Bug#734053: please remove the base pseudo package

2014-09-11 Thread Tomasz Nitecki
Hey, I agree with Holger here - I think it would be a good idea to remove 'base' pseudo package. If removing it is not an option, we should at least make 'base' unreportable by reportbug. Way too many bugs (that are often simple support requests) that should be reported elsewhere are reported

Bug#734053: please remove the base pseudo package

2014-09-11 Thread gregor herrmann
On Thu, 11 Sep 2014 20:20:33 +0200, Tomasz Nitecki wrote: I agree with Holger here - I think it would be a good idea to remove 'base' pseudo package. Ack, I also have the impression that this pseudo-package doesn't serve any useful purpose any more. Cheers, gregor, who's also skeptical

Bug#734053: please remove the base pseudo package

2014-09-11 Thread Don Armstrong
Control: clone -1 -2 Control: retitle -2 Indicate when a psuedopackage is deprecated at submit time Control: retitle -1 Deprecate base psueodpackage On Thu, 11 Sep 2014, gregor herrmann wrote: On Thu, 11 Sep 2014 20:20:33 +0200, Tomasz Nitecki wrote: I agree with Holger here - I think it

Bug#734053: please remove the base pseudo package

2014-01-03 Thread Holger Levsen
package: bugs.debian.org severity: wishlist x-debbugs-cc: debian-de...@bugs.debian.org, virtual-pkg-base-maintain...@lists.alioth.debian.org Hi, please remove the base pseudo package, which description is Base system general bugs, though the old German translation is more telling about its

Bug#734053: please remove the base pseudo package

2014-01-03 Thread Don Armstrong
On Fri, 03 Jan 2014, Holger Levsen wrote: http://qa.debian.org/data/bts/graphs/b/base.png and http://qa.debian.org/data/bts/graphs/g/general.png also underline my point. Instead of removing it, I'd like to just prominently mark it as deprecated, and coordinate with reportbug to never show it

Bug#734053: please remove the base pseudo package

2014-01-03 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi Don, On Freitag, 3. Januar 2014, Don Armstrong wrote: Instead of removing it, I'd like to just prominently mark it as deprecated, and coordinate with reportbug to never show it as an option. why? and then you'd want to remove the base package in 5 years or keep it forever or?? Would

Bug#734053: please remove the base pseudo package

2014-01-03 Thread Don Armstrong
On Fri, 03 Jan 2014, Holger Levsen wrote: On Freitag, 3. Januar 2014, Don Armstrong wrote: Instead of removing it, I'd like to just prominently mark it as deprecated, and coordinate with reportbug to never show it as an option. why? and then you'd want to remove the base package in 5

Bug#734053: please remove the base pseudo package

2014-01-03 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Freitag, 3. Januar 2014, Don Armstrong wrote: If I don't keep it somewhere, then someone could potentially upload a package named base. On the other hand, I'm not sure that it actually matters if someone was to upload such a package at some time in the future. I cannot see any