[maemo-developers] How to get a general utility package cross-listed from tools to extras?

[From: Andrew Flegg]

On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 4:32 PM, Ryan Abel <rabelg5 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Oct 16, 2008, at 10:58 AM, Eero Tamminen wrote:
>
>> Marius/Quim, any opinion on whether the Nokia provided tools packages
>> should go to extras instead of the SDK/tools repository?
>
> My own opinion is that, yes, the Tools repository packages should move
> to Extras. Repository bloat has always been a big problem, and the
> Tools repo just adds to it without bringing any really useful
> definition between itself and Extras.

Agreed. Until I was reminded recently ("why bother with netcat in
Extras from mud, when it's in the tools repo"), I'd forgotten it
existed.

> The packages wont show up in the Application manager anyway, so there
> isn't much point in keeping them segregated.

+1.

Cheers,

Andrew

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