Hi,
I do not think (personal opinion, it seems, looking at the
other responses) that the Policy is a ``guideline''; I have always
thought of it as a set of ``rules'' to be followed.
I think the policy document is what makes Debian a well
integrated distribution; packages can depend on toher packages to
follow the rules, and build on the co-operation this common set of
rules enables. (For example, LaTeX2HTML can put icons in a well knwon
location and be sure that when the documents are put on the local web
server, the icons shall be visible).
If the policy were merely something one followed on a whim,
and flouted when we felt like it, the confidence in the ability to
depend on other packages in the distribution breaks down; and that is
detrimental to the well being of the project.
So if you think that the policy is flawed, or that there are
exceptions to some dictate of policy; please speak up and have policy
changed; and do not let other packages retain the misapprehension
that they can rely on your package to follow policy unless you intend
to do so.
The policy is the only standard we have for the distribution;
and standards not followed are sometimes worse than no standards at
all. (This is one of my pet peeves with miscrosoft).
manoj
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