Bug#257726: debian-policy: Please remove virtual package cron-daemon
On 2004-07-05 Chris Waters <xtifr@debian.org> wrote:
[...]
> It promises that your package provides a cron daemon. What's so hard
> about that?
If I want to use it in Dependencies (not just suggests) it is
absolutely necesary to specify *what* is provided.
[...]
> > 4. /var/spool/cron/crontabs/* (think 'upgrade' from vixie cron to a
> > different 'cron-daemon' provider)
> I don't know, do any of our packages use this? And if not, why do we
> care?
[...]
We have not just packages but also some users. ;-) I've got a personal
crontab there which I would not like to lose.
cu andreas
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