to go out of our
way to invite legal attacks.
better to call it "free-world" :)
(*) yes, i know bulls go for the motion and not the colour, but the
phrase sounds better than "gesticulating with a piece of cloth of
indeterminate colour at a male animal of the bovine persuasion".
craig
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i also second this proposal.
craig
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idea of having two files in
/etc/default, one provided by the package and one edited by the
user...sourced in that order. but your idea does the same thing without
the ugly need for an extra file...much better.
craig
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TML pages,
or filling in templates generally. A `template' is a piece of text
that has little Perl programs embedded in it here and there. When you
`fill in' a template, you evaluate the little programs and replace
them with their values.
the only thing i'd add to that is that the "little programs" usually
consist of just a $variable name (perl vars return their value when
evaluated)but you can do more complex stuff (loops, if/then/else,
etc) if required.
craig
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s not
safe, so should not have been released.
> tis ok...I'll revert to the old methods and come up with some other way
> to do this.
cool.
btw, i'm not trying to flame you or anything...it's just that this issue
is very serious - config files are sacred, especially when they have
been hand-edited by the system admin.
craig
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doesn't mean I'm not following
> policy.
you should not have released a postinst script that overwrites a config
file UNTIL you had implemented a way of doing it safely and sanely.
craig
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On Fri, Nov 19, 1999 at 12:12:30PM -0800, Joey Hess wrote:
> Craig Sanders wrote:
> > this bug highlights a very serious flaw in debconf - not in the
> > design, but in the manner in which it can be misused by a package
> > maintainer. blowing away custom edits is evil and sh
EASON.
at the very least, they should ask for permission first.
this bug highlights a very serious flaw in debconf - not in the design,
but in the manner in which it can be misused by a package maintainer.
blowing away custom edits is evil and should be forbidden by policy.
craig
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>
> I just plopped my startx script into /etc/rc.local.
why not just use xdm or wdm and edit the config so that the login window
displays "login as guest with password guest"?
craig
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figuration of a daemon
is a security problem then that config should be fixed or the package
dropped from the distribution.
craig
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;m against changing the default so that it only suits a tiny minority.
i'm not against increasing choice.
the default should remain as is, though - those who want it different
should be the ones who have to take whatever action with debconf.
craig
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cause i don't want pre-selections".
that option is to not run the pre-selection script, to jump straight
into dselect. it's the option i always choose when building systems
because i prefer to select all packages.
crai
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no way of satisfying both parties
at once - mutually exclusive needs) so it's a pretty easy choice to
make...cause the minimum harm/hassle/inconvenience.
craig
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craig sanders
On Mon, Sep 27, 1999 at 03:21:34AM -0400, Raul Miller wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 27, 1999 at 01:05:58PM +1000, Craig Sanders wrote:
> > then don't install those services. installing a package *IS* an explicit
> > OK.
>
> You're saying that packages reliably say when th
way seems best to you for your systems - but don't force it
on everyone else.
craig
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quot;Suggests:" should be "Supports:", as was
> proposed earlier (the utilities could still accept "Suggests:" but let
> it be deprecated).
i think the word Suggests: is more useful and more accurate than Supports:
craig
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On Sat, 25 Oct 1997, dc wrote:
> Enough is enough.
yes. enough is enough. go away and quit your whining. i, for one, am
getting really sick and tired of seeing your personal attacks against
bruce being splashed all over the debian lists.
what are you trying to do? destroy debian with your co
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