yOn Tue, 12 Sep 2000, Anthony Towns wrote:
> Hi guys,
Hi Anthony,
>...
> I'm also inclined to let in a couple of interesting, non-essential,
> bug-free packages that didn't make potato r0. I think the following
> rules are reasonable:
>
> * only allowing at most a handful of packages fitting this description
> * the package should have no RC bugs
> * there should be something particularly interesting and worthwhile
> about the package
> * it should be Priority: extra, so it's as out of the way as possible
> * it shouldn't be in base, or by a task- package (again, so as to be
> as out of the way as possible)
>
> console-apt seems like a good candidate, to my mind. Perhaps a -2.4.x-test
> kernel might be another.
I don't think it's a good idea to include a 2.4.x-test kernel:
- It's still extremely unstable (e.g. ext2 file system corruption very
recently).
- You have to update several other packages to provide the right
infrastructure (e.g. ppp).
> Cheers,
> aj
cu,
Adrian
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A "No" uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a
"Yes" merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble.
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