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The same would go for RubyGems, but these are a Debian issue. Not sure how Ubuntu could untangle that.
by mey 10y ago
The same would go for RubyGems, but these are a Debian issue. Not sure how Ubuntu could untangle that.
- makmanalp 10y agoLobby to change policy or provide an exception? Now it's possible that I'm fundamentally misunderstanding Debian policy, but in this case it seems like it's not helping and is rather just hamstringing things by breaking user experience. This seems like a very legitimate exception case where bundling does make sense to ensure that core infrastructure works out of the box. Furthermore, if instead of bundling these packages the pip people had written code internally that does what these packages do, then there wouldn't be any discussion. It really seems like a semantic quibble over a minor point that's spurred by following the letter of the law rather than the spirit. But the effect is a horrible experience for everyone involved.
- kasabali 10y ago> but these are a Debian issue. Not sure how Ubuntu could untangle that. Debian's Python maintainer is a Canonical employee thus Debian's and Ubuntu's Python packages are actually the same.