Re: RFC: allow output from maintainer scripts
> The sorts of information which currently get displayed, but which don't
> get prompted for, are things like "Restarting internet superserver:
> inetd", or "Updating /etc/network/interfaces: succeeded".
>
> To me, those sorts of outputs seem useful and helpful, so I think policy
> should probably explicitly allow for them, or at least not forbid them
> as it apparently does atm.
>
> Some comments would be appreciated.
There are some packages that print things like:
Checking nobody UID.... 65534
Checking that the system works.... YES!
Checking where is the kitchen..... THERE!!
That kind of output should be forbidden, and maintainers should be
punished.. =b
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