Re: Context menus
On Wed, 5 Nov 1997, Behan Webster wrote:
> > Behan> Now since we seem to first be building a wrapper around the
> > Behan> current dpkg, I suggest these changes be requested of dpkg, but
> > Behan> I still think that deity should work towards a common backend
> > Behan> library that handles all things and deity and dpkg be simply
> > Behan> possible front ends to this library.
> >
> > Hmmm. In that case, again, I thnk the design should be opened
> > a bit more, at least the current dpkg designers should be included in
> > this group.
>
> Has nobody mentioned this ultimate merger to the dpkg people yet? I
> expect that they won't really want to merge until they see more of the
> benefits of Deity, but we can at least start to try and sell the idea to
> them.
Ever so often I mention this possibility on Debian-Devel and Ian and Klee
have yet to say -anything- on the topic. Even at the start when everyone
one was happily roasting me for suggesting that, Ian (who wasn't really
here) and Klee had very little to say.
Jason
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