Re: Bug#698012: debian-policy: Please update 10.6 "Device files" for udev and the like

2017-03-01 Thread Simon McVittie
On Mon, 20 Feb 2017 at 16:12:53 -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: > I propose the following section to completely replace this section. This > preserves what I think are the still-useful requirements while making it > clear that nearly all packages should keep their hands off of /dev > entirely. Seconde

Bug#698012: debian-policy: Please update 10.6 "Device files" for udev and the like

2017-03-01 Thread Andreas Henriksson
On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 04:12:53PM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: > I propose the following section to completely replace this section. This > preserves what I think are the still-useful requirements while making it > clear that nearly all packages should keep their hands off of /dev > entirely. It a

Re: Bug#181123: [PATCH 0/2] Mention try-reload and status actions

2017-03-01 Thread Andreas Henriksson
Hello Russ Allbery, On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 02:42:59PM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: > Control: tag 181123 pending > > Andreas Henriksson writes: > > > These patches is an attempt to finally put #181123 to rest. > > > It tries to strike a well balanced middle ground between existing > > debian st