Re: An idea.... (Was: debfind.net (was: GNOME-HELIX))
Ben Armstrong wrote:
>On Fri, 30 Jun 2000, Clay Crouch wrote:
>> If that should happen, how would we maintain QC?
>
>Who is the "we" in this sentence? If it is Debian, then taking on this
>responsibility is actively sanctioning the development of .debs outside of
>Debian. I have not yet heard a compelling argument for why this should be
>done.
I think that this approach would help to discourage non-Debian archives,
because apt would warn "This is not signed by a Debian maintainer".
>After following the whole GR debate, at first taking a moderate stance
>that yes, something should be done about non-free, but finally being
>compelled by the "status quo" arguments to change my mind, I do not think
>unofficial repositories are good for the project.
I agree, but they will continue to exist. (Sometimes, too, developers have
their own private repositories for experimental stuff.)
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