RFS: truncate (now it's free, for real!)

2004-03-04 Thread Luca Pasquali
author put it under GPL, new debs are here: http://ketavet.dyndns.org/truncate -- Luca Pasquali <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://ketavet.dyndns.org gnupg key fingerprint = A149 BCDF E19B 75DB 1A0D 1060 A19F FFFB 4684 E718 signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Restoring cooledit to Debian, perhaps RFS

2004-03-04 Thread charles
I've been thinking sometime about trying to adopt the orphaned package cooledit since i use it every day and like it a lot. I really think it should be included in the Debian distro. When checking the orphan list the other day i noticed it has been removed from unstable and the orphan bug archive

Re: RFS: pdfmerge

2004-03-04 Thread Esteban Manchado Velázquez
On Tue, Mar 02, 2004 at 11:43:26PM -0800, Ben Young wrote: > On 03/03/04, Matthew Palmer wrote: > > > Make that at least two. And I haven't exactly seen > a huge clamour of people > > rushing to your defence in any coherent fashion. > > It's not a bad concept, > > > > You are free to take your

Re: RFS: rc-sysv-conf

2004-03-04 Thread Joe Oppegaard
On Thu, 4 Mar 2004, Thomas Hood wrote: > Comments arising from first use: > > * Installation went fine > * postrm can be run by /bin/sh > * control > + Description mentions ntsysv which I can't find in > the Debian archives > + Don't mention rcconf because it is going to be > removed f

Re: RFS: pdfmerge

2004-03-04 Thread Esteban Manchado Velázquez
On Tue, Mar 02, 2004 at 11:43:26PM -0800, Ben Young wrote: > On 03/03/04, Matthew Palmer wrote: > > > Make that at least two. And I haven't exactly seen > a huge clamour of people > > rushing to your defence in any coherent fashion. > > It's not a bad concept, > > > > You are free to take your

Re: RFS: rc-sysv-conf

2004-03-04 Thread Joe Oppegaard
On Thu, 4 Mar 2004, Thomas Hood wrote: > Comments arising from first use: > > * Installation went fine > * postrm can be run by /bin/sh > * control > + Description mentions ntsysv which I can't find in > the Debian archives > + Don't mention rcconf because it is going to be > removed f

Re: RFS: truncate license, an attempt to explain myself

2004-03-04 Thread Folkert van Heusden
I've uploaded version 0.5. The only change is the complete GPL license. On Thu, 4 Mar 2004, Luca Pasquali wrote: > Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 14:21:07 +0100 > From: Luca Pasquali <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Folkert van Heusden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: Debian Mentors > Subject: RFS: truncate license, a

Re: RFS: evolvotron (graphcs)

2004-03-04 Thread Nico Golde
Hello Tim, * Tim Day <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-03-04 13:44]: > A few of questions: > - Does it matter that I built this on a testing rather than unstable > system ? (I have a stable and a testing box here). I think normally the packages have to been build on unstable. > - The evolvotron sources

RFS: MaxDB packages

2004-03-04 Thread Martin Kittel
Hi, I have created Debian packages of release 7.5.00 of the MaxDB by MySQL database system (formerly SAP DB) and am looking for a sponsor to upload them. The packages are available from ftp://ftp.charade-db.org/pub/charade-db/debian/unstable MaxDB is a industrial strength database system f

Re: RFS: truncate license, an attempt to explain myself

2004-03-04 Thread Folkert van Heusden
I've uploaded version 0.5. The only change is the complete GPL license. On Thu, 4 Mar 2004, Luca Pasquali wrote: > Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 14:21:07 +0100 > From: Luca Pasquali <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Folkert van Heusden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: Debian Mentors <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RFS:

Re: RFS: evolvotron (graphcs)

2004-03-04 Thread Nico Golde
Hello Tim, * Tim Day <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-03-04 13:44]: > A few of questions: > - Does it matter that I built this on a testing rather than unstable > system ? (I have a stable and a testing box here). I think normally the packages have to been build on unstable. > - The evolvotron sources

Re: RFS: rc-sysv-conf

2004-03-04 Thread Thomas Hood
Joe Oppegaard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm looking for a sponsor for rc-sysv-conf, which is a run-level > configuration program for Sys-V like init script links. rc-sysv-conf is > much more flexible then rcconf, for it allows you to update links in any > run-level, makes good decisions on what

Re: RFS: ckermit -- a serial and network communications package

2004-03-04 Thread Stephen Birch
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 04 March 2004 15:20, Jarno Elonen wrote: > The commercial customers may also use Qt without fee - provided that > they release their software under the GPL (which they usually do not). > > It would be a different matter if Qt's license proh

Re: RFS: ckermit -- a serial and network communications package

2004-03-04 Thread Jarno Elonen
> But Qt manages to be DFSG complient, even GPL yet still charges it > commercial customers. The commercial customers may also use Qt without fee - provided that they release their software under the GPL (which they usually do not). It would be a different matter if Qt's license prohibited *some

RFS: MaxDB packages

2004-03-04 Thread Martin Kittel
Hi, I have created Debian packages of release 7.5.00 of the MaxDB by MySQL database system (formerly SAP DB) and am looking for a sponsor to upload them. The packages are available from ftp://ftp.charade-db.org/pub/charade-db/debian/unstable MaxDB is a industrial strength database system feat

Re: RFS: rc-sysv-conf

2004-03-04 Thread Thomas Hood
On Thu, 2004-03-04 at 00:09, Joe Oppegaard wrote: > You can get all the files (.changes, .dsc, .orig.tar.gz, .diff.gz, and > .debs) at ftp://ftp.pidone.org/rc-sysv-conf. The actual location is: ftp://ftp.pidone.org/pub/rc-sysv-conf/ -- Thomas Hood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: RFS: ckermit -- a serial and network communications package

2004-03-04 Thread Stephen Birch
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 03 March 2004 11:52, Ian Beckwith wrote: > There were various minor problems they were willing to address (eg the > requirement to sent modifications upstream), but the central problem > is that the kermit project depends on license revenu

RFS: truncate license, an attempt to explain myself

2004-03-04 Thread Luca Pasquali
Excuse me again, I would't want to be marked as pedant, please have pity of my inability to write in english these days. I'm experiencing some problems with my work and my life, and I send emails without thinking on what I'm going to post. The point is, I'm an asshole and i managed the request of p

Re: RFS: rc-sysv-conf

2004-03-04 Thread Thomas Hood
Joe Oppegaard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm looking for a sponsor for rc-sysv-conf, which is a run-level > configuration program for Sys-V like init script links. rc-sysv-conf is > much more flexible then rcconf, for it allows you to update links in any > run-level, makes good decisions on what

Re: RFS: ckermit -- a serial and network communications package

2004-03-04 Thread Stephen Birch
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 04 March 2004 15:20, Jarno Elonen wrote: > The commercial customers may also use Qt without fee - provided that > they release their software under the GPL (which they usually do not). > > It would be a different matter if Qt's license proh

Re: RFS: ckermit -- a serial and network communications package

2004-03-04 Thread Jarno Elonen
> But Qt manages to be DFSG complient, even GPL yet still charges it > commercial customers. The commercial customers may also use Qt without fee - provided that they release their software under the GPL (which they usually do not). It would be a different matter if Qt's license prohibited *some

Re: RFS: rc-sysv-conf

2004-03-04 Thread Thomas Hood
On Thu, 2004-03-04 at 00:09, Joe Oppegaard wrote: > You can get all the files (.changes, .dsc, .orig.tar.gz, .diff.gz, and > .debs) at ftp://ftp.pidone.org/rc-sysv-conf. The actual location is: ftp://ftp.pidone.org/pub/rc-sysv-conf/ -- Thomas Hood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, e

Re: RFS: ckermit -- a serial and network communications package

2004-03-04 Thread Stephen Birch
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 03 March 2004 11:52, Ian Beckwith wrote: > There were various minor problems they were willing to address (eg the > requirement to sent modifications upstream), but the central problem > is that the kermit project depends on license revenu

RFS: truncate license, an attempt to explain myself

2004-03-04 Thread Luca Pasquali
Excuse me again, I would't want to be marked as pedant, please have pity of my inability to write in english these days. I'm experiencing some problems with my work and my life, and I send emails without thinking on what I'm going to post. The point is, I'm an asshole and i managed the request of p

Re: RFS: evolvotron (graphcs)

2004-03-04 Thread Florian Ernst
Hello Tim! On Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 11:07:19PM +, Tim Day wrote: > [...] > A few of questions: > - I was expecting (according to the guide) to have to enter a GPG key > during thedpkg-buildpackage step. It didn't ask, but I'm guessing this > because I haven't set myself up with gpg yet ? Rig

Re:

2004-03-04 Thread dfmex
merci

Re: How do I compile for different architectures?

2004-03-04 Thread Andreas Metzler
On 2004-03-04 Jörgen Hägg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm maintaining a package in non-free, which means that it will probably > never be compiled automatically (lowest priority). > So I need to do that myself. And I can find the available compile hosts > on http://db.debian.org/machines.cgi. >

Re: RFS: evolvotron (graphcs)

2004-03-04 Thread Frank Küster
Tim Day <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > I'm the developer of evolvotron, an interactive evolutionary art > program. Note that I'm not interested in this software. Just some comments on your packaging questions. > This is actually a .deb of work in progress so there is some dead > functionality on

Re: RFS: evolvotron (graphcs)

2004-03-04 Thread Florian Ernst
Hello Tim! On Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 11:07:19PM +, Tim Day wrote: > [...] > A few of questions: > - I was expecting (according to the guide) to have to enter a GPG key > during thedpkg-buildpackage step. It didn't ask, but I'm guessing this > because I haven't set myself up with gpg yet ? Rig

Re:

2004-03-04 Thread dfmex
merci -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: How do I compile for different architectures?

2004-03-04 Thread Andreas Metzler
On 2004-03-04 Jörgen Hägg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm maintaining a package in non-free, which means that it will probably > never be compiled automatically (lowest priority). > So I need to do that myself. And I can find the available compile hosts > on http://db.debian.org/machines.cgi. >

How do I compile for different architectures?

2004-03-04 Thread Jörgen Hägg
I'm maintaining a package in non-free, which means that it will probably never be compiled automatically (lowest priority). So I need to do that myself. And I can find the available compile hosts on http://db.debian.org/machines.cgi. I usually builds my package using 'dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroo

Re: RFS: evolvotron (graphcs)

2004-03-04 Thread Frank Küster
Tim Day <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > I'm the developer of evolvotron, an interactive evolutionary art > program. Note that I'm not interested in this software. Just some comments on your packaging questions. > This is actually a .deb of work in progress so there is some dead > functionality on

Re: RFS: Bootsplash

2004-03-04 Thread Matthew A. Nicholson
On Wed, 3 Mar 2004 10:34:53 +0100, David Weinehall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 09:50:53AM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For the scripts in sysv-rc-bootsplash, this should from a cursory glance, be as easy as removing the function keyword and adding () after the funct

Re: RFS: Bootsplash

2004-03-04 Thread Matthew A. Nicholson
On Wed, 3 Mar 2004 10:34:53 +0100, David Weinehall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 09:50:53AM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For the scripts in sysv-rc-bootsplash, this should from a cursory glance, be as easy as removing the function keyword and adding () after the funct