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and subject line Bug#622200: fixed in base-files 6.6
has caused the Debian Bug report #622200,
regarding base-files: Very unfriendly first message in README file
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Package: base-files
Version: 6.3
Severity: minor
Hi,
The topmost answer in the README file for base-files is very unwelcoming and
unfriendly to readers. As a user, I don't like to be spoken to at this tone
at all when I read a file that is actually *intended* to contain information
for users.
Let me quote:
> Frequently Asked Questions about base-files
> ===========================================
>
> * Questions about /etc/issue and /etc/debian_version:
>
> Q. I upgraded my system to the testing distribution and now my /etc/issue
> says "wheezy/sid". Should it not read "wheezy" or "testing"?
>
> Q. I upgraded my system to the unstable distribution and now my /etc/issue
> says "wheezy/sid". Should it not read "sid" or "unstable"?
>
> A. You obviously do not understand how the testing distribution works.
> [...]
My complaint is about the last line in the quote above. Instead of pointing
out how incredibly stupid the reader must be, the same message can be
reformulated in a much more friendly fasion. My suggestion is this:
"While this might seem strange, this is actually correct. To understand
this, you need to understand how the testing distribution works."
After all, this is a README file with FAQs intended to *help* people instead
of scaring them away.
Thanks for you consideration.
— Wouter (slightly offended)
-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.38-2-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages base-files depends on:
ii mawk [awk] 1.3.3-15 a pattern scanning and text proces
base-files recommends no packages.
base-files suggests no packages.
-- no debconf information
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--- Begin Message ---
Source: base-files
Source-Version: 6.6
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
base-files, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:
base-files_6.6.dsc
to main/b/base-files/base-files_6.6.dsc
base-files_6.6.tar.gz
to main/b/base-files/base-files_6.6.tar.gz
base-files_6.6_amd64.deb
to main/b/base-files/base-files_6.6_amd64.deb
A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.
Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to [email protected],
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.
Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Santiago Vila <[email protected]> (supplier of updated base-files package)
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Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2012 16:35:22 +0100
Source: base-files
Binary: base-files
Architecture: source amd64
Version: 6.6
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Santiago Vila <[email protected]>
Changed-By: Santiago Vila <[email protected]>
Description:
base-files - Debian base system miscellaneous files
Closes: 622200 651356 652301
Changes:
base-files (6.6) unstable; urgency=low
.
* Switch to "files" instead of "compat" in default /etc/nsswitch.conf.
That was only useful for libc5. The new default will only take
effect for new installs. Thanks to Roger Leigh. Closes: #651356.
* Reword the very first question in base-files FAQ. Closes: #622200.
* When migrating /var/run and /var/lock, create relative symlinks
instead of absolute ones. Useful for chroots. Closes: #652301.
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