Re: Package conflicts outside of Extra
Branden Robinson <branden@ecn.purdue.edu> writes:
> On Wed, Jun 14, 2000 at 11:10:52PM -0400, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote:
> > I'm more concerned about the nfs-server / nfs-kernel-server conflict I
> > noticed a bit ago, or the gdm/xdm conflict, which are not version
> > related and which affect current packages, not historical ones that
> > mix different distributions.
>
> You'll recall that I proposed 3 distinct solutions to the gdm/xdm/wdm
> conflict problem after a bit of a flamewar with Ian Jackson, and got
> exactly ZERO replies.
>
> Ian decries my defensiveness when I feel attacked, but apparently holds my
> technical suggestions in such contempt that he can't even be bothered to
> reply to them...
I'm not criticizing your actions here, just giving an example of a
package conflict. There are many reasons why conflicts will be
inevitable; my concern is not to make there be no conficts, but to do
the right thing when there are: move all but one package into Extra.
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