Bug#714803: Chains of causality

[Emilio Pozuelo Monfort]

On 11/07/13 11:52, Benjamin Eltzner wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I worked out the following chains of causality:
> 
> task-xfce-desktop
> suggests network-manager-gnome
> suggests gnome-bluetooth
> suggests gnome-control-center
> suggests gnome-session
> 
> and
> 
> lxde
> suggests network-manager-gnome ...

Really? Suggests are not installed by default.

> Now, I think there is no dispute that the result "I wanted to install
> a _light_ desktop and it came with the core of gnome." is unacceptable.
> 
> It might however be unfair to blame solely the maintainers of
> gnome-bluetooth who happened to be the unlucky guys to close these
> unfortunate chains. I personally couldn't care less, where these
> chains are interrupted, but I contend they _must_ be interrupted.
> 
> I will therefore assign this bug to all packages involved in these
> chains in the hope that somebody finds their package provides the
> least necessary of the links.

Don't do that. Reassign this to the xfce or lxde packages and let them analyze
the situation. They can reassign if/as needed.

Emilio