Bug#61308: PROPOSAL] Initializing databases by using conffiles.

2000-04-06 Thread Julian Gilbey
On Thu, Apr 06, 2000 at 02:39:07PM +0200, Santiago Vila wrote: > I modify my proposal so that it reads as follows: > >The easy way to achieve this behavior is to make the configuration >file a conffile. This is appropriate only if it is possible to distribute a >default version that wi

Bug#61308: PROPOSAL] Initializing databases by using conffiles.

2000-04-06 Thread Josip Rodin
On Thu, Apr 06, 2000 at 02:39:07PM +0200, Santiago Vila wrote: > I modify my proposal so that it reads as follows: > >The easy way to achieve this behavior is to make the configuration >file a conffile. This is appropriate only if it is possible to distribute a >default version that wi

Bug#61308: PROPOSAL] Initializing databases by using conffiles.

2000-04-06 Thread Santiago Vila
On Thu, 6 Apr 2000, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Thu, Apr 06, 2000 at 10:36:04AM +0200, Santiago Vila wrote: > >file a conffile. This is only appropriate if it is possible to > > distribute a > [...] > > It would be more grammatical to say "appropriate only" rather than "only > appropriate",

Bug#61308: PROPOSAL] Initializing databases by using conffiles.

2000-04-06 Thread Branden Robinson
On Thu, Apr 06, 2000 at 10:36:04AM +0200, Santiago Vila wrote: > Final rewording: > > I propose that we modify paragraph in Policy 4.7.3 by adding the "only" > word, so that it reads as follows: > >The easy way to achieve this behavior is to make the configuration >file a conffile. This i

Bug#61308: PROPOSAL] Initializing databases by using conffiles.

2000-04-06 Thread Santiago Vila
Final rewording: I propose that we modify paragraph in Policy 4.7.3 by adding the "only" word, so that it reads as follows: The easy way to achieve this behavior is to make the configuration file a conffile. This is only appropriate if it is possible to distribute a default version that

Re: maintainers with bad email addresses

2000-04-06 Thread Jason Gunthorpe
On Thu, 6 Apr 2000, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Wed, Apr 05, 2000 at 02:19:28PM -0400, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > > I think it should be a requirement that Debian maintainers have email > > addresses which accept all validly formatted email, at least in > > response to bug-reporting discussio

Re: maintainers with bad email addresses

2000-04-06 Thread Branden Robinson
On Wed, Apr 05, 2000 at 02:19:28PM -0400, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > I think it should be a requirement that Debian maintainers have email > addresses which accept all validly formatted email, at least in > response to bug-reporting discussions. Is this controversial? Yes, even if it is reason