Re: [bug-inetutils] ping: -c 0 vs. -c 3 as default..

[Alfred M. Szmidt]

   > >   And I don't think I've ever liked the change, and I'm happy
   > >   it has been reverted now, so I think I'll be packaging a git
   > >   snapshot for Debian pretty soon.
   > >
   > > I'd prefer not to see a CVS version of inetutils packaged in
   > > Debian, since it puts a extra burden on us; we would have to
   > > make sure that the CVS version is always usable/stable.  I am
   > > planing on making a new release very soon.

   > There is no burden on upstream - the right answer to distro
   > consumers of a package who come upstream looking for help is to
   > refer them back to the distro.

   Right, the distributions should be the ones filtering downstream
   bug reports, support requests, etc, before sending them to
   upstream. Also if something breaks due to a snapshot, then that's
   the distribution responsibility, not upstream's.

   Anyway, if a new release is imminent, then I'd certainly wait, it's
   just that inetutils' releases have been pretty sporadic and given
   last one was recently, I was not expcting one in the near
   future. :)

You should not take what I prefer as a universial axiom ;-) I did not
was not to discourage the making of the package, infact, I encourage
it even if I may disagree.