Bug#479080: debian-policy: Policy '3.8 Essential packages' does not explain when/why essential is neccessary

Guillem Jover <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Seconded. Thanks! That's two seconds, so I've committed this patch for the next Policy release. -- Russ Allbery ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsu

Bug#479080: debian-policy: Policy '3.8 Essential packages' does not explain when/why essential is neccessary

Hi, On Sat, 2008-07-05 at 13:50:29 -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: > Here's a proposed clarification of the current Policy language around > Essential. Comments, feedback, seconds? > diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml > index c9bd84f..d0dc2dc 100644 > --- a/policy.sgml > +++ b/policy.sgml > @@ -9

Bug#479080: debian-policy: Policy '3.8 Essential packages' does not explain when/why essential is neccessary

Hello Russ, Russ Allbery schrieb am Sat 05. Jul, 13:50 (-0700): > Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I think we can add wording that says that these criteria are > > useful while trying to decide whether a package should be made > > Essential or not. Once it is Essentia

Bug#479080: debian-policy: Policy '3.8 Essential packages' does not explain when/why essential is neccessary

Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I think we can add wording that says that these criteria are > useful while trying to decide whether a package should be made > Essential or not. Once it is Essential, then all bets are off, and > packages are, in effect, never removed fro

Bug#479080: debian-policy: Policy '3.8 Essential packages' does not explain when/why essential is neccessary

On Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:40:04 +0200, Giacomo Catenazzi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Steve Langasek wrote: >> On Thu, Jun 05, 2008 at 06:25:14PM +0200, Giacomo A. Catenazzi wrote: >>> Manoj Srivastava wrote: Hi, On Fri, 02 May 2008 17:45:30 +0200, Carl Fürstenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:

Bug#479080: debian-policy: Policy '3.8 Essential packages' does not explain when/why essential is neccessary

On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 09:38:15 +0200, Bernhard R Link <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > * Steve Langasek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [080605 19:04]: >> This is not part of the rationale for a package's inclusion in >> Essential, it's an effect of a package's inclusion in Essential. >> >> Packages should only be

Bug#479080: debian-policy: Policy '3.8 Essential packages' does not explain when/why essential is neccessary

Steve Langasek wrote: > On Thu, Jun 05, 2008 at 06:25:14PM +0200, Giacomo A. Catenazzi wrote: >> Manoj Srivastava wrote: >>> Hi, >>> On Fri, 02 May 2008 17:45:30 +0200, Carl Fürstenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> said: > Policy section 3.8, about essential packages, doesn't explain when/why

Bug#479080: debian-policy: Policy '3.8 Essential packages' does not explain when/why essential is neccessary

On Thu, Jun 05, 2008 at 06:25:14PM +0200, Giacomo A. Catenazzi wrote: > Manoj Srivastava wrote: >> Hi, >> On Fri, 02 May 2008 17:45:30 +0200, Carl Fürstenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> said: >>> Policy section 3.8, about essential packages, doesn't explain when/why >>> essential is neccessary, only t

Bug#479080: debian-policy: Policy '3.8 Essential packages' does not explain when/why essential is neccessary

Manoj Srivastava wrote: Hi, On Fri, 02 May 2008 17:45:30 +0200, Carl Fürstenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: Policy section 3.8, about essential packages, doesn't explain when/why essential is neccessary, only that it should not be essential if it's not necessary. My understanding is th

Bug#479080: debian-policy: Policy '3.8 Essential packages' does not explain when/why essential is neccessary

Hi, On Fri, 02 May 2008 17:45:30 +0200, Carl Fürstenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Policy section 3.8, about essential packages, doesn't explain when/why > essential is neccessary, only that it should not be essential if it's > not necessary. My understanding is that a package is Esse

Bug#479080: debian-policy: Policy '3.8 Essential packages' does not explain when/why essential is neccessary

Package: debian-policy Version: 3.7.3.0 Severity: normal Policy section 3.8, about essential packages, doesn't explain when/why essential is neccessary, only that it should not be essential if it's not necessary. -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers unstable APT pol