Re: Third call for votes for the debian project leader election 2006

2006-04-04 Thread MJ Ray
Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Now, if there are people like that who are not DD's, the > question we must ask, is wjy are they not DD's? If they are putting > in the work, and have the same commitment as a DD does, even if they > do not package stuff, why is the project not tre

Re: Third call for votes for the debian project leader election 2006

2006-04-04 Thread Clint Adams
> Please help out the MIA process. It would really be > appreciated. The MIA process does not address the type of people that are the object of my complaints. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Third call for votes for the debian project leader election 2006

2006-04-04 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit Kevin Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Tue, Apr 04, 2006 at 02:36:58PM +0200, Henning Makholm wrote: >> Scripsit "Benj. Mako Hill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > It's argueably the most important right that is reserved for developers >> > but it does not necessary stand to reason that it should be

Re: Setting up i18n.debian.org?

2006-04-04 Thread Bernhard R. Link
* Adrian von Bidder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [060404 19:41]: > I guess the answer is 'not, and that's not a bad thing either'. For d-i and > package descriptions etc. there are not upstream developers separate from > Debian. I presume work on program translations should take place wherever > upstre

Re: Information Concerning Telugu Font

2006-04-04 Thread Kevin Mark
On Tue, Apr 04, 2006 at 11:18:59AM -0500, James Hardy wrote: > Greetings! > > > > I am searching for a free Telugu font that I can install on my computer. I > do not know enough about the software to ask specific questions. I would > like to be able to do word processing and possibly publicati

Re: Third call for votes for the debian project leader election 2006

2006-04-04 Thread Kevin Mark
On Tue, Apr 04, 2006 at 02:36:58PM +0200, Henning Makholm wrote: > Scripsit "Benj. Mako Hill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > It's argueably the most important right that is reserved for developers > > but it does not necessary stand to reason that it should be reserved > > only for those who engage in

Information Concerning Telugu Font

2006-04-04 Thread James Hardy
Greetings! I am searching for a free Telugu font that I can install on my computer. I do not know enough about the software to ask specific questions. I would like to be able to do word processing and possibly publication using Telugu font. Do you have any suggestions on how I should procee

Re: Setting up i18n.debian.org?

2006-04-04 Thread Adrian von Bidder
On Monday 03 April 2006 01:25, Christian Surchi wrote: > Il giorno dom, 02/04/2006 alle 18.39 -0400, Jaldhar H. Vyas ha scritto: > > Well, personally I had debian-specific projects like d-i and debconf > > translations in mind. > > And how could be that idea connected to upstream translation work?

Re: Third call for votes for the debian project leader election 2006

2006-04-04 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On 4 Apr 2006, Clint Adams stated: >> In other words, those who are responsible, decide. > > I agree. So let's divest of their voting privileges those DDs who > don't contribute enough. We have several hundred of those. Please help out the MIA process. It would really be appreciated.

Re: Third call for votes for the debian project leader election 2006

2006-04-04 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On 4 Apr 2006, Benj. Mako Hill stated: > >> Most developers seem to agree that there are bugs in our process >> for integrating new members into the project, but that's not the >> same as saying that non-DDs should be allowed to vote > > Clearly not. > >> voting rights are one of the few privileg

Re: Third call for votes for the debian project leader election 2006

2006-04-04 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On 4 Apr 2006, Henning Makholm verbalised: > Scripsit Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> On 3 Apr 2006, Wouter Verhelst outgrape: > >>> I don't have any problems per se with non-DD contributors being >>> allowed to vote on matters of purely technical substance. > >> I have a problem with _any

Re: Third call for votes for the debian project leader election 2006

2006-04-04 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On 4 Apr 2006, Benj. Mako Hill spake thusly: > >> The problem is more one of 'how do we identify those people that >> aren't a Developer, but that do contribute regularly'. > > There are a number of ways of doing this although, like NM, it's > ultimately a human process that is carried out in the

Re: Third call for votes for the debian project leader election 2006

2006-04-04 Thread Clint Adams
> In other words, those who are responsible, decide. I agree. So let's divest of their voting privileges those DDs who don't contribute enough. We have several hundred of those. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROT

Re: Third call for votes for the debian project leader election 2006

2006-04-04 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit "Benj. Mako Hill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > It's argueably the most important right that is reserved for developers > but it does not necessary stand to reason that it should be reserved > only for those who engage in development. > > I'd like to see those who have made long-term, sustained,

Re: Third call for votes for the debian project leader election 2006

2006-04-04 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On 3 Apr 2006, Wouter Verhelst outgrape: >> I don't have any problems per se with non-DD contributors being >> allowed to vote on matters of purely technical substance. > I have a problem with _anyone_ voting on a matter of purely > technic

Re: Third call for votes for the debian project leader election 2006

2006-04-04 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit "Benj. Mako Hill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I think that the fact that the upload keyring is the same as the > voting keyring is bad. Contributors are told they can't vote until > they learn C compiler flags. Who tells contributors that nonsense? -- Henning Makholm "How

Re: Third call for votes for the debian project leader election 2006

2006-04-04 Thread Helen Faulkner
Jorgen Schaefer wrote: > Helen Faulkner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> It seems to me that we are already in a situation where only the >> people who are really interested in, or informed about, a >> particular question are voting on it. > > And that's bad because ...? Oh, I wasn't suggesting