Re: Asking for an advocate (gURLChecker) ...

he process to be a DD, so please, don't talk > so hardly to people who want to become DD. Please don't take everything personally. If you think I've given you a dose of bad salts, I'd recommend you immediately unsubscribe from debian-private when you become a DD. Your head will explode from the not-niceness. -- --- #include Matthew Palmer, Geek In Residence http://ieee.uow.edu.au/~mjp16

Re: NM's to fix bugs? (Was: Asking for an advocate (gURLChecker))

On Sat, 12 Apr 2003, Jarno Elonen wrote: > > unless they can give some demonstration that they're into more than just > > making packages. Fixing bugs, for instance. > > This advice is quite usual on this list. I think there are a few reasons why > it's not as common thing for non-DDs to do as

Re: NM's to fix bugs? (Was: Asking for an advocate (gURLChecker))

On Sat, 12 Apr 2003, Jarno Elonen wrote: > Since stable base packages (in addition to effective developmen tools!) are > the most important factor in making a stable OS, it would be good to have > more work concentrated on them. As Colin has already pointed out, bugs.qa.debian.org can give list

Re: RFS: playmidi

kage source? Are there old locations referenced in source tarballs which are dead? This presumption of death must have come from somewhere... -- ------- #include Matthew Palmer, Geek In Residence http://ieee.uow.edu.au/~mjp16

Re: Initial Contact

e like defoma, you might). And if you aren't already subscribed to d-mentors for discussion purposes, I suggest you do so. It'll be an educational experience. -- ----------- #include Matthew Palmer, Geek In Residence http://ieee.uow.edu.au/~mjp16

Re: Initial Contact

through NM. -- --- #include Matthew Palmer, Geek In Residence http://ieee.uow.edu.au/~mjp16

Re: Initial Contact

On Sun, 13 Apr 2003, Fielder George Dowding wrote: > Right! Get on with it, eh? I'd say that's a pretty succinct way of putting it! - Matt

Re: waimea NMU request

On Mon, 14 Apr 2003, Jay Graves wrote: > Does anyone have the time to give my package a quick look and upload it > to main? > > The package is available at http://jay.skabber.com/debian/ I'm going to have a look at it, on the basis that this is a bugfix special only. -

Re: Howdy! Just a note to say I'm here

archives should be well-answered by the folks here. -- ----------- #include Matthew Palmer, Geek In Residence http://ieee.uow.edu.au/~mjp16

Re: Howdy! Just a note to say I'm here

installable on other architectures). -- ------- #include Matthew Palmer, Geek In Residence http://ieee.uow.edu.au/~mjp16

Re: Howdy! Just a note to say I'm here

On 15 Apr 2003, Tony Maro wrote: > No, I definitely used the Debian tools to build the package from > sources. The only problem is that the rules file must include an > absolute path to the Lazarus development environment which is passed to > FPC during compile - which will be different on your s

Re: RFS: readpst - Converts Outlook PST files to mbox and others

x27;s only sourceforge which is causing the trouble. If that's the case, I'm willing to throw upstream a bone and host it myself. Of course, if it's a "libpst is in breach of our bullshit patent #DEADBEEF" problem, then he's dead in the water no matter what. --

Re: RFS: readpst - Converts Outlook PST files to mbox and others

On Wed, 16 Apr 2003, Joe Nahmias wrote: > I posted a "clarification" from upstream about this to the BTS -- see > the ITP (bug #178113) . It doesn't seem > (to me) that there is any _real_ legal issues -- perhaps mailing -legal > is the right thing to do... Fear is

Re: Adding users to groups in postinst

with users and groups - that's adduser's (and, by extension, all the other utilities involved) problem. > Note that access to the serial/usbtty ports is vital to the daemon in the > package. Heh. 'chmod 666 /dev/*' would work... --

Re: First steps in packaging

t be seen as less resource intensive just to set up a procmail duplicate-killer instead of trying to educate the entire Internet on proper e-mail technique. Considering that we haven't even un-TOFU'd the world, I don't think there's going to be much hope in the list etiquette arena... -- --- #include Matthew Palmer, Geek In Residence http://ieee.uow.edu.au/~mjp16

Re: First steps in packaging

On Thu, 17 Apr 2003, Pete Ryland wrote: > On Thu, Apr 17, 2003 at 11:46:21AM +1000, Matthew Palmer wrote: > > On Wed, 16 Apr 2003, David Z Maze wrote: > > > Your mailer doesn't have a "reply to all" button? Get a better one, > > > Debian has lots. >

Re: First steps in packaging

On Thu, 17 Apr 2003, Bob Proulx wrote: > Tony Maro wrote: > > Why do I feel like I opened a can of worms? > > It is that squirmy feeling in the gut. Like just before the alien > claws its way out. Tony really should read the labels better. - Matt

Re: First steps in packaging

On Fri, 18 Apr 2003, Pete Ryland wrote: > > Or would you like to accuse me of tampering with the list archives while > > you're at it? > > Oh, ok. If you'd like. ;-) Consider me offended. > > Out of interest, are there any MUAs which have a separate "reply to list" > > function? > > Most do

Re: [OT] OS Design Book Recommendations

u're after. Dunno, never read it. HTH. -- ----------- #include Matthew Palmer, Geek In Residence http://ieee.uow.edu.au/~mjp16

Re: NUM request procedure

n doing what I'm doing and post NMU requests here when > I don't see a more appropriate forum. I think this would be the place to ask for them. Don't expect any resounding offers for help, though - remember the natural reticence of the DD to move beyond his comfort zone. [1]

Re: How to adopt Package 'taper'?

On Fri, 25 Apr 2003, Rene Tschirley wrote: > Due to the WNPP the package 'taper' is orphaned for quite a long period > of time. According to Martin Michlmayrs posting in debian-devel, the packet > will be removed from Debian if nobody volunteers to become the new > maintainer. I use taper and thin

Re: Mannaging non well-known port in inetd.conf/services

/etc/services (and how???), regarding debian > policy? No need to register the port or anything like that. inetd.conf can easily handle numeric port numbers. It's been a while since I had to play with an update-inetd call, but I think you've got the right call there. -- Matthew Palmer

Re: MPIO digital audio player support for Debian

ackage, but I know the theory pretty well. Best to keep discussion on -mentors as much as possible, so the archives can help the next person who comes along with this problem. -- ----------- #include Matthew Palmer, Geek In Residence http://ieee.uow.edu.au/~mjp16

RE: http://www.debian.org/Bugs/Reporting.

. This is a DD who will check over your package and, if it is of sufficient quality, will upload it into the archive on your behalf. -- ------- #include Matthew Palmer, Geek In Residence http://ieee.uow.edu.au/~mjp16

Re: where it can be append ..

ll scripts (or all of them), or put up a webpage describing what they do and how to use them. -- ----------- #include Matthew Palmer, Geek In Residence http://ieee.uow.edu.au/~mjp16

Re: The Debian Mentors Project

o m.d.n. What sort of protections do you have in place or plan to put in place to protect against this sort of thing? -- ------- #include Matthew Palmer, Geek In Residence http://ieee.uow.edu.au/~mjp16

Re: The Debian Mentors Project

On Tue, 13 May 2003, Daniel K. Gebhart wrote: > Matthew Palmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote Tue, May 13, 2003 at 08:36:12AM > +1000: > > *very* serious problem for anyone who starts relying on the binary packages > > uploaded to m.d.n. What sort of protections do you

Re: The Debian Mentors Project

your signature on the package as it goes into Debian. Not checking over the source is likely to cause much grief. -- ------- #include Matthew Palmer, Geek In Residence http://ieee.uow.edu.au/~mjp16

Re: Request for sponsor/mentor: albatross

suggestions from anyone are welcome of course. Once you've got it to the quality of wanting it in Debian, contact me and we'll work something out. It certainly looks interesting. -- ------- #include Matthew Palmer, Gee

Re: looking for a sponsor

ip with you. -- --- #include Matthew Palmer, Geek In Residence http://ieee.uow.edu.au/~mjp16

Re: Looking for a sponsor for FireHOL

1 to discuss sponsorship. -- ------- #include Matthew Palmer, Geek In Residence http://ieee.uow.edu.au/~mjp16

Re: looking for a sponsor

* good chance they would have packaged it and uploaded it already... -- ------- #include Matthew Palmer, Geek In Residence http://ieee.uow.edu.au/~mjp16

Re: subdirectories in /usr/lib/cgi-bin? (and html-pages)

ate alias linking (probably) http://localhost// to /usr/share/. -- ----------- #include Matthew Palmer, Geek In Residence http://ieee.uow.edu.au/~mjp16

Re: subdirectories in /usr/lib/cgi-bin? (and html-pages)

webservers), what sort of packages need to put webserver-accessible pages up? -- ------- #include Matthew Palmer, Geek In Residence http://ieee.uow.edu.au/~mjp16

Re: subdirectories in /usr/lib/cgi-bin? (and html-pages)

for Apache (and derivatives), and possibly any other webserver which users mention? There's pretty general purpose code to do such things in my phpwiki package (although it's PHP, not CGI). -- ------- #include Matthew Palmer, Geek In Residence http://ieee.uow.edu.au/~mjp16

Re: cooperative upstream?

Woohoo! Practical problems will include file clashes, philosophical differences, et al. But nothing exactly mind-boggling, or fundamentally different from what is done already. -- ------- #include Matthew Palmer, Geek In Residence ht

Re: Please have a look at this package

emptive LARTing the way to go on -mentors. Wait until they do stuff up, then whack away. -- ------- #include Matthew Palmer, Geek In Residence http://ieee.uow.edu.au/~mjp16

Re: MusiXTeX

g in the changelog, that's all well and good, but don't close the bug. Only the maintainer should close bugs. Tag all bugs you've fixed as being fixed. I don't think there's a changelog entry to do that, so it'll be a big message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- --- #include Matthew Palmer, Geek In Residence http://ieee.uow.edu.au/~mjp16

Re: Packages suggestion and "Sponsor needed"

apply to be a DD? As a > thankful and happy Debian user, I would be very glad if I could make it. Yup, if whoever sponsors you advocates for you, you can go through NM just like everyone else. > Sorry for my poor english. Beats my portuguese. -- --- #include Matthew Palmer, Geek In Residence http://ieee.uow.edu.au/~mjp16

Re: Looking for sponsor

On 29 Jun 2003, francesco levorato wrote: > I am looking for sponsor for the package minido. Tell us what it is in the e-mail. Saves a bit of time for people who might be interested but don't want to possibly waste the time of checking the app site. - Matt

Re: RFS: pdsh

cations can't fulfill the licence conditions, it isn't free". -- ------- #include Matthew Palmer, Geek In Residence http://ieee.uow.edu.au/~mjp16

Re: postgresql non-interactive install

On Tue, Jul 15, 2003 at 05:07:00PM +0200, GCS wrote: > I would like to install postgres into a chroot environment, where the > postinst script can't ask for the path where to create the database > directory etc. How can I preset these data (like db_fset), so the > postinst script can get the data

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