Hi,
On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 12:30 PM, Chris Cormack <chrisc@catalyst.net.nz>
wrote:
I don't think it's fair to push this all on the package manager. If a dev
introduces new dependencies that need packaging, it should be their
responsibility to make sure this is done.
Indeed. I am willing to build *some* packages (and submit them to Debian),
but that willingness is decidedly not infinite.
The first question that somebody who proposes to add a new dependency
should ask themselves is this: is there a way to accomplish the task at
hand without adding a new dependency? If not, can the task at hand be
accomplished using packages that are already in Debian stable? If not,
does the dependency at least have an active third-party ITP (intent to
package) in the Debian bug tracker?
Regards,
Galen
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