Proposal: we don't need multiple installs
Hi folks,
I think that the only reason we have for multiple installations of
python is the licensing compatibility thing. If I'm wrong, please
correct me now and ignore the rest of the post.
I have a question: Why don't use the non-free archive?
I think that this can be acomplished in the following way:
Package Archive Details
------------ --------- ------------------
python-base official already done
python2-base official without gettext and frieds
python2-base-nonfree non-free provides python-base and python2-base
Some cases:
1. Apps/Modules that runs on any python, but that
are license compatible only with 1.5
* must depend on python-base
* can be on official archive
2. Apps/Modules that runs on any python and don't
have license conflicts
* must depend on python-base or python2-base
* can be on official archive
3. Apps/Modules that runs only on python 2 or
newer and don't have license conflicts
* must depend on python2-base
* can be on official archive
4. Apps/Modules that runs only on python 2 or
newer and that are license incompatible with it
* must depend on python2-base
* must be on non-free archive
My plots:
* users that use only fully license compatible software,
can install the lastest version;
* users that use python-1.52 compatible GPL'ed software
can have the option of use it in python-2, if they can
live with the license conflict;
* users that needs to use software with incompatible
licenses can install them from non-free
* everyone can have only one installation of python
PS: I think that this doesn't break any debian guideline and will make
all happy (me at least). Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Best Regards,
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