Re: `debian-devel-announce', @debian.org addresses.

1999-06-30 Thread Darren O. Benham
On Wed, Jun 30, 1999 at 12:47:59PM -0700, karlheg wrote: > > Do all of us have an @debian.org mailing address that is functional? > I think EVERY developer who has upload writes ought to have that. > Policy ought to dictate it; even if it's a forward (.qmail) drop. there people who do not... un

Re: new policy revision

1999-06-30 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, >>"Marco" == Marco d'Itri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Marco> Did you look at the FHS 2.1 draft? I am aware of it, yes. Marco> Some of the new things in FHS 2.0 like /var/state have been Marco> removed from the standard and there is no point putting them Marco> in the policy.

Re: new policy revision

1999-06-30 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, Please retitle this bug into an [ACCEPTED] state in the BTS, (changing the priority as well, like the other reports), in order to get it included. manoj The stages in a proposals life a) Pre discussion period, an idea is floated, and kicked around and wishlist bu

`debian-devel-announce', @debian.org addresses.

1999-06-30 Thread karlheg
Do all of us have an @debian.org mailing address that is functional? I think EVERY developer who has upload writes ought to have that. Policy ought to dictate it; even if it's a forward (.qmail) drop. We ought ALL be subscribed to the announce list also. I'd like to see the policy summary g

Re: /var/state?

1999-06-30 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, On Tue, 29 Jun 1999, Daniel Quinlan wrote: >> Did Debian adopt FHS 2.0 at any point? If it hasn't, then /var/state >> shouldn't be showing up anywhere. If Debian policy is now "FHS >> instead of FSSTND", then please nag me to release FHS 2.1 officially. The new verion Debian pol

Re: new policy revision

1999-06-30 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, >>"Edward" == Edward Betts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Edward> How about /usr/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz? Done. Edward> The locations of debian-policy and the packaging manual do Edward> not meet the FHS, they should be changed to /usr/share/doc/ Edward> not /u

Re: new policy revision

1999-06-30 Thread Marco d'Itri
On Jun 30, Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > capitalization of The X Window System in section heading. Any other > flaws? Shall I renumber it to 3.0.0.0 and send it along? Did you look at the FHS 2.1 draft? Some of the new things in FHS 2.0 like /var/state have been removed from the s

Re: new policy revision

1999-06-30 Thread Santiago Vila
On 29 Jun 1999, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > Hi folks, > > At long last, I have created a new policy version, the one > that is destined to be version 3.0.0.0. As promised, I am not > uploading this package, but presenting it here in order that people > have a first look at it and make su

Re: new policy revision

1999-06-30 Thread Roland Rosenfeld
On Tue, 29 Jun 1999, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > At long last, I have created a new policy version, the one > that is destined to be version 3.0.0.0. As promised, I am not > uploading this package, but presenting it here in order that people > have a first look at it and make sure I have

Re: Menu-2.0, optimized menu tree, hints

1999-06-30 Thread joost witteveen
Let me reply once more to this email, as either I don't understand what is meant with `collapsing trees', or a lot of other people don't. Fearing about stuff originally placed in Apps/Vieuwers and Apps/Sound suddenly being placed in Apps/MultiMedia, Steve wrote: > I still don't think that I like

Re: /var/state?

1999-06-30 Thread Marc Haber
On Tue, 29 Jun 1999 21:55:49 -0600 (MDT), you wrote: >Personally I think /var/state is a much more accurate name, I have to agree on that matter. I'd expect executeable code in /var/lib. But heck, some standards have to exist. Greetings Marc -- -- !! No court

Re: new policy revision

1999-06-30 Thread Edward Betts
On debian-policy, Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > >>"Wichert" == Wichert Akkerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Wichert> Manoj, what happened to the utmp-group proposal? I don't see it > Wichert> mentioned in the changelog.. > > Actually, going in to add this t the

Re: /var/state?

1999-06-30 Thread Jason Gunthorpe
On Tue, 29 Jun 1999, Daniel Quinlan wrote: > Did Debian adopt FHS 2.0 at any point? If it hasn't, then /var/state > shouldn't be showing up anywhere. If Debian policy is now "FHS > instead of FSSTND", then please nag me to release FHS 2.1 officially. We made a statement of our intent to move t

Re: /var/state?

1999-06-30 Thread Daniel Quinlan
Marc Haber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> So using /var/state is actually discouraged? Steve Greenland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Since it is not mentioned in the current FHS 2.1 draft > (http://www.pathname.com/fhs/fhs-2.1-pre-02.tar.gz), and the description > of /var/lib seems to encompass

Re: new policy revision

1999-06-30 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, >>"Wichert" == Wichert Akkerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Wichert> Manoj, what happened to the utmp-group proposal? I don't see Wichert> it mentioned in the changelog.. I'll get to it in the next try, 2.5.1.91. In the meanwhile, does everything else look OK? manoj --

Re: new policy revision

1999-06-30 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, >>"Wichert" == Wichert Akkerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Wichert> Manoj, what happened to the utmp-group proposal? I don't see it Wichert> mentioned in the changelog.. Actually, going in to add this t the document, I notice thast the amendment was already in, the bug was that I