On Fri, 16 Apr 2010, Raphael Hertzog wrote: > Hi, > > On Sat, 23 Jan 2010, Benjamin Drung wrote: > > I have written small release-info scripts (debian-release-info, > > ubuntu-release-info) for querying information about the distributions' > > releases. For example you can query the codename for the latest stable > > release (or latest development release) of the corresponding > > distribution. You can do your queries based on dates. > > Do we need so much information? > > I wondered if the raw data (list of codename, current codename) should not > be part of the vendors files in /etc/dpkg/origins/* (so part of > base-files).
I don't think that would be a good idea. base-files is essential. In general, features which are not essential (like historical data) should not be put in an essential package, otherwise we start to rely on them "because they are in an essential package" and they end up being essential. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
