Release Requirement for Debian GNU/Linux 2.1
Hardware Packages
This has been proposed by Yann Dirson.
Implement some sort of "hardware-feature" (virtual-)packages. That is, for each specifically interesting piece of hardware on a machine, provide some sort of virtual package.
Examples of use:
- alsa-modules Requires: sound-card
- zip-tools Requires: zip-drive
- xtel Recommends: modem
- set6x86 Depends: 5x86-processor | 6x86-processor
- ...
It could even be expanded to the point that all archs are collapsed in a single pool, with only sort of "Depends: xxx-processor" or "Depends: aaaaa-machine"
That could make it possible one day (with a bit more work) to install Debian packages on emulators (uae Provides: amiga-machine)
[note that this is not unlike my old "virtual machines" proposal]