About DebianEdu metapackages
----------------------------

The metapackages should always be installable on a Debian system.
Thus no dependency on a non-available package (ie a package available
outside of Debian) have been used. However such dependencies have
been downgraded to Suggests.

Sometimes some non-free packages are suggested when no good free
alternatives are known. You're encouraged to find good free
replacements.

If you want to help, please check http://wiki.debian.net/DebianEdu

Perhaps type-handling might gives us a way to specify arch-dependant
dependencies.


Note: When releasing a new version of this package, be sure to cause
debian/control to be updated to reflect any changes (added or removed
packages) in the Debian archive. To do this, run 
"touch tasks/common; make debian/control"

How to add packages to the tasks
--------------------------------

There are several options when adding packages to a task:

Depends:

  These packages are to be installed when the task is installed.  Without these
  the task is not fulfilling its purpose

Recommends:

  These packages are nice to have packages, which will be installed when they
  are available, and ignored if not.

Suggests:

  These packages will not be installed if available.

Ignore:

  The packages listed here will not be installed by default, but the CD build
  system will try to make sure the packages are included on the DVD or CD.

Avoid:

  The packages listed here should be kept out of the CDs/DVDs.

Useful sources
--------------

 Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Edubuntu package lists

  http://people.ubuntu.com/~cjwatson/seeds/kubuntu-edgy/
  http://people.ubuntu.com/~cjwatson/seeds/edubuntu-edgy/
