Re: Debian may lose a user
On Sat, Sep 29, 2007 at 10:25:10AM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 10:30:29 -0400, Chris Bannister <mockingbird@earthlight.co.nz> said:
> > Apparently policy does not list requirements but best practices. IOW
> > policy is not (supposed to be(?)) used to enforce behaviour.
>
> No, Policy must directives are things package must comply
> with, or they are thrown out of the release (unless release managers
> offer dispensation).
>
> However, policy _changes_ tend to be conservative, and policy is
> not where you do design and tinkering. So new stuff needs to be
> tested, and deployed, and _then_ policy changes. Policy also does not
> tend to change rapidly and make gazillions of packages instantly
> buggy.
>
> > Please correct my statement(s) if I am off target.
>
> You are.
Thanks for clarifying matters.
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Chris.
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