On Thu, Jan 19, 2006 at 12:12:07PM +1000, Anthony Towns wrote: > debian-python Cc'ed > > On Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 07:02:32PM -0600, Joe Wreschnig wrote: > > > This is something that Python upstream explicitly does not want; the only > > > reason for creating python-minimal was so that it could be Essential: yes, > > > not to support stripped-down Python installations. > > So why does Debian need/want python-minimal? > > (This is a question mostly for Matthias, I think, but if you know the > > answer that's great.) > Some reasons: > * compatability with Ubuntu -- so that packages can be easily ported back > and forth between us and them; I expect most of the work ubuntu might do > on improving boot up will require python-minimal But it really doesn't provide compatibility with Ubuntu unless it's Essential, given that no packages from Ubuntu are going to be depending on it (being Essential)? -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. vorlon@debian.org http://www.debian.org/
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