Re: links

[Carlos Laviola <claviola@ajato.com.br>]

On Thu, Jun 21, 2001 at 10:54:05AM +0200, Josip Rodin wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 20, 2001 at 10:01:47PM +0100, Henry Gomersall wrote:
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Josip Rodin" <joy@cibalia.gkvk.hr>
> > 
> > > On Wed, Jun 20, 2001 at 05:22:38PM +0100, Henry Gomersall wrote:
> > > > I think it would be a wonderful idea to put a link to the developers
> > > > website (should it exist) on the download page of packages. Otherwise
> > > > I have to go and do a seperate search (or do I?)
> > >
> > > Which "developers website"?
> > 
> > the website of the original developers of the software. For example, the
> > gnome package(s) have a link to http://www.gnome.com
> 
> Oh, that's an issue that each package has to solve, not a web page
> interface, because each of the packages needs to provide such a URL before
> we can make it a link on the web pages.
> 
> We have a bug report registered about this, but I doubt it will be solved
> quickly due to the number of packages that would need modifying...

It is a good suggestion. If I want to implement this in my packages,
what do I have to do? If I insert a URL, will it automatically be
recognized as one by "the system"?

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