Bug#53761: PROPOSED] revision of the Motif/LessTif policy

1999-12-31 Thread Tomasz Wegrzanowski
On Thu, Dec 30, 1999 at 07:52:16PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > Package: debian-policy > Version: 3.1.1.1 > Severity: wishlist > > Semantic revisions. [snip] Does anybody know when Harmony or whatever will be ready to be the same to qt as lesstif was to motif ???

Bug#53757: PROPOSED] policy for "x-terminal-emulator" virtual package and alternative

1999-12-31 Thread Branden Robinson
On Fri, Dec 31, 1999 at 02:15:04AM +0100, Martin Schulze wrote: > Please use the word "declare" instead of a different permutation of it's > characters.. Fixed. A revised .diff is available at: http://samosa.debian.org/~branden/proposal.x-terminal-emulator.diff -- G. Branden Robinson

Bug#53755: PROPOSED] policy for usage of "xserver" alternative

1999-12-31 Thread Branden Robinson
On Fri, Dec 31, 1999 at 02:31:20AM +0100, Martin Schulze wrote: > Branden Robinson wrote: > > + should delcare in their control data that they provide the > > May I ask for the use of proper english as well? "declare" looks better. :) Fixed. A revised version may be found at: http://samosa

Bug#53755: PROPOSED] policy for usage of "xserver" alternative

1999-12-31 Thread Martin Schulze
Ohhh :) Branden Robinson wrote: > + should delcare in their control data that they provide the May I ask for the use of proper english as well? "declare" looks better. :) Regards, Joey -- Linux - the choice of a GNU generation. Please always Cc

Bug#53755: [PROPOSED] policy for usage of "xserver" alternative

1999-12-31 Thread Branden Robinson
Package: debian-policy Version: 3.1.1.1 Severity: wishlist Will implement current practice, and provide an actual policy for usage of the "xserver" virtual package which appears in the virtual packages list. In a nutshell, X servers that interface directly with the display and input hardware or v

Bug#53757: PROPOSED] policy for "x-terminal-emulator" virtual package and alternative

1999-12-31 Thread Martin Schulze
I'm soo sorry *evil grin*[1] Branden Robinson wrote: > Package: debian-policy > Version: 3.1.1.1 > Severity: wishlist > > Documents current practice. > > -- > G. Branden Robinson| A committee is a life form with six or > Debian GNU/Linux | more legs and

Bug#53763: [PROPOSED] policy for X font packages

1999-12-31 Thread Branden Robinson
Package: debian-policy Version: 3.1.1.1 Severity: wishlist Documents existing practice. To stave off the inevitable question... This proposal does not address TrueType fonts because: 1) TTF's are not supported by XFree86 natively (yet), either by the X servers or by the font server 2) current

Bug#53762: [PROPOSED] applying the FHS to packages that use X

1999-12-31 Thread Branden Robinson
Package: debian-policy Version: 3.1.1.1 Severity: wishlist This attempts to fit the X Window System as well as we can without discarding the /usr/X11R6 hierarchy. -- G. Branden Robinson|Human beings rarely imagine a god that Debian GNU/Linux |behaves any better

Bug#53761: [PROPOSED] revision of the Motif/LessTif policy

1999-12-31 Thread Branden Robinson
Package: debian-policy Version: 3.1.1.1 Severity: wishlist Semantic revisions. -- G. Branden Robinson| There's nothing an agnostic can't do Debian GNU/Linux | if he doesn't know whether he believes [EMAIL PROTECTED] | in it or not. roger.ecn.purdue.e

Bug#53759: [PROPOSED] revision of the "to build with X support or not" policy

1999-12-31 Thread Branden Robinson
Package: debian-policy Version: 3.1.1.1 Severity: wishlist This seems to be more what people want. It will enable packages like vim-tty to become legal if they are promoted to standard priority. Also, that X client in mtools can be split into its own package and made optional. This paves the wa

Bug#53760: [PROPOSED] revision of X application-defaults policy

1999-12-31 Thread Branden Robinson
Package: debian-policy Version: 3.1.1.1 Severity: wishlist Mostly a semantic revision, but also clarifies the language to properly address the package maintainer, not the system administrator, as to how to manage /etc/X11/Xresources. -- G. Branden Robinson| Yesterday upon the

Bug#53757: [PROPOSED] policy for "x-terminal-emulator" virtual package and alternative

1999-12-31 Thread Branden Robinson
Package: debian-policy Version: 3.1.1.1 Severity: wishlist Documents current practice. -- G. Branden Robinson| A committee is a life form with six or Debian GNU/Linux | more legs and no brain. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | -- Robert Heinlein roger.ecn.purdue.e

Bug#53758: [PROPOSED] Policy for "x-window-manager" virtual package and alternative

1999-12-31 Thread Branden Robinson
Package: debian-policy Version: 3.1.1.1 Severity: wishlist Documents current practice. -- G. Branden Robinson| Debian GNU/Linux | // // // / / [EMAIL PROTECTED] | EI 'AANIIGOO 'AHOOT'E roger.ecn.purdue.edu/~branden/ | --- policy

Bug#53756: [PROPOSED] additions to virtual package list

1999-12-31 Thread Branden Robinson
Package: debian-policy Version: 3.1.1.1 Severity: wishlist Also fixes incorrect nomenclature for X. -- G. Branden Robinson|You can have my PGP passphrase when you Debian GNU/Linux |pry it from my cold, dead brain. [EMAIL PROTECTED] |-- Adam Thornton