Bug#96597: changing policy requirements for debian native packages to _MUST_

2002-03-04 Thread Chris Waters
On Mon, Mar 04, 2002 at 08:42:11PM -0500, Andres Salomon wrote: > Policy states that history should not be rewritten; ie, past changelog > entries should remain as they were. What happens when maintainership of > a package moves upstream? Aargh, why should anything happen? Is the package sudden

Bug#96597: changing policy requirements for debian native packages to _MUST_

2002-03-04 Thread Joey Hess
> > > Given this expectation, one of two things should be done; either > > > policy should be changed to explicitly allow multiple changelogs for > > > debian-native packages, or explicitly disallow more than 1. > > > > "Given this expectation", sure, but I *don't* give that expectation. > > If ch

Bug#96597: changing policy requirements for debian native packages to _MUST_

2002-03-04 Thread Andres Salomon
On Mon, Mar 04, 2002 at 03:21:39PM -0800, Chris Waters wrote: > > On Sun, Mar 03, 2002 at 11:28:55PM -0500, Andres Salomon wrote: > > dh_installchangelogs (debhelper-3.4.11) currently bails if one attempts > > to install a non-debian changelog to > > /usr/share/doc//changelog.gz in a debian-native

Bug#96597: changing policy requirements for debian native packages to _MUST_

2002-03-04 Thread Chris Waters
On Sun, Mar 03, 2002 at 11:28:55PM -0500, Andres Salomon wrote: > dh_installchangelogs (debhelper-3.4.11) currently bails if one attempts > to install a non-debian changelog to > /usr/share/doc//changelog.gz in a debian-native package. Ok. I think maybe that's a bug, but I'm willing to be proven

Re: * WARNING: Crypto software to be included into main Debian distribution

2002-03-04 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > 1. Software in non-us was not developed inside the US and should > not be restricted to 'export' into other countries. Lots of stuff in non-us was developed in the US.

Re: * WARNING: Crypto software to be included into main Debian distribution

2002-03-04 Thread Stephen Ryan
On Mon, 2002-03-04 at 03:09, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I don't know what the right list to bring this issue up is, so I > write to all three lists to get to the right people. > > Here are my views on the crypto on main subject. > > I suppose there has been debate on this subject be

Bug#96597: changing policy requirements for debian native packages to _MUST_

2002-03-04 Thread Julian Gilbey
On Sun, Mar 03, 2002 at 11:28:55PM -0500, Andres Salomon wrote: > dh_installchangelogs (debhelper-3.4.11) currently bails if one attempts > to install a non-debian changelog to > /usr/share/doc//changelog.gz in a debian-native package. Joey > Hess has mentioned that various tools expect the change

* WARNING: Crypto software to be included into main Debian distribution

2002-03-04 Thread jose
I don't know what the right list to bring this issue up is, so I write to all three lists to get to the right people. Here are my views on the crypto on main subject. I suppose there has been debate on this subject before on other debian lists, but as I'm not subscribed to more than