Re: debian thunderbird
that is ok. but debian thunderbird broke the calendar extension
installed before. is there an calendar extension can be used on
debian-thunderbird?
or the standalone calendar - sunbird, is available on debian ?
somebody working on it?
On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 06:32:58 +0000 (UTC), Alban Browaeys
<prahal@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Miķelis Rozenbergs <veezis <at> gmail.com> writes:
>
> >
> > Strange, looks like i'm moving to default (non-debian, mozilla)
> > firefox/thunderbird. I'm now woring on a theme for mozilla firefox,
> > and i want to be able to test it on mozilla firefox, not debian
> > firefox. what should i say? "well it's for mozilla firefox, but i only
> > managed to test it on debian patched one, it is your problem that it
> > is not working on mozilla's version" ?
>
> Well that is not debian jobs to break compatibility, why would they break
> extensions .
> The debian installer need a repackaged extension, mainly for the debian package
> database to be aware of this extension behing installed. In the inside it does
> this then use the firefox installer and register the extension in the same way
> as it would if installed from firefox itself.
> You could look at those already in debian if you want to check.
>
> Debian patches are about making the insallation unattended and behave well with
> other components or older versions.
> Some maintenair do add patch to fix bugs. Those are maint to be included
> upstream. If upstream prefer another patch and their is better debian follow.
> Some may be upstream developpers (Branden Robinson with X, sane maintenair,
> eagle-usb with coolive).
>
> I overrated the issue to explain why those names change are required. But the r
> change in code are mainly internal bugfixes (if firefox segfault with a font or
> the like).
>
> Galeon and epiphany are based on mozilla, they where not named gnome mozilla or
> such as they break compatiblity (no xul). Obviously your extension would not
> work with them.
>
> When we are at compatibility , f*** .NET, the language meant to make windows a
> multihardware OS instead of enabling to develop mulitplatform software.
>
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