Re: [3.0.0.0] Policy manual copyright notice.

1999-07-27 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, >>"Karl" == Karl M Hegbloom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Karl> I just updated to the newest version of `debian-policy', and noticed Karl> that the copyright date is `1998'. Shouldn't that be updated? -- Debian GNU/Linux

Re: /usr/share/doc (was Re: weekly policy summary)

1999-07-27 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, >>"Giuliano" == Giuliano Procida <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Giuliano> Has no one seriously considered the mess that will happen Giuliano> if you try to follow this path (namely, making each package Giuliano> manage the transition by itself)? Think about all the typos Giuliano> (like "[-L

Re: /var/lib, /var/mail

1999-07-27 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, >>"Joseph" == Joseph Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> This way, people would be free to move /var/spool/mail/* to /var/mail/* >> at their discretion, but this is never done automatically by the system. Joseph> That was the point of the suggestion. There was actually a Joseph> bug to

Re: /var/lib, /var/mail

1999-07-27 Thread Joseph Carter
On Tue, Jul 27, 1999 at 01:45:47PM +0200, Santiago Vila wrote: > If we agree on this, a possible plan would be: > > potato: > Packages reference /var/spool/mail internally. > base-files creates a symlink /var/mail -> /var/spool/mail > > potato+1: Packages reference /var/mail internally. > *

Re: /var/lib, /var/mail

1999-07-27 Thread Santiago Vila
On Sun, 25 Jul 1999, Joseph Carter wrote: > [...] My suggestion is > that we do not move /var/spool/mail on existing systems and instead simply > create a symlink from /var/mail and call it good. /var/mail should be the > directory on a new system, though the compatibility symlink should be > cre

/usr/share/doc (was Re: weekly policy summary)

1999-07-27 Thread Giuliano Procida
Regarding the share/doc proposal. My apologies if this repeating someone else's comments, I have not read all the messages in the threads. On Fri, Jul 16, 1999 at 02:35:04PM -0700, Joey Hess wrote: > Usr/share/doc vs. /usr/doc (#40706) > * Under discussion. > * Proposed by Manoj Srivastava; se