Callum Lerwick wrote:
On Wed, 2008-09-03 at 14:12 -0400, Stephen Gallagher wrote:
Applications that consist of multiple packages, such as the game
example, should be designated as a group rather than a looped
dependency.
Actually a proper fix is to implement the per-package "explicitly
installed/pulled in as a dep" flag that has been discussed several times
in the past, and is already implemented (thus proven) in the "aptitude"
apt front end.
We must address this user interface problem if Fedora is to be a shining
beacon of open source light in the looming dark future of closed
DRM-laden content delivery services such as Steam, Xbox Live and
PlayStation Network.
That works for a Mom and Pop desktop but doesn't work as a developer's
workstation. When developing software you might need a library that
does Foo. Look on the system, hey, I can use libFoo! A few weeks
later, when you remove Gnome-Foo from your system because your shiny new
application does the job, your app suddenly can't find libFoo....