in order to see important mail.
As is my right, I request that you cease all such mail to this address.
Waiting is,
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ne person.
Thanks,
>
> On 19-Sep-98 Dale Scheetz wrote:
> > This is a formal request for removal from the NAG distribution list.
>
> =
> * http://benham.net/index.html
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Yes! I'm tired of your spam. STOP!
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On Wed, 23 Sep 1998, Vincent Renardias wrote:
>
> On Wed, 23 Sep 1998, Dale Scheetz wrote:
>
> > > I don't want to remove people. I feel the nag service is a helpful
> > > service
> > > for many people that just need a small push to encourage
. Clear examples that exhibit the bug.
3. A patch that fixes it.
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lculates those things, I'll be happy to include it.
>
So is everyone else, myself included. Please tell me again how useless
messages improve my ability to repair bugs?
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ary: Shared libraries and
> timezone
> ii slang1 1.2.2-2The S-Lang programming library - runtime
> ver
> ii slang1 1.2.2-2 The S-Lang programming library - runtime
> ver
>
>
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On Mon, 28 Jun 1999, Santiago Vila wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Jun 1999, Dale Scheetz wrote:
>
> > ae is required, as it is the only editor on the base system. This was
> > discussed in the past and I understood that we were going to leave it
> > alone.
>
> I thought
-)
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s us with little choice but to press ahead.
So encourage the other committee members to cast their votes in the
current ballet before this committee, so we can get on with our lives.
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On Tue, 31 Aug 1999, Joey Hess wrote:
> Dale Scheetz wrote:
> > And rightly so ;-) The committee spent some time debating just exactly
> > what the issue really was. I resolved it to be "least surprise" for users
> > by retaining /usr/doc during the transition.
&
On 1 Sep 1999, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> Hi,
> >>"Dale" == Dale Scheetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Dale> On Tue, 31 Aug 1999, Joey Hess wrote:
>
> >> Nope, you don't get it.
>
> How to win friends and influence people
On Tue, 31 Aug 1999, Joey Hess wrote:
> Dale Scheetz wrote:
> > As the rest of the committee seemed to take your proposal as being "not to
> > the point" I submit that I'm not the one who "don't get it".
> >
> > If it isn't "main
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 03:20:34 +, Paul Brossier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, 2005-01-23 at 19:35 -0500, Dale C. Scheetz wrote:
> > With regards to GNOME panel icons. The "add to panel" option now no
> > longer offers "launcher from menu" so now with the "custom launcer"
> > you have to hu
ing /usr/bin/editor. I don't remember
there ever being a discussion on this issue. (If it was discussed on
debian-policy this could be the reason. I don't subscribe to
debian-policy) Can someone point me to the relevant chapters in the policy
manual?
Thanks,
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that, using this method adds another question to the installation process
of an editor (Do you want "this editor" to be the system default?)
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On 7 Oct 1997, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> Hi,
> >>"Dale" == Dale Scheetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Dale> First of all, I'm not necessarily speaking in opposition to the
> Dale> current policy here, but I am objecting to the way policy is
&g
a really cozey team ;-)
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in the Policy docs, but
I'll gladly leave that up to the folks on debian-policy.
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>
>
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we choose to live and die based on the words
in the policy manual rather than making a reasoned decisions, when
necessary, that potentially violate policy, the distribution will suffer.
Waiting is,
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On Tue, 3 Mar 1998, Christian Hudon wrote:
> On Tuesday, March 03, Dale Scheetz wrote
> >
> > Format: 1.5
> > Date: Sun, 1 Mar 1998 19:02:48 -0500
> > Source: glibc
> > Binary: timezones libc6 libc6-pic libc6-dbg locales libc6-doc libc6-dev
> > Ar
On Tue, 17 Mar 1998, Scott K. Ellis wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Mar 1998, Dale Scheetz wrote:
>
> > Well, let me put it to you another way...Why is it libc6's responsibility
> > to work out a problem between gcc and egcc. Libc6-dev depends on gcc and
> > does not, at this t
I am not on the policy mailing list, so please cc me on this thread.
On Wed, 8 Apr 1998, Juan Cespedes wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 30, 1998 at 09:11:30AM -0500, Dale Scheetz wrote:
> >
> > Changelogs are to inform the user of "recent" changes to the programs in
> > the
On Sat, 11 Apr 1998, Juan Cespedes wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 11, 1998 at 04:36:14PM -0400, Dale Scheetz wrote:
> > I am not on the policy mailing list, so please cc me on this thread.
> >
> > Does/Should the policy manual detail which letters may, or may not, be
> > upper
On Sun, 12 Apr 1998, Anthony Towns wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 11, 1998 at 08:57:49PM -0400, Dale Scheetz wrote:
> > On Sat, 11 Apr 1998, Juan Cespedes wrote:
> > > On Sat, Apr 11, 1998 at 04:36:14PM -0400, Dale Scheetz wrote:
> > > > I am not on the policy mailing list,
he Debian Linux User's Guide" _-_-_-_-_-_-
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k for
the "usual" filename.
Luck,
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ld this go into slink? Or can it still go into hamm? Maybe
> this may cause less confusion if it does go in released hamm.
>
I think this is a bug fix and should go into frozen.
Waiting is,
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e said this before, and I know that some disagree, policy is a set of
guidelines, not a straight jacket.
Luck,
Dwarf
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aiting is,
Dwarf
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On Mon, 20 Apr 1998, Christian Schwarz wrote:
>
> [I reduced the list of recipients.]
>
> On Sun, 19 Apr 1998, Dale Scheetz wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 19 Apr 1998, Christian Schwarz wrote:
> >
> > > It's up to you which guidelines you want to follow--but i
referred to as "the government". When
those rules are viewed as more important than the people participating,
that view is a Fascist one.
Waiting is,
Dwarf
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On 29 Apr 1998, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> Hi,
> >>"Dale" == Dale Scheetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Dale> The Policy Statement is a set of rules for the behavior of
> Dale> developers, set down by the "ruling body", sometimes referred
policy of "least surprise" as allowing me to include
a link for ChangeLog so that those who are expecting that will find it. A
strict reading of the Policy Statement might not lead others to this
conclusion, but I don't see that as broken. I am willing to let those more
interested in
On 20 Apr 1998, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> Hi,
> >>"Dale" == Dale Scheetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Dale> Then you will need to remove libc6, as the loader is not
> Dale> stripped, as dictated by policy. If I strip it, as policy
> Dale&g
y option I have the
time or energy for.
I will continue to object to the dictatorial nature with which these
edicts of the Policy group are being implimented.
Waiting is,
Dwarf
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On 20 Apr 1998, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> Hi,
> >>"Dale" == Dale Scheetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Dale> No, because as a guideline it is correct. This has been my point
> Dale> all along. Policy is a guideline, which points to a preferred
> D
On 20 Apr 1998, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> Hi,
> >>"Dale" == Dale Scheetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Dale> On 20 Apr 1998, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> >> The policy is the only standard we have for the distribution; and
> >> standard
eir noses into other
> peoples affairs while they atand martyrted by? This is hilarious.
>
Well, actually I was suggesting that folks that have the time to hang out
on IRC have more time for idle chit chat than I do, and I'm jealous!
My real point was that folks who make the rules often do
On Mon, 20 Apr 1998, Branden Robinson wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 20, 1998 at 03:57:27PM -0400, Dale Scheetz wrote:
> > On 20 Apr 1998, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> > > By the way, I do not think I am alone in regarding the Policy
> > > as a standards document; a quick (inf
On 20 Apr 1998, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> Hi,
> >>"Dale" == Dale Scheetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>
> Dale> The desire is to create a distribution that installs in the
> Dale> smallest disk space possible. I saw that requirement as bein
g our differences on this issue. I,
of course, agree with the above statement ;-)
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er" and should thus be "cosmetic", but the word inplies
too little concern...maybe a catagory between cosmetic and critical?
>
> --
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> dangerous servant and a terrible master." George Washin
On 1 May 1998, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> Hi,
> >>"Dale" == Dale Scheetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Dale> While I agree with much of what you say about the need for
> Dale> policy to be clear, I will continue to urge caution when being
> Dale
re release, the needs of each of the
previous releases can be declared.
Waiting is,
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;Description:/,/^>[A-Za-z-]*:/s;$DESCRIPTION_C;;
> /^>How-To-Repeat:/,/^>[A-Za-z-]*:/s;$HOW_TO_REPEAT_C;;
> /^>Fix:/,/^>[A-Za-z-]*:/s;$FIX_C;;
> -" $TEMP > $TEMP.x
> +" $TEMP > $TEMPX
>
> -if $MAIL_AGENT < $TEMP.x; then
> +if $MAIL_AGENT &
ges
that have a dangling link attatched to them!
A minimal man page that says "this space temporarily left blank" would be
far preferable to the current setup.
I am not on the policy list, so please keep me on the CC list.
Waiting is,
Dwarf
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ackage installed, and that I
do NOT have undocumented.7.gz anywhere useful on my system.
> But that's an issue separate from this bug report, which should stay
> open or be marked as forwarded.
>
Agreed, although forwarding it will do little good. tzconfig is a
Debian
that this means we should work toward gaining some acceptence of
the need for secure tmp files in the broader Linux community, and a
"standard" way of securing this process?
Thanks,
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far enough down a chain of "unknown" path to
be "out of the way".
This is starting to look more like an installation nit. I will see if it
goes away on reboot. (I hate rebooting for no good reason ;-)
Thanks for the insights,
Dwarf
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On Mon, 15 Jun 1998, Wichert Akkerman wrote:
> Previously Dale Scheetz wrote:
> > After installing the manpages package again, locate still did not find the
> > man pages that actually did install. Does locate use a cache of some sort?
> > Shouldn't the manpage inst
er comments I have heard it seems that the list should first
figure out how to maintain the document so we can all gain from the work
you are doing. A committee to "maintain" the package would be fine, but
that suggests another policy change ;-)
Waiting is,
Dwarf
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7; just hasspecial sort
> semantics in that it sort lower than anything (even lower than
> nothing)
>
> I like that ;-)
>
I like this too, as it resolves the only problem with my last proposal, in
that it makes "reasonable" source tarball version numbers.
Thanks
some time "doing the filing"
correctly the task becomes possible and the end user and the maintainer
both benefit.
Waiting is,
Dwarf
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On 29 Jun 1998, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> Hi,
> >>"Rob" == Rob Browning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Rob> Dale Scheetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >> What I am requesting is that the submitter of a bug take some time, in
> >&g
On 30 Jun 1998, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> Hi,
> >>"Dale" == Dale Scheetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Dale> On 29 Jun 1998, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
>
> >> Umm, no. It would be nice if they did it, but a novce user is
> >> perfectly
On 30 Jun 1998, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> Hi,
> >>"Dale" == Dale Scheetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Dale> I never said "demand" anything. I am talking about "higher
> Dale> education" for users, not binding them
ut I think policy should reflect the reason set -e
is used, and when it is counter productive, its use should not be
required.
Waiting is,
Dwarf
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severity 23953 wishlist
quit
On Fri, 17 Jul 1998, Herbert Xu wrote:
> reopen 23953
> quit
>
> On Thu, Jul 16, 1998 at 07:54:26PM -0400, Dale Scheetz wrote:
> >
> > The function of these scripts is to conditionally install ae as "EDITOR"
> > using altern
On Fri, 17 Jul 1998, Santiago Vila Doncel wrote:
> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-
>
> On Fri, 17 Jul 1998, Dale Scheetz wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 17 Jul 1998, Herbert Xu wrote:
> >
> > > On Thu, Jul 16, 1998 at 07:54:26PM -0400, Dale Scheetz wrote:
> > &g
On 17 Jul 1998, James Troup wrote:
> Dale Scheetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > > If update-alternatives fails, the install should *not* succeed.
> >
> > And why not? The update-alternatives failure does not impact the
> > further correct instal
On 19 Jul 1998, James Troup wrote:
> Dale Scheetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > The problem isn't in the postinst (I know neither of them use set
> > -e) but in the preinst script.
>
> Say what? update-alternatives is called in the *postinst*, and it'
ld MacDonald had a farm,"
> said the Iowan. "CORRECT!" shouts the quizmaster. "Now for $100,000,
> spell 'farm.'" "Easy," said the Iowan. "E-I-E-I-O."
> Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.datasync.com/%7Esrivasta/
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