Re: Bug#21969: debian-policy: needs clarification about Standards-Version

1998-05-05 Thread Raul Miller
Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This discussion is very silly. I shall not comment on this > thread again. Me neither. -- Raul -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Bug#21969: debian-policy: needs clarification about Standards-Version

1998-05-05 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, >>"Raul" == Raul Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Raul> (1) There is nothing preventing the author from dashing off a Raul> short note clarifying the issue. It's not like he's dead, or Raul> contractually prohibited from participating, etc. And he did. Raul> (2) I have no personal

Re: Bug#21969: debian-policy: needs clarification about Standards-Version

1998-05-05 Thread Raul Miller
Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I suggest this is clear enough. As the author has left Debian > (you were aware of that, were you not?), that would be hard to do, > and, in any case is not required. What reason do you have for > outlawing the specification of the 5rth digit i

Re: ideas underlying policy

1998-05-05 Thread Raul Miller
Buddha Buck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Reading your draft, I see discussion of the importance of the goals, > but not the importance of the standards -- or at least, not in as many > words. Fair enough. Do you think the small change you recommended satisfy this need? Or are you asking for some

Re: New policy editor ?

1998-05-05 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, I suggest the policy editor be selected as one whose judgment, technical expertise, and ability to lead and conclude a technical discussion have been proven. In my opinion, Ian qualifies. I have already volunteered to write a document about `Good software practices as releva

Re: Bug#21969: debian-policy: needs clarification about Standards-Version

1998-05-05 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, >>"Raul" == Raul Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Raul> I suggest that it be ignored until clarified by its author. I suggest this is clear enough. As the author has left Debian (you were aware of that, were you not?), that would be hard to do, and, in any case is not required. Wh

Re: Bug#21969: debian-policy: needs clarification about Standards-Version

1998-05-05 Thread Christian Schwarz
To stop the big confusion, this is what I wanted to express with the changelog notice: (Note, that you'll have to check whether you like this setup--this is just my very personal opinion. Any future policy manager/editor should probably then update the manuals if there is a consensus about this.)

Re: ideas underlying policy

1998-05-05 Thread Buddha Buck
> >>This is a draft.<< > > I've written a document which touches on what I feel are important > meta-policy issues. It's a little bit of history, a little bit of > speculation, and a bit of an essay on how I think of debian. > > I'm sure other people have different ideas. I hope none of what >

RE: New policy editor ?

1998-05-05 Thread Ronald van Loon
On Tuesday, May 05, 1998 2:04 PM, Ian Jackson [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Clearly we need a new policy editor. Any volunteers ? > > If noone else will do it I am willing (I've done it before, after > all), though I'd rather spend my time on other things. > > Ian. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, e

Re: Bug#21969: debian-policy: needs clarification about Standards-Version

1998-05-05 Thread Raul Miller
Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Either. Both. Have you read the original statement? Ok, I found the original statement. I suggest that it be ignored until clarified by its author. -- Raul -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Troubl

Re: ideas underlying policy

1998-05-05 Thread Raul Miller
Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Actually, when Debian was formed it had only one developer, > and no one could contribute packages, since that would have diluted > the distributions tight integration. This bazaar thing has evolved. My memory doesn't extend back that far, nor

New policy editor ?

1998-05-05 Thread Ian Jackson
Clearly we need a new policy editor. Any volunteers ? If noone else will do it I am willing (I've done it before, after all), though I'd rather spend my time on other things. Ian. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: bug #21739 - xfstt -- comments?

1998-05-05 Thread Federico Di Gregorio
Hi, I am writing a little font manager for debian (dtm, you can find it in slink) and some time ago I proposed to put all the fonts (the one independent from arch) in /usr/share/fonts. If the fonts have both outlines and metrics like type1 fonts we can use subdirs: /usr/share/font

Re: ideas underlying policy

1998-05-05 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, Actually, when Debian was formed it had only one developer, and no one could contribute packages, since that would have diluted the distributions tight integration. This bazaar thing has evolved. "If you find yourself having to do something which seems to conflict w

Re: Bug#21969: debian-policy: needs clarification about Standards-Version

1998-05-05 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, >>"Raul" == Raul Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Raul> Marcus Brinkmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I don't think the wording does leave room for any >> interpretation. You are free to read it in native english or in >> english written by a german guy, you still get the same meaning: >> O

ideas underlying policy

1998-05-05 Thread Raul Miller
>>This is a draft.<< I've written a document which touches on what I feel are important meta-policy issues. It's a little bit of history, a little bit of speculation, and a bit of an essay on how I think of debian. I'm sure other people have different ideas. I hope none of what I've written mak