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Re: utilities

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On Tue 25 Sep 2018 at 13:24:48 +0200, Thomas Schmitt wrote:

> Brian wrote:
> > There can be no dispute over the meaning of "standard system
> > utilities". These are the ones which have a "Priority: standard"
> > field in the package description.
> 
> There can always be a dispute. q.e.d.

You're after a fight, aren't you? :)
 
> (Hey. You smuggled the word "system" between "standard" and "utility.)

You noticed! I wonder whether the OP did? Does it count as going
off-topic?

> Higher than "standard" are priorities "required" and "important".
> 
> But i am not sure whether the official classification in
>   https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-archive.html#s-priorities
> of the first three priorities really matches the idea of a set of
> "standard [system] utilities":
> 
>   "standard
>    These packages provide a reasonably small but not too limited
>    character-mode system."
> 
> I.e. no X Window System:
>   https://tracker.debian.org/media/packages/x/xorg/control-1%3A7.7%2B19
> No command line CD/DVD/BD burning:
>   https://tracker.debian.org/media/packages/c/cdrkit/control-9%3A1.1.11-3
>   https://tracker.debian.org/media/packages/d/dvd%2Brw-tools/control-7.1-12
>   https://tracker.debian.org/media/packages/libi/libisoburn/control-1.4.8-3

Aren't standard utilities whatever you want them to be? Who could live
without netcat, midnight commander and oneko?

> Have a nice day :)

You're not helping. :)

-- 
Brian.

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    Re: utilities "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2018-09-25 13:30 +0200
      Re: utilities Dave Sherohman <dave@sherohman.org> - 2018-09-25 15:40 +0200
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        Re: utilities Eric S Fraga <e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk> - 2018-09-25 18:20 +0200
    Re: utilities Jack Dangler <tdldev@gmail.com> - 2018-09-25 14:40 +0200
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    Re: utilities Jack Dangler <tdldev@gmail.com> - 2018-09-25 14:40 +0200
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