Re: Call for Seconds, Take II
Hi,
>>"Joseph" == Joseph Carter <knghtbrd@earthlink.net> writes:
>> Why is it so bad to ask for the upstream changelog to be
>> *also* accessible by /usr/doc/<package>/changelog.gz, as it always
>> has been on Debian?
Joseph> I don't suppose it is, I just personally see no reason why it
Joseph> must be that way.
Consistency, and backwards compatibility. Fault analysis, and
conventional wisdom, dictate that a working system should not be
perturbed without good reason, even if the perturbance "causes no
harm". Those are famous last words. If it ain't broke ...
>> I suggest that the symlink solution is the best compromise.
Joseph> I think you're right about that.
Good, something we can agree about.
Could we have a new revision of the proposal, please?
manoj
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