Bug#100472: PROPOSAL] allowing '-' between libraryname and soversion

hen I originally created the package. I don't feel libid3-3.7.13 is accurate, either. -- Robert Woodcock - [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I vowed revenge on the soul of BingBong" -- Doug Glanville, Phillies center fielder

Bug#53849: PROPOSAL: emacs/tex downgrading to optional

On Sun, Jan 02, 2000 at 01:19:11PM +1000, Anthony Towns wrote: > On Sat, Jan 01, 2000 at 05:21:36PM -0800, Robert Woodcock wrote: > > * One second > > There have been no formal objections, I hope that's enough concensus to > > move forward. > > First, I'

Bug#53849: PROPOSAL: emacs/tex downgrading to optional

se reassign the bug to include ftp.debian.org. Thanks! -- Robert Woodcock - [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Anybody else wanna negotiate?" -- The Fifth Element

Re: Software in main that is throughly useless without non-free software

p that in mind. You'll also find most people are against another section for any reason (see debian-devel archives last year regarding the 'cd-ok' section flame war). -- Robert Woodcock - [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Now we'll have to kill you." -- Linus Torvalds

Re: Software in main that is throughly useless without non-free software

, even if someone >decides to build a copy for themselves that uses true Motif. Lesstiff needs to be installed and used on the same machine as the program in order to make that program work. I think that's an important distinction. -- Robert Woodcock - [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Now we'll have to kill you." -- Linus Torvalds

Re: Size of Optional - policy and name for new Priority

ot;Typical" is a rather bloated install that has just about everything you need. This seems like what we want. Not commended, unusual, bad, not useful, and worse, the antonyms of a few of the other things listed above, have rather negative connotations. -- Robert Woodcock - [EMAIL PROTEC

Re: [PROPOSED] Merging the packaging manual and policy packages

gize. You were not rewriting history, you were just writing it without any input. :) Bottom line, I no longer have any objections about people claiming the Packaging Manual to be part of Policy. > Dinner is ready when the smoke alarm goes off. Hahaha - I like that one :) -- Robert Woodcock - [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Unix and C are the ultimate computer viruses" -- Richard Gabriel

Re: [PROPOSED] Merging the packaging manual and policy packages

lowercase package names unless the package you're building (or referring to, in other fields) is already using uppercase. [1] This is a bug. > c) It makes it easier to say what package to install to learn about >*all* Debian Policy documents ;-) This I agree with. -- Robert Woodcock - [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Unix and C are the ultimate computer viruses" -- Richard Gabriel

Re: DRAFT: Fixing the architecture query options of dpkg.

ut to be helpful even if you don't plan to upload your package and make it available as part of the distribution.) -- Robert Woodcock - [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Unix and C are the ultimate computer viruses" -- Richard Gabriel

Re: Idea for non-free organization

sion that he's right. I'm retracting my suggestion. -- Robert Woodcock - [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Unix and C are the ultimate computer viruses" -- Richard Gabriel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Idea for non-free organization

restrictions, or any other laws. Making all our vendors decide for themselves what is legal to put on a CD does not further goals 1 and 3. -- Robert Woodcock - [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Unix and C are the ultimate computer viruses" -- Richard Gabriel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]