Re: new policy revision

1999-07-02 Thread Julian Gilbey
The package description still contains: This package contains: - Debian Policy Manual - Linux Filesystem Structure (FSSTND) Julian =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Julian Gilbey, Dept of Maths, QMW, Univ. of London. [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: new policy revision

1999-07-01 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, >>"Joey" == Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Joey> I see the following items marked as accepted amendments in the Joey> policy weekly summary that arn't in the new revision: I essentially looked at the forwarded bugs titled [ACCEPTED ...] this time round. Joey> Definition o

Re: new policy revision

1999-07-01 Thread Joey Hess
I see the following items marked as accepted amendments in the policy weekly summary that arn't in the new revision: Definition of extra priority (#33076) Policy still suggests /etc/rc.boot instead of /etc/rcS.d (#32448) Have proposal-submitting guidelines in policy package I understand you didn'

Re: new policy revision

1999-07-01 Thread Joey Hess
Manoj Srivastava wrote: > we proipose to follow the latter, since that would mean that we Not quoit roight. :-) -- see shy jo

Re: new policy revision

1999-07-01 Thread Charles C. Fu
Edward> The locations of debian-policy and the packaging manual do not Edward> meet the FHS, they should be changed to /usr/share/doc/ not Edward> /usr/doc/. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I was thinking about that. One of the problems with that is that > this may mean that the pol

Re: new policy revision

1999-06-30 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, >>"Marco" == Marco d'Itri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Marco> Did you look at the FHS 2.1 draft? I am aware of it, yes. Marco> Some of the new things in FHS 2.0 like /var/state have been Marco> removed from the standard and there is no point putting them Marco> in the policy.

Re: new policy revision

1999-06-30 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, Please retitle this bug into an [ACCEPTED] state in the BTS, (changing the priority as well, like the other reports), in order to get it included. manoj The stages in a proposals life a) Pre discussion period, an idea is floated, and kicked around and wishlist bu

Re: new policy revision

1999-06-30 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, >>"Edward" == Edward Betts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Edward> How about /usr/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz? Done. Edward> The locations of debian-policy and the packaging manual do Edward> not meet the FHS, they should be changed to /usr/share/doc/ Edward> not /u

Re: new policy revision

1999-06-30 Thread Marco d'Itri
On Jun 30, Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > capitalization of The X Window System in section heading. Any other > flaws? Shall I renumber it to 3.0.0.0 and send it along? Did you look at the FHS 2.1 draft? Some of the new things in FHS 2.0 like /var/state have been removed from the s

Re: new policy revision

1999-06-30 Thread Santiago Vila
On 29 Jun 1999, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > Hi folks, > > At long last, I have created a new policy version, the one > that is destined to be version 3.0.0.0. As promised, I am not > uploading this package, but presenting it here in order that people > have a first look at it and make su

Re: new policy revision

1999-06-30 Thread Roland Rosenfeld
On Tue, 29 Jun 1999, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > At long last, I have created a new policy version, the one > that is destined to be version 3.0.0.0. As promised, I am not > uploading this package, but presenting it here in order that people > have a first look at it and make sure I have

Re: new policy revision

1999-06-30 Thread Edward Betts
On debian-policy, Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > >>"Wichert" == Wichert Akkerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Wichert> Manoj, what happened to the utmp-group proposal? I don't see it > Wichert> mentioned in the changelog.. > > Actually, going in to add this t the

Re: new policy revision

1999-06-30 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, >>"Wichert" == Wichert Akkerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Wichert> Manoj, what happened to the utmp-group proposal? I don't see Wichert> it mentioned in the changelog.. I'll get to it in the next try, 2.5.1.91. In the meanwhile, does everything else look OK? manoj --

Re: new policy revision

1999-06-30 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, >>"Wichert" == Wichert Akkerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Wichert> Manoj, what happened to the utmp-group proposal? I don't see it Wichert> mentioned in the changelog.. Actually, going in to add this t the document, I notice thast the amendment was already in, the bug was that I

Re: new policy revision

1999-06-29 Thread Branden Robinson
On Tue, Jun 29, 1999 at 04:37:06PM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > At long last, I have created a new policy version, the one > that is destined to be version 3.0.0.0. As promised, I am not > uploading this package, but presenting it here in order that people > have a first look at it a

Re: new policy revision

1999-06-29 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Manoj, what happened to the utmp-group proposal? I don't see it mentioned in the changelog.. Wichert. -- == This combination of bytes forms a message written to you by Wichert Akkerman. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: ht

Re: new policy revision

1999-06-29 Thread Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho
On Tue, Jun 29, 1999 at 04:37:06PM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > At long last, I have created a new policy version, the one > that is destined to be version 3.0.0.0. I can see no entry for 3.0.0.0 in the upgrade checklist. Please make one. -- %%% Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho % [EMAIL PROT

new policy revision

1999-06-29 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi folks, At long last, I have created a new policy version, the one that is destined to be version 3.0.0.0. As promised, I am not uploading this package, but presenting it here in order that people have a first look at it and make sure I have not made major mistakes. http://www.debian