[PureOS] Dropping derived cron package?

[Carsten Schoenert]

Am 16.10.21 um 17:18 schrieb Guido Günther:
>> PureOS does not install an MTA by default - Debian does.
>>
>> Debian historically hardcoded a preference of using exim4 as MTA, but at
>> some point made that flexible - so that derivatives could use a
>> different default without needing to recompile each and every package
>> depending on or recommending an MTA.
>>
>> Makes sense to me to maintain the delta - i.e. update the patch to lower
>> from recomending to suggesting default-mta (not exim4).
> 
> Overlapping replies but yours reads way better, thanks and sorry for the
> duplicate! I agree to maintain the delta.

Thank you both, I got it.
Then of course it makes sense to keep the modification. I'll prepare a 
update of cron.

>> When you rework a patch like that, the best is that you preserve the
>> original patch author but add yourself as well: Idea is that it serves
>> as a note for anyone wanting to get in touch with whoever wrote the
>> patch - and even if you perhaps want to be polite and give full credit
>> to Matthias for his creative work here, that would be misleading if
>> someone wanted to ask the the heck the patch is broken...

I'll merge in the change from Matthias together with the Debian tag and 
afterwards adjust the change about the removal of the hard-coded MTAs.

Thanks for your input.

-- 
Regards
Carsten Schoenert
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