On Wed, Mar 10, 1999 at 07:40:06PM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Couldn't .debs that aren't 100% at least go into potato? That's what > unstable is for isn't it ?
We had this before, and it was unconvenient at least because of the complicated net of dependencies. The gnome stuff depends on many libraries, and if I compile something with a newer library they might be incompatible and your whole installation goes nuts and everything. It is much better for everyone if we compile a full set of packages in a staging area first and then move the whole set to potato once it looks ready. The staging area is not a secret, it is publically available, too, for developers and testers. Check the dtk-gnome mailling list archiv if you are interested (or devel-announce). Thanks, Marcus -- `Rhubarb is no Egyptian god.' Debian http://www.debian.org finger brinkmd@ Marcus Brinkmann GNU http://www.gnu.org master.debian.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] for public PGP Key http://homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Marcus.Brinkmann/ PGP Key ID 36E7CD09