Re: Bug#861263: debian-installer: zfs support

2017-05-05 Thread Sam Kuper
On 06/05/2017, Nicholas D Steeves wrote: > I would recommend the second of the following options: > > 1. Install using the non-free media with "Advanced options" -> "Expert > install" > 2. Install using the non-free media, then cleanup [...] > > It's faster than an "Advanced > options" -> "Expert

Processed: tagging 861934

2017-05-05 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for cont...@bugs.debian.org: > tags 861934 + patch Bug #861934 [tasksel] tasksel: Please update default Chinese font dependency Added tag(s) patch. > thanks Stopping processing here. Please contact me if you need assistance. -- 861934: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport

Bug#861934: tasksel: Please update default Chinese font dependency

2017-05-05 Thread Boyuan Yang
Package: tasksel Version: 3.39 Severity: wishlist Tags: l10n According to the dicision made by the Chinese Team [1], we are seeking the switch of default Chinese fonts. The first (and the most important) change would be the switch from fonts-wqy-* to Noto CJK fonts (or Source Han Sans) for Sans f

Processed: tagging 861932

2017-05-05 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for cont...@bugs.debian.org: > tags 861932 + patch Bug #861932 [tasksel] tasksel: Please update Vcs-* fields in debian/control Added tag(s) patch. > thanks Stopping processing here. Please contact me if you need assistance. -- 861932: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.

Bug#861932: tasksel: Please update Vcs-* fields in debian/control

2017-05-05 Thread Boyuan Yang
Package: tasksel Version: 3.39 Severity: minor According to https://lintian.debian.org/tags/vcs-field-not-canonical.html, A patch is provided here to update Vcs-Git and Vcs-Browser fields in debian/control. >From 4c30cefb9f2b186d1ecee102385b66b7266596d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Boyuan Yang

Re: Bug#861263: debian-installer: zfs support

2017-05-05 Thread Nicholas D Steeves
On 5 May 2017 at 15:27, Sam Kuper wrote: > On 05/05/2017, Ben Hutchings wrote: >>On Fri, 2017-05-05 at 19:50 +0100, Sam Kuper wrote: > >>> 2. Add ZFS to a Debian Installer that is not the *default* Debian >>> Installer. Does Debian distribute such an installer, to which the >>> facility to compil

Re: Bug#861263: debian-installer: zfs support

2017-05-05 Thread Sam Kuper
On 05/05/2017, Ben Hutchings wrote: > I shall not share my opinion of Eben Moglen, because I don't want to > get sued. But I would say that "Eben Moglen says X" is not going to > convince me of X. > > And, the FTP team has made its decision. > > I'm not going to argue this further. Apologies if

Re: Bug#861263: debian-installer: zfs support

2017-05-05 Thread Ben Hutchings
On Fri, 2017-05-05 at 22:52 +0100, Sam Kuper wrote: > On 05/05/2017, Ben Hutchings wrote: > > On Fri, 2017-05-05 at 21:40 +0100, Sam Kuper wrote: > > > I am not sure why you say that ZFSonLinux binaries are non-free. > > > Please could you explain? > > > > I was referring specifically to the bina

Re: Bug#861263: debian-installer: zfs support

2017-05-05 Thread Sam Kuper
P.S. Ben, thank you again for taking the time on this. It is providing a great deal of clarity to me, and I hope that other people who also desire a ZFS-capable Debian Installer will also find it helpful.

Re: Bug#861263: debian-installer: zfs support

2017-05-05 Thread Sam Kuper
On 05/05/2017, Ben Hutchings wrote: > On Fri, 2017-05-05 at 21:40 +0100, Sam Kuper wrote: >> I am not sure why you say that ZFSonLinux binaries are non-free. >> Please could you explain? > > I was referring specifically to the binary kernel modules, which have a > mixture of CDDL and GPLv2 code.

Re: Bug#861263: debian-installer: zfs support

2017-05-05 Thread Ben Hutchings
On Fri, 2017-05-05 at 21:40 +0100, Sam Kuper wrote: [...] > So, I am not sure why you say that ZFSonLinux binaries are non-free. > Please could you explain? I was referring specifically to the binary kernel modules, which have a mixture of CDDL and GPLv2 code. These licences are incompatible so t

Re: Bug#861263: debian-installer: zfs support

2017-05-05 Thread Sam Kuper
On 05/05/2017, Sam Kuper wrote: > On 05/05/2017, Ben Hutchings wrote: >> The legal status of ZFSonLinux was discussed by the FTP team and DPL >> over a long period, with input from legal counsel, resulting in a >> decision to put it in the 'contrib' section. That decision is unlikely >> to be re

Re: Bug#861263: debian-installer: zfs support

2017-05-05 Thread Sam Kuper
On 05/05/2017, Ben Hutchings wrote: > On Fri, 2017-05-05 at 20:27 +0100, Sam Kuper wrote: >> On 05/05/2017, Ben Hutchings wrote: >> > On Fri, 2017-05-05 at 19:50 +0100, Sam Kuper wrote: >> > > 1. Move ZFS *source* into "main". Would this be possible without >> > > compromising Debian's "obviously

Re: Bug#861263: debian-installer: zfs support

2017-05-05 Thread Ben Hutchings
On Fri, 2017-05-05 at 20:27 +0100, Sam Kuper wrote: > On 05/05/2017, Ben Hutchings wrote: > > On Fri, 2017-05-05 at 19:50 +0100, Sam Kuper wrote: > > > 1. Move ZFS *source* into "main". Would this be possible without > > > compromising Debian's "obviously prudent" arrangement?[1] Should I CC > > >

Re: Bug#861263: debian-installer: zfs support

2017-05-05 Thread Sam Kuper
On 05/05/2017, Ben Hutchings wrote: >On Fri, 2017-05-05 at 19:50 +0100, Sam Kuper wrote: >> 1. Move ZFS *source* into "main". Would this be possible without >> compromising Debian's "obviously prudent" arrangement?[1] Should I CC >> debian-legal? > > This will not happen. Forgive my ignorance, bu

Re: Bug#861263: debian-installer: zfs support

2017-05-05 Thread Ben Hutchings
On Fri, 2017-05-05 at 19:50 +0100, Sam Kuper wrote: > > On 05/05/2017, Ben Hutchings wrote: > > On Fri, 2017-05-05 at 14:26 +0100, Sam Kuper wrote: > > > On Wed, 2017-04-26 at 19:51:23 +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote: > > > > On Wed, 2017-04-26 at 18:20 +0200, Timo Haas wrote: > > > > > do you plan to

Re: Bug#861263: debian-installer: zfs support

2017-05-05 Thread Sam Kuper
On 05/05/2017, Ben Hutchings wrote: > On Fri, 2017-05-05 at 14:26 +0100, Sam Kuper wrote: >> On Wed, 2017-04-26 at 19:51:23 +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote: >> > On Wed, 2017-04-26 at 18:20 +0200, Timo Haas wrote: >> > > do you plan to support zfs as root filesystem in the installer? >> > >> > ZFS bina

Re: Bug#861263: debian-installer: zfs support

2017-05-05 Thread Ben Hutchings
On Fri, 2017-05-05 at 14:26 +0100, Sam Kuper wrote: > On Wed, 2017-04-26 at 19:51:23 +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote: > > On Wed, 2017-04-26 at 18:20 +0200, Timo Haas wrote: > > > Dear Maintainer, > > > > > > do you plan to support zfs as root filesystem in the installer? > > > > ZFS binaries are not

Bug#861263: debian-installer: zfs support

2017-05-05 Thread Sam Kuper
On Wed, 2017-04-26 at 19:51:23 +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote: > On Wed, 2017-04-26 at 18:20 +0200, Timo Haas wrote: >> Dear Maintainer, >> >> do you plan to support zfs as root filesystem in the installer? > > ZFS binaries are not distributable due to the licence conflict, so this > is unlikely to hap