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Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What is the best course of action?

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On 2022-02-16, David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> wrote:
> On Wed 16 Feb 2022 at 15:38:22 (-0000), Curt wrote:
>> On 2022-02-16, <tomas@tuxteam.de> <tomas@tuxteam.de> wrote:
>> >
>> >> So why not create libraries for Burmese, Laotian and Cambodian (Khmer) la=
>> > nguages? Why don't we have libburmese, liblaotian and libkhmer and make the=
>> > m essential dependencies for libpango?
>> >
>> > So why not do your research yourself?
>> >
>> > ;-)
>>  
>>  Of course, it’s an excellent question. But the problem, you see, when you ask
>>  why something happens, how does a person answer why something happens? For
>>  example, Aunt Minnie is in the hospital. Why? Because she went out, slipped on
>>  the ice, and broke her hip. That satisfies people. It satisfies, but it
>>  wouldn’t satisfy someone who came from another planet and knew nothing about
>>  why when you break your hip do you go to the hospital. How do you get to the
>>  hospital when the hip is broken? Well, because her husband, seeing that her hip
>>  was broken, called the hospital up and sent somebody to get her. All that is
>>  understood by people. And when you explain a why, you have to be in some
>>  framework that you allow something to be true. Otherwise, you’re perpetually
>>  asking why.
>> 
>> https://fs.blog/richard-feynman-on-why-questions/
>
> Tomas's question seems to me more rhetorical than a scientific inquiry.
> Great video, though. Thanks.

Actually, I wanted to allude to Stella but should've obviously just
responded to one of *her* posts.

And when Feynman refers to someone from another planet I think instead
of AI, and how deep you have to go in knowledge of all sorts, in
successively deeper frameworks of truth, before you can arrive at what
we do "naturally."


> Cheers,
> David.
>
>


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Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What is  the best course of action? "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2022-02-13 14:20 +0100
  Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What  is the best course of action? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2022-02-14 11:30 +0100
    Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What  is the best course of action? The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2022-02-14 13:50 +0100
      Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What  is the best course of action? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2022-02-15 19:00 +0100
        Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What  is the best course of action? Kushal Kumaran <kushal@locationd.net> - 2022-02-15 20:00 +0100
        Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What is the best course of action? Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2022-02-15 20:30 +0100
        Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What  is the best course of action? The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2022-02-16 03:10 +0100
          Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What  is the best course of action? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2022-02-16 14:40 +0100
            Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What  is the best course of action? The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2022-02-16 14:50 +0100
              Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What  is the best course of action? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2022-02-17 07:10 +0100
            Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What is  the best course of action? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2022-02-16 15:10 +0100
              Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What  is the best course of action? Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2022-02-16 16:40 +0100
                Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What is  the best course of action? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2022-02-16 21:40 +0100
                Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What is  the best course of action? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2022-02-17 06:50 +0100
                Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What  is the best course of action? Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2022-02-17 10:50 +0100
                Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What is  the best course of action? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2022-02-17 11:00 +0100
                Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What  is the best course of action? Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2022-02-17 10:50 +0100
                Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What is  the best course of action? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2022-02-17 11:00 +0100
              Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What  is the best course of action? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2022-02-17 07:10 +0100
                Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What is  the best course of action? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2022-02-17 09:30 +0100
    Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What is  the best course of action? Jonathan Dowland <jon+debian-user@dow.land> - 2022-02-17 11:10 +0100
      Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What  is the best course of action? Tixy <tixy@yxit.co.uk> - 2022-02-17 18:10 +0100

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