On Sat, 20 Dec 2003 06:01:17 -0700, Paul E Condon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >From my experience as a user, package categories complicate user >understanding without any apparent benefit. When I first read about >them I was puzzled as to why they exist. My current thinking is that >they somehow simplify the process of placing packages on CDs in the >official release. It is good to have things arranged in such a way >that a new user can get started with just one CD, and it is good >to have some heuristics for finding such an arrangement. But I >wonder; should these heuristics be part of a grand policy?
They should. The current priority system contains the selection about which package gets installed by default if there are multiple packages doing the same thing. And it allows vendors who decide to pre-install Debian on new systems to blindly install everything down to optional without conflicts. That might be a stupid decision, but they can shit a conflict free complete system then. All these things could be solved by allowing dependencies to be in lower priorities and resolving dependencies when building a "standard only" or "everything non-extra" system. >Again, I'm sorry for having misrepresented your position. >Please, excuse me. No problem. I am not a native speaker and have most probably worded an unclear proposal. Greetings Marc -- -------------------------------------- !! No courtesy copies, please !! ----- Marc Haber | " Questions are the | Mailadresse im Header Karlsruhe, Germany | Beginning of Wisdom " | Fon: *49 721 966 32 15 Nordisch by Nature | Lt. Worf, TNG "Rightful Heir" | Fax: *49 721 966 31 29
