OT: printer support [was: Re: Should I add this Repo?]

[Derek Broughton]

Leonard Chatagnier wrote:

> Well, I certainly seem to be  outnumbered here but do concede your point
> that there is some danger in using the force option on dpkg; after all the
> warnings are clear and I was aware of it after the first posting of it. 
> However, and this is my last, the fact that the force option is listed for
> dpkg suggests at least that there is a place and need for it. 

It's there so that those of us who just can't stand to play within the rules
can do dangerous things to our systems.  It's _not_ there so that a vendor
can create a sloppy package for newbies to install.

If I make my own package (which I've been known to do) and install it, it
may have various conflicts.  It's actually very useful for me to
then --force those conflicts to see what the side-effects are - but I'd
never release that package to the public.
-- 
derek