Re: DEP 12: Per-package machine-readable metadata about Upstream

2013-01-02 Thread Raphael Hertzog
On Thu, 03 Jan 2013, Paul Wise wrote: > > The source package control files and some of their derivatives are > > currently > > used to document the URL of the home page of the work that is packaged > > ("upstream"). However, this approach is hard to extend to other > > information > > descri

Re: DEP 12: Per-package machine-readable metadata about Upstream

2013-01-02 Thread Paul Wise
The idea in general (providing more metadata about our upstreams) is a good one. On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 9:11 AM, Charles Plessy wrote: > The source package control files and some of their derivatives are currently > used to document the URL of the home page of the work that is packaged > ("ups

DEP 12: Per-package machine-readable metadata about Upstream

2013-01-02 Thread Charles Plessy
Dear all, I am starting the Debian Enahncement Proposal (DEP) number 12 together with Andreas Tille who kindly accepted to co-drive this work. For general information about DEPs, please see http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep0/ The puropose of this proposal is to store in source packages some metadat

Re: Position statements short of a GR - DPL statements

2013-01-02 Thread Holger Levsen
On Mittwoch, 2. Januar 2013, Ian Jackson wrote: > I didn't intend to suggest that a DPL position statement about Debconf > would be helpful. I don't think the rest of the thread was about > Debconf. Same here. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-project-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject

Re: Position statements short of a GR - DPL statements

2013-01-02 Thread Ian Jackson
Holger Levsen writes ("Re: Position statements short of a GR - DPL statements"): > I regret sending this mail. I'm sorry, I was demotivated and annoyed and > should have kept quiet. OK, well we'll let is rest then. > Holger (and this had to do with DebConf, Ian.) I do need to clarify then

Re: Position statements short of a GR - DPL statements

2013-01-02 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, I regret sending this mail. I'm sorry, I was demotivated and annoyed and should have kept quiet. bye, Holger (and this had to do with DebConf, Ian.) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-project-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@li

Re: Position statements short of a GR - DPL statements

2013-01-02 Thread Ian Jackson
Daniel Pocock writes ("Re: Position statements short of a GR - DPL statements"): > On 28/12/12 15:25, Holger Levsen wrote: > > I disagree this is a good idea/road but I'm not motivated anymore > > to discuss this further. > > > > Anybody can say anything anyhow and so can the DPL. Extending this >