Re: seats shuffling

2012-08-12 Thread Manoj Srivastava
tech ctte, and I don't want to be an obstacle in inducting new people into the ctte. I, with some regret on my part, I hereby tender my resignation from the ctte. It has been an honor serving with all y'all. manoj - -- Manoj Srivastava <http://www.golden-gryphon.

Bug#587956: Call for vote on "cleanup bindv6only"

2011-08-05 Thread Manoj Srivastava
nsity of control. (The fewer the data points, the smoother the curves.) Manoj Srivastava <http://www.golden-gryphon.com/> 4096R/C5779A1C E37E 5EC5 2A01 DA25 AD20 05B6 CF48 9438 C577 9A1C pgpNpmlAMve68.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Bug#587886: future of maintaining of the bootloader LILO

2010-11-29 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, I vote: 1 B 2 A 3 SQ manoj -- "The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible." Albert Einstein : Understanding the world Manoj Srivastava <http://www.debian.org/~srivasta/> 4096R/C5779A1C E37E 5EC5 2A01 DA25 AD20 05B6 CF4

Re: Call for votes: Bug#535645: Wrongful removal of ia32-libs-tools

2009-09-02 Thread Manoj Srivastava
.738.ca...@rover> > http://lists.debian.org/debian-ctte/2009/08/msg00096.html > > 3. Further Discussion I vote: 1 2 3 manoj -- For a man to truly understand rejection, he must first be ignored by a cat. Manoj Srivastava <http://www.debian.org/~srivasta/>

Bug#535645: Wrongfull removal of ia32-libs-tools

2009-08-21 Thread Manoj Srivastava
d justify a delegate override. I would add a suggestion to the resolution that the CTTE invites the ftp-masters to share their reasons with the package maintainer, but otherwise the draft above looks OK. manoj -- Life is like a bowl of soup with hairs floating on it. You ha

Bug#510415: Call for votes on Bug#510415: tech-ctte: Qmail inclusion (or not) in Debian

2009-08-21 Thread Manoj Srivastava
> | > | 5. Further discussion. I vote: 3 1 2 4 5 manoj -- "The one charm of marriage is that it makes a life of deception a neccessity." Oscar Wilde Manoj Srivastava <http://www.debian.org/~srivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C pgpg7XRjYBjEh.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Some coriousities about debian package maintaining

2009-08-04 Thread Manoj Srivastava
answer me how to get apt-get working without using tsocks. Maybe > you are able to. I don’t know how else to contact, so I hope you can > help me out. This determination needs to be made by you. I do not see this as something that the TC needs take action on. manoj -- Double! Manoj Srivastava <http://www.debian.org/~srivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-ctte-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org

Re: Bug#539158: Call for Votes on Bug#539158: [ …] assumes printf is a builtin

2009-08-03 Thread Manoj Srivastava
o > clone this bug report or not.) I vote 1 2. manoj -- If it glistens, gobble it! Zippy the Pinhead Manoj Srivastava <http://www.debian.org/~srivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C pgpijDhovahVc.pgp Description: PGP signature

Bug#422139: init script for git-daemon (summary; possible action)

2009-07-25 Thread Manoj Srivastava
t; CTTE decision can of course be asked via the ctte mailing list.] > > Does anyone have any objections or suggestions? [I plan to reassign > after 4 days if there are none.] Sounds good to me. manoj -- The hell with the prime directive, let's kill something. Manoj Sriv

Bug#484841: Call for votes

2009-07-25 Thread Manoj Srivastava
3. Further discussion. > I vote: 2, 1, 3 manoj -- "If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for everything." Jeff Stiles, Southern Baptist preacher Manoj Srivastava <http://www.debian.org/~srivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C pgpxNGPaZaWNS.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Bug#484841: staff group root equivalence

2009-03-02 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On Mon, Mar 02 2009, Don Armstrong wrote: > On Mon, 02 Mar 2009, Manoj Srivastava wrote: >> This way, each research group had special privileges to their >> machines, but not any others, and the IT folks still had control. >> >> Similar things were done at some of th

Bug#484841: staff group root equivalence

2009-03-02 Thread Manoj Srivastava
lling option for the default is another thing. manoj -- Even a hawk is an eagle among crows. Manoj Srivastava <http://www.debian.org/~srivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-ctte-requ...@lists.deb

Re: Bug#441200: libconfig name clash

2008-10-31 Thread Manoj Srivastava
ion about the "script included to download optional non-free blobs", but perhaps this is just a matter of that discussion being in the right temporal window? manoj -- It is not for me to attempt to fathom the inscrutable workings of Providence. The Earl of Birkenhead Man

Re: foo2zjs

2008-10-31 Thread Manoj Srivastava
he moment. manoj -- "People don't form relationships, they take hostages." anon Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/~srivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: assigning to tech ctte (Re: status of this bug)

2008-06-03 Thread Manoj Srivastava
better if you plug it in. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/~srivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Bug#441200: libconfig name clash

2007-12-04 Thread Manoj Srivastava
g NEW processing sort it out (though I wonder how libconfig and libdebug got in in the first place). manoj -- Information Processing: What you call data processing when people are so disgusted with it they won't let it be discussed in their presence. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Call for Votes (getaddrinfo)

2007-12-04 Thread Manoj Srivastava
he error is should not count towards determining what the correct solution is. If our deliberations conclude that a maintainer is incorrect, well, that is what we concluded. Everyone makes mistakes. manoj -- Whip me. Beat me. Make me maintain AIX. Stephan Zielinski Manoj Srivastava <

Re: Call for Votes (Re: mixmaster /etc/default/*)

2007-12-04 Thread Manoj Srivastava
t behaviour and existing policy, as above. > [2] Choice F: Further discussion -- Inspiration without perspiration is usually sterile. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/~srivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C pgpy8BATkBqSy.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Technical Committee ping

2007-11-28 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Ack. manoj -- Perhaps I'm missing the gene for making enemies. :-) Larry Wall in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/~srivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, e

Re: Call for Votes

2007-11-19 Thread Manoj Srivastava
e change made in unstable). manoj -- You will wish you hadn't. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/~srivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C pgp0hooeIN6Mj.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Call for Votes (Re: glibc's getaddrinfo() sort order)

2007-09-27 Thread Manoj Srivastava
wamped at work. manoj -- Single tasking: Just Say No. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/~srivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C pgpER0eMFQ64h.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Bug#436093: Please decide on the "ownership" of the developers reference

2007-08-06 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On Mon, 6 Aug 2007 12:24:56 +0200, Andreas Barth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > * Manoj Srivastava ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [070806 00:45]: >> I was not contacted at the time my name was removed from the >> uploaders list. > If I remember correct, Manoj, I asked you on the devel

Re: Bug#436093: Please decide on the "ownership" of the developers reference

2007-08-06 Thread Manoj Srivastava
manoj -- In general, they do what you want, unless you want consistency. Larry Wall in the perl man page Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/~srivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Bug#436093: Please decide on the "ownership" of the developers reference

2007-08-05 Thread Manoj Srivastava
ines who the > team is, you're not part of it anyway?) But, since the team of one was done merely by uploading a package with a changed uploaders field, one can argue the team has been expanded by uploading a package again with a different uploaders field -- unless there is a differen

Re: Bug#436093: Please decide on the "ownership" of the developers reference

2007-08-05 Thread Manoj Srivastava
package and then for the TC to > choose between them. Do you think that would be appropriate in this > case ? Would it be a fair fight ? How long would you need ? manoj -- Intolerance is the last defense of the insecure. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <ht

Re: Bug#436093: Please decide on the "ownership" of the developers reference

2007-08-05 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On Sun, 5 Aug 2007 17:15:33 +0100, Ian Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Manoj Srivastava writes ("Bug#436093: Please decide on the "ownership" > of the developers reference"): >> I am not sure that this is something that ought to be in the >> t

Bug#436093: Please decide on the "ownership" of the developers reference

2007-08-05 Thread Manoj Srivastava
rd against physical unruliness. Be restrained in body. Abandoning physical wrong doing, lead a life of physical well doing. 231 Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/~srivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C -- To UNSUBS

Re: Bug#341839: Call for vote: coreutils: md5sum output format

2007-06-18 Thread Manoj Srivastava
're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/~srivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of &

Re: Bug#353277: Call for vote: ndiswrapper: Move to contrib

2007-03-29 Thread Manoj Srivastava
sted, well known, free software suite ready to go the rest of the way. Let not perfect be the enemy of the good. manoj -- It's more than magnificent -- it's mediocre. Sam Goldwyn Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/~srivasta/> 1024D/BF24424

Re: Bug#385665: Call for vote: fluidsynth: Move to contrib

2007-03-29 Thread Manoj Srivastava
e software suite ready to go the rest of the way. Let not perfect be the enemy of the good. manoj -- "'To the Workers of the world, I am sorry.' -- Karl Marx" Seen on the side of an East German factory Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.or

Re: Bug#413926: Call for vote: wordpress: Should not ship with Etch

2007-03-26 Thread Manoj Srivastava
tainers, since they would have to support the package, so I am voting the way I did. manoj -- It's better to burn out than it is to rust. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/~srivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB

Re: Pending tech-ctte items

2007-03-02 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, I have reviewed the pointers aj sent out in his omnibus email, and I think I am ready to vote on the issues pointed to in there. Any one care to start the processes? manoj -- A fool and his money are soon popular. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.d

Re: Bug#402772: marked as done (downgrade mplayer bug 395252 (for including mplayer in etch))

2006-12-20 Thread Manoj Srivastava
ue in the limelight and he will act like an honest man. Napoleon Bonaparte, "Maxims" Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/~srivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTE

Re: bug 402772: downgrade mplayer bug 395252 (for including mplayer in etch)

2006-12-12 Thread Manoj Srivastava
x27;ve run rings 'round you logically" Monty Python's Flying Circus Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/~srivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subje

Re: Renewed appeal to the technical committee about the FransAndCo.Vs.Sven dispute

2006-11-28 Thread Manoj Srivastava
hing real is likely to emerge from it. I don't think this is a matter of delegation or a personal conflict between the DPL and a developer; so just passing the buck to a new person does not seem like a solution. manoj -- Oreo. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http:/

Re: Renewed appeal to the technical committee about the FransAndCo.Vs.Sven dispute

2006-11-28 Thread Manoj Srivastava
manoj -- Banectomy, n.: The removal of bruises on a banana. Rich Hall, "Sniglets" Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/~srivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Renewed appeal to the technical committee about the FransAndCo.Vs.Sven dispute

2006-11-28 Thread Manoj Srivastava
frans are members or not. This tendency to assume the worst of people and teams before doing even rudimentary homework does no credit to your case. > Of the other members, believe both Steve Langasek, and Anthony Towns > have showed clear uncomprehension and one-sidedness about this > i

Re: ndiswrapper

2006-09-15 Thread Manoj Srivastava
no longer useful, since a free Linux driver appeared). Even now, if one wants to create a free windows driver and use ndiswrapper to load the same code on Linux, the package can be used to advance freedom. Since tools come first, and then come free packages using the tools, I think we should

Re: ndiswrapper

2006-09-14 Thread Manoj Srivastava
http://lists.debian.org/debian-ctte/2006/03/msg00037.html i like this proposal as well. manoj -- "Whenever 'A' attempts by law to impose his moral standards upon 'B', 'A' is most likely a scoundrel." - H. L. Mencken Manoj Srivastava &

Re: Bug#366938: svn commit access to the d-i repo ...

2006-06-05 Thread Manoj Srivastava
of the installer project and >the Project Leader. > > 2. RECOMMENDS that the involved parties proceed as suggested by the >Project Leader.[1] > > [1] http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2006/05/msg00235.html I vote in favour of this resolution. mano

Re: devmapper: call for votes

2006-04-06 Thread Manoj Srivastava
ce permissions; and 15. AUTHORIZES Roger to implement these same permissions in stable via a non-maintainer upload. -- Darth Vader! Only you would be so bold! Princess Leia Organa Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C

Re: devmapper: call for votes

2006-04-06 Thread Manoj Srivastava
ce permissions; and 15. AUTHORIZES Roger to implement these same permissions in stable via a non-maintainer upload. -- Darth Vader! Only you would be so bold! Princess Leia Organa Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C

Re: Bug#353277: ndiswrapper in main

2006-04-05 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On 5 Apr 2006, Raul Miller stated: > On 4/5/06, Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> And for what benefit? Just like the FSF started by distributing and >> build software on non-free systems, putting out software that may >> initially be more heavily used wi

Re: Bug#353277: ndiswrapper in main

2006-04-05 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On 3 Apr 2006, Ian Jackson said: > Manoj Srivastava writes ("Re: Bug#353277: ndiswrapper in main"): >> Well, yes. Consider the case that I write up a compiler for a >> new language in C++ or ruby. Can I put this compiler in main? Even >> if there is no public

Re: Bug#353277: ndiswrapper in main

2006-03-29 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On 29 Mar 2006, Raul Miller said: > On 3/29/06, Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> But what what distinguishes ndiswrapper from anything else in >>> contrib? >> >> Like gcc, it is ready for tyhe user to provide input for it to >> proces

Re: Bug#353277: ndiswrapper in main

2006-03-29 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On 29 Mar 2006, Raul Miller spake thusly: > On 3/28/06, Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On 28 Mar 2006, Raul Miller spake thusly: >>> I think the difference has to do with intent, and expected use >>> patterns >>> -- not just at the command

Re: Bug#353277: ndiswrapper in main

2006-03-28 Thread Manoj Srivastava
could also be used on Linux :) manoj not happy about the quote picking ai -- Every absurdity has a champion who will defend it. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C -- T

Re: Bug#353277: ndiswrapper in main

2006-03-27 Thread Manoj Srivastava
s I also provide free source code for these to process, I am not sure I think that expands freedom in any tangible manner. manoj -- "Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about." Whorf Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.de

Re: Bug#353277: ndiswrapper in main

2006-03-24 Thread Manoj Srivastava
n the mail: http://lists.debian.org/debian-ctte/2006/03/msg00037.html I am not sure I see that it is at variance with published policy, nor do I see why it makes contrib ambiguous, really. manoj -- The existence of god implies a violation of causality. Manoj Srivastava

Re: Flamewars and uncooperative disputants, and how to deal with them

2006-03-09 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, If we fail to come to a conclusion for a given problem based on technical merit, I see no reason that we should not reward collegiality. IOW, I agree. manoj -- Signs of crime: screaming or cries for help. The Brown University Security Crime Prevention Pamphlet Manoj

Re: Bug#353277: ndiswrapper in main

2006-03-06 Thread Manoj Srivastava
thanks to Robert Millan for raising the > issue; to Wouter Verhelst and others for their input on the topic; > and to Andres Salomon for his ongoing efforts in maintaining the > ndiswrapper packages. > I vote in favour of this motion. manoj -- "... all the modern inconveniences ..." Mark Twain Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C pgpfHbp33Tnvq.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Bug#353277: ndiswrapper in main

2006-03-05 Thread Manoj Srivastava
we follow our wandering paths, and the very darkness acts as our guide and our doubts serve to reassure us.- Jean-Pierre de Caussade, eighteenth-century Jesuit priest Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

voting for the chair

2006-02-27 Thread Manoj Srivastava
:) manoj -- "The only real way to look younger is not to be born so soon." Charles Schulz, "Things I've Had to Learn Over and Over and Over" Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F

Re: Bug#353277: ndiswrapper in main

2006-02-21 Thread Manoj Srivastava
o be licensed freely. > Either way, I do agree with Anthony that one-off overrides of > maintainers don't seem like the best way for us to be spending our > time. While I agree with you both, it is because I thinik that ndiswrapper actually belongs in main. mano

Re: Bug#353277: ndiswrapper in main

2006-02-21 Thread Manoj Srivastava
uired to do so.) > > 10. The Policy Manual maintainers should take steps to adjust the > language regarding main and contrib to clarify and improve it. The > Maintainers should take our opinion in paragraphs 7 and 8 as > advisory; they should also have regard to opinions from the L

Re: Tech ctte tweaks

2006-02-21 Thread Manoj Srivastava
this would work out before going along this path. (5) Tech ctte interns I am abstaining. manoj -- They call them "squares" because it's the most complicated shape they can deal with. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivast

Re: [Fwd: Re: Induction of new members to the technical committee]

2005-12-26 Thread Manoj Srivastava
EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- So, these individuals are commended for inclusion in the technical committee, and the project leader is encouraged to extend these invitations. manoj -- I demand IMPUNITY! Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Removing long inactive members from the technical committee

2005-12-20 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, On the proposal to remove individuals from the technical committee, there have been the following response a) Manoj Srivastava --- Aye b) Raul Miller--- Aye, unless any of the people object c) Ian Jackson--- Yes for Jason, Nay for the others, for

Induction of new members to the technical committee

2005-12-20 Thread Manoj Srivastava
; o) Anthony Towns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> o) Andreas Barth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I would like to call for a public vote on the appointment (subject to acceptance) as per section 6.3.4 of the constitution. manoj -- Would that my hand were as swift as my tongue. Alfier

Removing long inactive members from the technical committee

2005-12-03 Thread Manoj Srivastava
from the committee, and I thank them for their service to the project in the past. manoj -- People will accept your ideas much more readily if you tell them that Benjamin Franklin said it first. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 10

Re: Always ask for root passowrd twice, even on critical priority installs?

2005-06-13 Thread Manoj Srivastava
nd the current implementation of debconf. manoj -- Oliver's Law: Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21

Re: Always ask for root passowrd twice, even on critical priority installs?

2005-06-12 Thread Manoj Srivastava
track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. Will Rogers Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "uns

Re: testing committee email (and minor essay)

2005-03-12 Thread Manoj Srivastava
ng people nominate others. There are a number of people whose technical process of diplomatic abilities I admire in the project, it would be the time to ask such people. manoj -- Gallantry consists in saying the most empty things in an agreeable manner. La Rochefoucauld Manoj Srivastava &l

Re: Bug#266837: rpvm_0.6.2-1_hppa: FTBFS: relocation R_PARISC_DPREL21L can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC

2004-08-20 Thread Manoj Srivastava
; It's a serious bug for rpvm, it's a wishlist bug for pvm. This is my take on it as well. manoj -- "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of purge." Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C

Re: release policy

2004-07-07 Thread Manoj Srivastava
sarge. The Social contract (v1.1) is pretty authoritative, no? What do you have in mind? manoj -- "Of course, someone who knows more about this will correct me if I'm wrong, and someone who knows less will correct me if I'm right." David Palmer ([EMAIL PROTECT

Re: Social Contract GR's Affect on sarge

2004-06-28 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Release Manager (who has > delegated this controversial decision to us) and of course from our > power to state our opinions. This paragraph is OK as well. manoj -- He who wonders discovers that this in itself is wonder. M.C. Escher Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: [Fwd: Re: Bug#254598: Name of the Debian x86-64/AMD64 port]

2004-06-23 Thread Manoj Srivastava
6.1(2) or > 6.1(4) to overrule the dpkg maintainers. I vote yes. manoj -- The meat is rotten, but the booze is holding out. Computer translation of "The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak." Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debi

Re: [Fwd: Re: Bug#254598: Name of the Debian x86-64/AMD64 port]

2004-06-21 Thread Manoj Srivastava
s in 6.1(1), 6.1(2) or >6.1(4) to overrule the dpkg maintainers. I support this statement. manoj -- QOTD: "I'd never marry a woman who didn't like pizza... I might play golf with her, but I wouldn't marry her!" Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECT

Re: Bug#254598: Name of the Debian x86-64/AMD64 port

2004-06-21 Thread Manoj Srivastava
7;t know if it's what you want, but it's what you get. :-) Larry Wall in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C

Re: debian-ctte mailing list and spam

2004-06-18 Thread Manoj Srivastava
therman said "I don't understand it. I was supposed to be 80 degrees today," and I said "Oops." In my house on the ceilings I have paintings of the rooms above... so I never have to go upstairs. I just bought a microwave fireplace... You can spend an evening in front of

Re: Our supermajority requirement has changed !

2004-06-02 Thread Manoj Srivastava
esolution, where the difference between 3.0132:1 and 3.5099:1 majority is 25 votes, assuming 100% voters out of 911. Assuming 55%participation, 911 voters, (501 people voting), we have 3.0080:1 (376 for) vs 3.5135:1 (390 for), a difference of 14 votes. So no, I do not think chan

Re: Proposed resolution Re: md5sum

2004-06-02 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, I vote yes on this resolution. manoj -- I had pancake makeup for brunch! Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B49

Re: Social Contract GR's Affect on sarge

2004-06-02 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On Tue, 1 Jun 2004 19:38:03 +0100, Ian Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: I agree with the statement. manoj -- When I was crossing the border into Canada, they asked if I had any firearms with me. I said, "Well, what do you need?" Steven Wright

Re: Our supermajority requirement has changed !

2004-05-25 Thread Manoj Srivastava
erently than any other option. I do not see any ambiguity here; perhaps I am missing something. manoj -- Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of sense to know how to lie well. Samuel Butler Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivast

Re: Social Contract GR's Affect on sarge

2004-05-03 Thread Manoj Srivastava
company is shared by lesser beings. Such a loneliness is mine; so know by this That in immensity There is one lonelier than you. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C

Re: Social Contract GR's Affect on sarge

2004-05-03 Thread Manoj Srivastava
ther or not we grapple with it. But we cannot be indifferent to space, because the grand, slow march of intelligence has brought us, in our generation, to a point from which we can explore and understand and utilize it. To turn back now would be to deny our history, our capabilities. James A. Michene

Re: Social Contract GR's Affect on sarge

2004-04-28 Thread Manoj Srivastava
elopers decide on the wording as they go along? manoj -- The real reason psychology is hard is that psychologists are trying to do the impossible. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C

Re: Social Contract GR's Affect on sarge

2004-04-27 Thread Manoj Srivastava
es I'm not seeing them. Me neither. I suggest we go along with the above, perhaps stopping short of specifying the exact language of the GR being advocated. manoj -- "Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away". Philip K. Dick Manoj Sr

Re: Social Contract GR's Affect on sarge

2004-04-26 Thread Manoj Srivastava
and other bitmapped fonts) do seem to come with the sources (indeed, I am given to undertand that when the uTF-8 extentions were added by Markus Kuhn, only free software was used). manoj -- Just remember: when you go to court, you are trusting your fate to twelve people that weren'

Re: Social Contract GR's Affect on sarge

2004-04-26 Thread Manoj Srivastava
be convinced otherwise). manoj -- Fun Facts, #63: The name California was given to the state by Spanish conquistadores. It was the name of an imaginary island, a paradise on earth, in the Spanish romance, "Les Serges de Esplandian", written by Montalvo in Manoj Srivastava <[E

Re: Referring bug #166718 and the initial groups issue to the TC

2004-04-01 Thread Manoj Srivastava
e to break from universal practice. manoj -- Why did the Roman Empire collapse? What is the Latin for office automation? Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C

Request for a vote recount

2003-03-24 Thread Manoj Srivastava
release - the way of such people is hard to follow, like the path of birds through the sky. 92 Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 92

Re: Bug#164889: md5sum

2002-11-11 Thread Manoj Srivastava
>>"Raul" == Raul Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Raul> On Mon, Nov 11, 2002 at 03:49:29PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: Raul> y=`md5sum < blah*.deb | awk '{print $1}'` >> >> Fails for md5sum /some/file >> hash-file-to-be-parse

Re: Bug#164889: md5sum

2002-11-11 Thread Manoj Srivastava
f western rationalism and linear logic. Finally, all references flowing from a white, male, eurocentric perspective have been eliminated, as have any other ruminations deemed denigrating to the political consensus of the moment. Thank you and good luck. Doonesbury, the University Chancellor's graduation speech. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C

Re: Bug#164889: md5sum

2002-11-11 Thread Manoj Srivastava
e would need minor tweaks too. manoj -- TAILFINS!! ... click ... Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C

Re: Bug#161931: kernel-image-2.4.19-k7: VESA driver for console

2002-11-01 Thread Manoj Srivastava
t feelings and opinions. For this reason, I hereby vote against the proposal. manoj -- In the same way that a wrongly handled blade of grass will cut one's hand, so a badly fulfilled life in religion will drag one down to hell. 311 Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL

Re: [herbert@gondor.apana.org.au: Re: Bug#161931: kernel-image-2.4.19-k7: VESA driver for console]

2002-10-27 Thread Manoj Srivastava
ubris to assume that I know so much better than the maintainer. manoj -- "I figured there was this holocaust, right, and the only ones left alive were Donna Reed, Ozzie and Harriet, and the Cleavers." Wil Wheaton explains why everyone in "Star Trek: The Next Generatio

Re: [herbert@gondor.apana.org.au: Re: Bug#161931: kernel-image-2.4.19-k7: VESA driver for console]

2002-10-26 Thread Manoj Srivastava
>>">>>" == Ian Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>>> Manoj Srivastava writes ("Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: Bug#161931: >>>> kernel-image-2.4.19-k7: VESA driver for console]"): >> [Raul:] >> > I made an earlie

Re: [herbert@gondor.apana.org.au: Re: Bug#161931: kernel-image-2.4.19-k7: VESA driver for console]

2002-10-26 Thread Manoj Srivastava
>>">" == Raul Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Raul> Perhaps I've missed something? >> On Sat, Oct 26, 2002 at 10:20:59AM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote: >> Did you get Herberts mail detailing his objections to the >> inclusion of vesafb

Re: [herbert@gondor.apana.org.au: Re: Bug#161931: kernel-image-2.4.19-k7: VESA driver for console]

2002-10-26 Thread Manoj Srivastava
>>"Raul" == Raul Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Raul> On Sat, Oct 26, 2002 at 12:10:06AM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote: >> The ctte has no grounds to override the maintainer based on >> mere guesswork, since they can't in honesty claim to have bett

Re: [herbert@gondor.apana.org.au: Re: Bug#161931: kernel-image-2.4.19-k7: VESA driver for console]

2002-10-26 Thread Manoj Srivastava
have better guesses than the maintainer. manoj -- The only people for me are the mad ones -- the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow R

Re: [herbert@gondor.apana.org.au: Re: Bug#161931: kernel-image-2.4.19-k7: VESA driver for console]

2002-10-25 Thread Manoj Srivastava
fb breaks some machines, >>even when it is not used. It seems that no-one is arguing this any >>more. If there is some evidence to the contrary, it would be good >>to know. manoj -- "Let's show this prehistoric bitch how we do things downtown!" The Ghostbusters Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C

Re: [herbert@gondor.apana.org.au: Re: Bug#161931: kernel-image-2.4.19-k7: VESA driver for console]

2002-10-24 Thread Manoj Srivastava
d> _black screen_. No warnings, no hints. manoj -- The early worm gets the bird. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C

Re: [herbert@gondor.apana.org.au: Re: Bug#161931: kernel-image-2.4.19-k7: VESA driver for console]

2002-10-23 Thread Manoj Srivastava
difficult. If we can get a definitive answer, you shall have a single proposal that would be valid; and we can all vote on that remaining option. manoj -- "Insanity is hereditary. You can catch it from your kids." Erma Brombeck Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTEC

Re: [herbert@gondor.apana.org.au: Re: Bug#161931: kernel-image-2.4.19-k7: VESA driver for console]

2002-10-23 Thread Manoj Srivastava
ng proposal 1? Jumping to accept a theory in advance of the facts is suboptimal. manoj -- A woman's best protection is a little money of her own. Clare Booth Luce, quoted in "The Wit of Women" Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%

Re: Disputes between developers - draft guidelines

2002-10-17 Thread Manoj Srivastava
inally figured out why airports make you walk so far out to get to your plane. It's their way of giving your luggage a head start. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C

Re: Bug#119517: pcmcia-cs: cardinfo binary needs to move into a separate package

2002-07-18 Thread Manoj Srivastava
packages to be shipped broken by design) manoj - -- Lady Nancy Astor: "Winston, if you were my husband, I'd put poison in your coffee." Winston Churchill: "Nancy, if you were my wife, I'd drink it." Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <ht

Bug#97671: RFD: Essential packages, /, and /usr

2002-06-22 Thread Manoj Srivastava
un or the light that's bouncing off this earth, uh, the darker it gets ... I think if you look at the color scale, you start at black, move it through purple, move it on out, it's the shifting of color. We mentioned before about the stars singing, and that's one of the effects o

Re: Technical Committee: decision on #119517?

2002-05-08 Thread Manoj Srivastava
>>" " == Ian Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Anthony Towns writes ("Re: Technical Committee: decision on #119517?"): >> On Thu, May 02, 2002 at 03:31:18PM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote: >> > In this particular case, you got me. In

Re: Technical Committee: decision on #119517?

2002-05-03 Thread Manoj Srivastava
>>"Anthony" == Anthony Towns writes: Anthony> On Thu, May 02, 2002 at 03:31:18PM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote: >> >>"Anthony" == Anthony Towns writes: >> > You need to take this in context though. If they're running in X, then >

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