Bug#296056: Re: Bug#296056: exim4-config: Please submit Debian documentation changes upstream, to Phillip Hazel. Easing support.

[Marc Haber]

tags #296056 wontfix moreinfo
thanks

Hi Greg,

On Sun, Feb 20, 2005 at 07:41:54AM +0100, Marc Haber wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 19, 2005 at 06:19:38PM -0500, Greg Folkert wrote:
> > This is a big thing, I'd like to see the Debian Documentation changes made by
> > the Debian Exim Team make their way into Phillip's spec.txt.
> 
> The only change we make to spec.txt are references to the Debian exim
> mailing list. Frankly, I do not see whether it would make sense to
> have that reference on non-Debian installations.
> 
> > Thereby making it's way eventually into the FAQ and other online
> > documentation. Explaining the "custom" options and other niceties I
> > find extremely useful.
> 
> You mean the bells and whistles of upstream packaging? I am not quite
> sure if upstream would want that inside their documentation. That
> documentation would always be behind.

You did not comment any more on my answer. I am thus tagging the bug
moreinfo, wontfix, and let it wait until you have answered. If you
have lost interest in the issue, I will close the bug report by the
end of March 2005.

Greetings
Marc

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