I am new to Debian and hope to contribute in some way. I have some free time and a bit of engineering (C/FORTRAN) programming experience. It seems the best thing to start would be to help with packaging, etc. issues. I am now comfortable with installing/package management/bug reporting so I have my first question.
Debian policy states that /etc/inetd.conf should only be modified by update-inetd (Section 11.2). /etc/inetd.conf is supplied by preinst control script in openbsd-inetd package. update-inetd script is supplied in netbase package. Why are /etc/inetd.conf and its associated script update-inetd in separate packages? I have this question because the Hurd project has caught my attention. Apparently it is a project that is experimental (the basics are still being defined) but has enough attention to have its own distribution. Although it might never see the status of a full distribution, it does help to bring out questions such as that above. Regards, Stephen Liebbe PS: I have submitted a bug report (#389277) about this but am concerned that perhaps other issues intrude. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
