[plug] Easy Installation: Linux Desktop Market

[Mr Shayne]

Well, If someone is encouraging people to install software via tarballs or 
non .deb schemes on a debian system, its plainly bad advice. It means that 
the packager doesnt understand the file system anymore, and cant make 
"informed" decisions about dependancy management. Its a recipe for tears 
later down the track.

So yeah, I'd call out folks for giving that advice, its bad and wrong 
advice. But not I said it wasnt banworthy. I agree thats draconian.

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On Thu, 27 Oct 2005, Kev wrote:

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> Mr Shayne wrote:
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>> Its pretty bad advice to encourage folks to break packaging bro. Definately 
>> not ban worthy, but perhaps something worth being called out on.
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> What ????
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