Re: [scoop@freshmeat.net: gnumaniak 1.0]

1998-11-18 Thread Ben Pfaff
Ben Gertzfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > "Ben" == Ben Pfaff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Tom> This sounds very useful! Are we going to package it somehow? Ben> The problem is that one of the license requirements (3c (?)) Ben> puts it into non-free. Again, the

Re: Proposal

1998-11-18 Thread john
Marcus.Brinkmann writes: > Getting as much free software on CD as possible is something that I > consider of high value (it really saves money for us who are living in > such a country). There is no reason why the CD vendor can't add back packages that are missing from the Debian site he mirrors s

Bug#29522: diversions

1998-11-18 Thread Charles Briscoe-Smith
>are the examples for diversions are wrong, or do I miss something? >dpkg-divert has to be called for an upgrade as well and for the purge >of a package as well. dpkg-divert has to be called once to install a diversion, and once to remove it. If it is called twice, this does no harm; the last set

Re: Proposal

1998-11-18 Thread Marcus . Brinkmann
On Tue, Nov 17, 1998 at 05:28:43PM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > On Tue, Nov 17, 1998 at 11:20:11PM +0100, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > > Although it is out of context, let me quote something from the social > > contract I feel appropriate here: > > > > We Won't Hide Problems > > How do you equate r

Re: Comments on new archive setup

1998-11-18 Thread joostje
> > > There have been some discussion about a new setup for the archive to > better represent import & export problems. I want to make a few remarks > which I think people should consider: > > * I think we should always have a `main archive' that can be mirrored > everywhere without having to

Re: /etc/environment (related with bug #28446)

1998-11-18 Thread Francesco Potorti`
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Guy Maor) writes: > As you see, the file is sourced, which means that the values of the > variables defined should be properly quoted. Yes, it is a bug in login that it doesn't do this. ssh does the same... It makes sense, because this way the file is in

pending normal debian bugs for Debian Policy

1998-11-18 Thread Nag
Maintainer: Debian Policy Severity: normal Status: pending This mail is being sent to you because the indicated bug reports have been marked as overdue (i.e. has been open longer than 9 months). Overdue reminders are repeated monthly. #14701 packaging-manual [Amendment 98.11.01] bashis