone tries that.
stop ! it's our users, and a very important goal is, to make it easy for
our users. and if we exchange this very simple way to seperate the
packages to something complicate or so, it's not in their intrest.
sorry, but your solution is political, and not good.
give me a good solution, and i'm happy to use it.
the current way with two virtual package names works.
regards,
andreas
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