I recently had to re-install hamm because of a disk error (and a botched backup tape). However, some of the packages which formerly were included are not there anymore:
xlib6 netscape4 staroffice4 ... Many available packages cannot be installed because of dependency on xlib6. Downgrading to bo isn't a preferable option because there are many packages in hamm which do not exist in bo. I realize that hamm is still unstable, but it is currently less stable than it was a couple of months ago and I would hope that the stability would be improving as the release date nears. As I understand, the reason for removing packages is that those that need fixing (often because of policy compliance rather than technical issues) should not go into frozen. However, frozen does not yet exist and possibly a better approach would be to create a frozen distribution containing the "good" packages and either leave the packages which still need work in unstable or create a new category for the "bad" packages where they would still be accessable, but their status as requiring additional effort would be flagged. This would have the effect of pointing out the problems to any recalcitrant maintainers without seriously affecting users. No flame intended, Bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
