2008/10/29 William Grant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

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> Andre Mangan wrote:
> >> If it is obsolete, why is it still available in the repository?
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> Probably because nobody has thought to remove it. We don't just remove
> things because there's something else that fulfils their purpose.
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Thank you for your explanation, William.

However, does this mean that there could still be programmes available in
the repository for Warty Warthog?  How does one identify an obsolete
programme?

I would have thought that when an application has been superseded, its
predecessor is archived.  This happens with revised version numbers.

My suggestion to David to use the gnome cups manager for switching printers
was made in good faith because it works for me.  Sometimes "old"
applications work very well.

Andre





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