Re: Bug#40706: usr/share/doc vs. /usr/doc

[Peter S Galbraith <GalbraithP@dfo-mpo.gc.ca>]

Manoj Srivastava wrote:

>         * The transition may take a long time, going by previous
>           transitions, and not all packages are upgraded anywhere near
>           simultaneously.
> 
>           I think that expecting _*all*_ packages to have moved before we
>           release potato is futile, unless we do not plan on releasing
>           potato for 18 months or so. We *_cannot_* expect to get FHS
>           compliance in place by potato.


Manoj Srivastava wrote:

>  Santiago> I think it makes sense that the more difficult the
>  Santiago> migration process is, the longer it will take, and your
>  Santiago> proposal complicate things in a considerable degree.
> 
>         Considerable degree? Are you sure you are talking about people
>  who are Debian maintainers? 


Manoj, you can't argue that all developers can quickly add a
postinst script, and argue a few posts earlier that it will take
18 months for all packages to get done.  Can you?  If it's so
quick to do, why can't it be done quickly?  I know I'll probably
do my 7 packages in one sitting.

I think the argument of ease of transition for the _user_ is a
better one.

Peter, who hasn't decided which side he stands on yet.