Re: what needs to be policy?

Hi, >>"Wichert" == Wichert Akkerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Wichert> Previously Manoj Srivastava wrote: >> However, once the document has stabilized, I think it makes sense to >> bring the document under ther fold of this mailing list, so that >> a) Policy documents are not scattered to t

Re: Should non-free and contrib packages install to /opt?

Hi, >>"Alexander" == Alexander N Benner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Alexander> Sorry for just popping in without having followed the thred. Please, at least do us the courtesy of at least following what is going on. Alexander> Ship's Log, Lt. Manoj Srivastava, Stardate 190199.1254: >

Re: Bug#30036: debian-policy could include emacs policy

Hi, >>"Ian" == Ian Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Ian> Manoj Srivastava writes ("Re: Bug#30036: debian-policy could include emacs policy"): >> Hi, >> >>"Adam" == Adam Di Carlo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Adam> I still don't really understand what is intended by moving Adam> sub-po

Re: copyright files in other languages

Previously Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > At least some of you should remember the poems (I can't rightly call them > emails) by ioannis. Shouldn't we be glad that he didn't wrote copyright > licenses? :) rotfl Wichert. -- =

Re: copyright files in other languages

Milan Zamazal writes: > No, requiring knowing dozens of languages would be *real* discrimination. Indeed, also. But carefully *not* requiring anything is much better since it puts the responsibility where it belongs: with the developer who uploaded the package (to main). We do *not* want debian

Re: copyright files in other languages

> "KR" == Kristoffer Rose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: KR> IMHO we should simply put the French copyright file in the KR> distribution... >> Should an English translation be required? Currently a user need >> only speak English to decide if a package is free enough for him.

Re: Should non-free and contrib packages install to /opt?

hi Sorry for just popping in without having followed the thred. Ship's Log, Lt. Manoj Srivastava, Stardate 190199.1254: > > I do agree with you, though. I think we should strongly urge > non-Debian sources of .deb packages to use /opt as described in the > FHS. Please not. I don't see

Re: copyright files in other languages

On Tue, Jan 19, 1999 at 04:45:07PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > >> Should an English translation be required? Currently a user need only > >> speak English to decide if a package is free enough for him. > > Javier> I think it should be. [...] > Even were the copyright in Engli