Bug#954794: New packages must not declare themselves Essential
On Mon, Sep 21, 2020 at 05:15:45PM +0200, Javier Serrano Polo wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Mar 2020 08:00:04 -0700 Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org
> > wrote:
> > This change does not propose eliminating the concept of Essential,
>
> What is the point of Essential? To omit declaring dependencies on the
> false assumption that some packages are always required by all systems;
> the concept is essentially ill. Thus, if you are not pursuing the
> elimination of Essential, your effort is virtually useless. Do you want
> to remove Essential?
I want to avoid letting the problem get any worse. Eliminating the
concept entirely would have substantial backwards-compatibility issues,
and would invite substantially more controversy. Right now, I'd just
like to propose not adding any *new* Essential packages.
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