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From: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] gnu: whois: Move mkpasswd to its own output.
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ng0 <contact.ng0@cryptolab.net> writes:

>> I might be overlooking something, but my gut reaction is that (1) it=E2=
=80=99s
>> not =E2=80=9Cbundling=E2=80=9D in that we don=E2=80=99t have any other p=
ackage providing
>> mkpasswd, and (2) it=E2=80=99s up to upstream to decide whether or not to
>> distribute mkpasswd.
>>
>> WDYT?
>>
>> Ludo=E2=80=99.
>>
> And upstreams decision is not to do it (on making it a choice not
> to build it or to move it to another tarball):
>
> "No, but thank you for asking."
>
> I think it's informative and neutral enough that I can just share
> this.
>
> So we stick with the default case? I'm still in favor for making
> it separate guix packages.

I=E2=80=99d rather stick with what upstream provides.  I don=E2=80=99t see =
an advantage
of separating these tools.

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Ricardo

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