> From: Michael Stone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> On Sat, Jan 29, 2000 at 10:18:18PM -0600, Steve Greenland wrote: > > I'd much rather have useful info in README.Debian: this is what you need > > to do to finish configuring (if necessary), here's a one-liner for each > > major binary of the package, here's what to read to find out more (info > > pages, man pages, web site, whatever). > > As opposed to a man page for the binary that could be contributed back > upstream to be useful on systems besides debian? Regardless of generic stuff, Debian versions also need some kind of README.Debian file to describe what Debian-specific changes were made to the package (so you know what doesn't work according to the upstream manual pages, README files, or other documentation). Daniel -- Daniel Barclay [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hmm. A little worrisome: http://www.junkbusters.com/cgi-bin/privacy http://www.anonymizer.com/snoop.cgi )
