Re: Parseable copyright files (was: Re: Bug#65577: PROPOSED] README.Debian should include notice if a package is not a part of Debian distribution)

2000-06-23 Thread Joey Hess
Brian May wrote: > Seeing as everything seems to be going XML these days, why not: Why? Copyright files are already unapproachable enough with their legal jargon. Why add markup on top of that? > However, why stop at the license? Perhaps the same thing could be > done with other information, eg r

Bug#37999: OLD PROPOSAL]: A pre-install required space checking mechanism for Debian packages

2000-06-23 Thread Jason Gunthorpe
On Fri, 23 Jun 2000, Julian Gilbey wrote: > All that is needed now are some patches to dinstall and apt to be able > to handle this ;-) (I presume that the Packages.du.bz2 file would be > generated on a weekly basis in unstable, a bit like the Contents > files.) Writing a contents generator sho

Bug#38703: marked as done ([OLD PROPOSAL] A better way to configure debian systems)

2000-06-23 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
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Bug#37999: OLD PROPOSAL]: A pre-install required space checking mechanism for Debian packages

2000-06-23 Thread Julian Gilbey
This bug report contains a proposal to modify dinstall and apt to be able to calculate the amount of space needed by packages before they are installed, so that apt can say "sorry, there isn't enough space left to install package foo". Furthermore, this will be calculated using du -S so that the s

Processed: Reassign bug to ftp.debian.org

2000-06-23 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > reassign 38902 ftp.debian.org Bug#38902: [ACCEPTED 07/16/99] Data section Bug reassigned from package `debian-policy' to `ftp.debian.org'. > severity 38902 normal Bug#38902: [ACCEPTED 07/16/99] Data section Severity set to `normal'. > thanks Stopping

Bug#38902: Reassign bug to ftp.debian.org

2000-06-23 Thread Julian Gilbey
reassign 38902 ftp.debian.org severity 38902 normal thanks The creation of the data section now rests in the hands of the ftp team. Julian -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Julian Gilbey, Dept of Maths, QMW, Univ. of London. [EMAIL PROTECTED

Bug#39408: marked as done (Policy self-reference broken)

2000-06-23 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
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Bug#38612: marked as done ([PROPOSED] Have proposal-submitting guidelines in policy package)

2000-06-23 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
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CVS jdg: * Added FHS details to copyright file

2000-06-23 Thread debian-policy
CVSROOT:/cvs/debian-policy Module name:debian-policy Changes by: jdg Fri Jun 23 09:37:49 PDT 2000 Modified files: . : policy.sgml debian : changelog copyright rules Log message: * Added FHS details to copyright file * Added wording for bu

Processed: change proposal severity

2000-06-23 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > severity 32263 wishlist Bug#32263: [PROPOSAL] Splitting cgi-bin Severity set to `wishlist'. > thanks Stopping processing here. Please contact me if you need assistance. Darren Benham (administrator, Debian Bugs database)

Processed: Re: Bug#32263: Splitting cgi-bin

2000-06-23 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > retitle 32263 [PROPOSAL] Splitting cgi-bin Bug#32263: [OLD PROPOSAL] Split /cgi-bin/ into system and local parts Changed Bug title. > thanks Stopping processing here. Please contact me if you need assistance. Darren Benham (administrator, Debian Bugs

Bug#32263: Splitting cgi-bin

2000-06-23 Thread Julian Gilbey
retitle 32263 [PROPOSAL] Splitting cgi-bin thanks On Thu, Jun 22, 2000 at 10:09:39PM -0400, Brian White wrote: > reopen 32263 > -- > > How about waiting just a bit longer? I was going to try to start this > again when (if?) the release happens. Numerous people have thought it > was a good idea

Re: Parseable copyright files (was: Re: Bug#65577: PROPOSED] README.Debian should include notice if a package is not a part of Debian distribution)

2000-06-23 Thread Brian May
> "Julian" == Julian Gilbey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Julian> Copyright: non-DFSG Copyright-non-freeness: # Brief Julian> details of non-freeness here Copyright-Details: # field Julian> with copy of copyright Julian> Comments? Seeing as everything seems to be going XML the