On Sun, May 06, 2001 at 12:46:04AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote:
> I am re-proposing this. The only change is the following two paragraphs:
> <item>
> Fonts of any type supported by the X Window System must be
> be in a separate binary package from any executables,
> libraries, or documentation (except that specific to the
> fonts shipped, such as their license information). If one
> or more of the fonts so packaged are necessary for proper
> operation of the package with which they are associated the
> font package may be Recommended; if the fonts merely
> provide an enhancement, a Suggests relationship may be
> used. Packages must not Depend on font packages.
> <footnote>
> This is because the X server may retrieve fonts
> from the local filesystem or over the network from
> an X font server; the Debian package system is
> empowered to deal only with the local filesystem.
> </footnote>
> </item>
Seconded, with the proviso that I reserve the right to later be
disagreeable about some of the "musts"...
(Later being after we work out a satisfactory way of specifying what "must"
is meant to specify. Julian, I'd really appreciate it if you could propose
something along those lines. But not in this thread...)
Cheers,
aj
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