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Date:	Wed, 12 Dec 2001 16:52:12 -0500
From:	Charles Wilson <cwilson AT ece DOT gatech DOT edu>
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Subject:	Re: FIGlet (again)
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Robert Collins wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Corinna Vinschen" <vinschen AT redhat DOT com>
> >
> > Anyway, everything's fine now.  I have uploaded figlet to cygwin.com.
> >
> > Oh, I have removed the `test' marker from setup.hint since it's
> > not necessary here (methinks). It's just the first version of
> > that package, that's all.
> 
> Uhmm, I beg to differ. The first version of the package may not be
> stable. So it *is* a test version.

I think this another case of the "purpose" vs. "installed-by-default"
confusion.  I can see Corinna's pov: "Since new packages are not
installed by default, then we can just add 'foo' as a normal release,
and folks can test it..."

But Robert is right -- it's new, it's (relatively) untested; it needs to
be a test release.  Let's not talk about the restructured auto*
packages...

--Chuck

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