Re: Debian vs. BOGUS
Karl Eichwalder writes:
>>>>>> "Bruce" == Bruce Perens <bruce@Pixar.com> writes:
>
> Bruce> The location of the source, the author's name, etc., is
> Bruce> supposed to be stated in the debian.README file, which is
> Bruce> placed in /usr/doc/copyright/<package-name>
>
>I would like to see it in the database. `dpkg' should be able to
>display information like this. Thanks, Karl.
What does this gain?
What if a package is a combination of several `upstream' packages,
each with its own set of authors? What if the instructions for
getting it are more complex than just an ftp URL? There's quite a lot
of thought needs to go into coming up with a sufficiently general
syntax for this, which is probably necessary if it's being produced as
program output.
Users will only need to track down the source rarely; in such cases
they will also need to be aware of the copyright status of the
package; therefore the current system not only seems to me to be
perfectly adequate but furthermore has desirable side effects.
--
Richard Kettlewell
<richard@elmail.co.uk> http://www.elmail.co.uk/staff/richard/
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