Bug#257726: debian-policy: Please remove virtual package cron-daemon
Bill Allombert <allomber@math.u-bordeaux.fr> writes:
> On Mon, Jul 05, 2004 at 02:11:28PM -0700, Chris Waters wrote:
>> On Mon, Jul 05, 2004 at 09:35:40PM +0200, Andreas Metzler wrote:
>> > 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.
>>
>> And existing international standards that define exactly what a cron
>> daemon is and how it works aren't a good enough answer to that
>> question because of what, again?
>
> If you mean POSIX, or SuS, they aren't a good answer as far as Debian is
> concerned because they are non-free, so maintainers cannot be required
> to read them and there are no warranties that they will be available to
> them anyway.
You used to be able to get SUSv3 via FTP from the Open Group. Is this
not possible? All UKUUG mmebers also received a copy on CD. If you
need a copy, I have one with me right now.
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