Re: md5sum proposal

1999-05-25 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, >>"Michael" == Michael Stone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Michael> Because that doesn't do anything for the new user who Michael> doesn't discover that he wants to do this until _after_ he Michael> thinks something is wrong. A redhat support list can say "do Michael> x to verify your system

Re: md5sum proposal

1999-05-25 Thread Michael Stone
On Tue, May 25, 1999 at 01:39:14PM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > I still do not see why this has anything to do with the > packaging system. If all you want is to ensure that the files on your > system have not been modified since the time you installed them (and, > frankly, I think y

Bug#38212: debian-policy: [PROPOSAL] rewrite of section 5.7

1999-05-25 Thread Branden Robinson
On Tue, May 25, 1999 at 05:36:09PM +0200, Santiago Vila wrote: > Such programs should be configured with X support, > + and should declare a dependency on xlib6g (which > + contains X shared libraries). Users who wish to use the > + program can install just the relatively

Re: md5sum proposal

1999-05-25 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, I still do not see why this has anything to do with the packaging system. If all you want is to ensure that the files on your system have not been modified since the time you installed them (and, frankly, I think you really really should also look at things like /etc/hosts.allow e

Bug#38212: debian-policy: [PROPOSAL] rewrite of section 5.7

1999-05-25 Thread Santiago Vila
On Mon, 24 May 1999, Branden Robinson wrote: Such programs should be configured with X support, - and should declare a dependency on xlib6g (for the - X11R6 libraries). Users who wish to use the program can - install just the relatively small xlib6g pack

RE: PROPOSAL: automatic installation and configuration

1999-05-25 Thread Dean . Carpenter
-Original Message- From: Massimo Dal Zotto [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 24, 1999 6:02 PM To: debian-policy@lists.debian.org; debian-devel@lists.debian.org Subject: PROPOSAL: automatic installation and configuration > Hi, > > I have done a few experiments about automatic co

Re: PROPOSAL: automatic installation and configuration

1999-05-25 Thread Amos Shapira
From: Massimo Dal Zotto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PROPOSAL: automatic installation and configuration Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 00:01:57 +0200 (MEST) > Hi, > > I have done a few experiments about automatic configuration of packages > and have now some working code. I want to describe my ideas and

Bug#38212: Seconded

1999-05-25 Thread Brock Rozen
I second this proposal. It deals with the message I sent through yesterday about this section of the policy. -- Brock Rozen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Director of Technical Services (410) 602-1350 Project Genesis

Re: md5sum proposal

1999-05-25 Thread Christoph Lameter
On Mon, 24 May 1999, Branden Robinson wrote: > I will formally oppose any proposal to require md5sums files within Debian > packages unless it makes absolutely clear that they are not a defense > against intrusion, but only against "mindless" data corruption like a > failing hard disk. Or a virus

PROPOSAL: automatic installation and configuration

1999-05-25 Thread Massimo Dal Zotto
Hi, I have done a few experiments about automatic configuration of packages and have now some working code. I want to describe my ideas and how to integrate in the distribution. You can download my experimental but almost working code at: http://www.cs.unitn.it/~dz/debian/dpkggetconfig_1.0.de