Re: Old RC bugs

[Adrian Bunk <bunk@fs.tum.de>]

On Sun, Mar 28, 2004 at 02:55:30AM -0600, Steve Langasek wrote:
>...
> > db3
> > #223142, #234507
> > db4.0
> > #223140 
> > I know we can't remove them. One of the base problems
> 
> It would be nice to see fewer copies of libdb in sarge, in all honesty.
>...

There is external (non-free) software that requires libdb.

Therefore, it would be good to keep all libdb versions unless there's a 
very good reason to drop one. [1]

> Steve Langasek

cu
Adrian

[1] note that according to section 1 of the Debian Social Contract,
    Debian does "supports [...] users who develop and run non-free
    software on Debian"

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