On Fri, 20 Apr 2018 10:46:58 -0400 Marvin Renich <m...@renich.org> wrote: > I know this info is in the Debian wiki, but having it in a local text > file is more convenient. I would also be okay if this were a text file > in debian-history, but I find that solution less satisfactory than being > in base-files which is essential/required.
While I can understand wanting to have this information readily available, I don't think it makes sense to install it onto every user's system in an essential package. Mappings for historical Debian versions should go somewhere else, not in base-files.