Re: help with debian-history package

2023-02-08 Thread Bdale Garbee
> Does this make sense? Yes. I'm happy to remain listed as an uploader, though I do not know if or when I will again feel motivated to work on the package. Bdale signature.asc Description: PGP signature

Re: help with debian-history package

2023-02-06 Thread Bdale Garbee
Ana Guerrero Lopez writes: > We should discuss transitioning this package (and webpages) under the umbrella > of the debian-publicity team. I saw currently is under debian-doc, but > it overlaps more with the work done by debian-publicity. That sounds like a good plan to me. How would you like

help with debian-history package

2023-02-01 Thread Bdale Garbee
Hi all! It has been my habit in the lead-up to each stable release to put in a burst of work updating the debian-history package. Unfortunately, right now I just can't seem to find the enthusiasm for doing so. The package is a bit strange, because it's built from the repo that delivers the diffe

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Possible Two Color Debian Logo White Vinyl Sticker Group Buy

2014-05-07 Thread Bdale Garbee
"Paul R. Tagliamonte" writes: > I think Debian FR made a bunch - > http://www.enventelibre.org/documents/autocollant-debian > > 8 cm x 10 cm. - 4" x 4". They're prefect for the back of a thinkpad. Looks like the one on my notebook is actually about 4.5" tall .. I don't remember where it came fro

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Possible Two Color Debian Logo White Vinyl Sticker Group Buy

2014-05-07 Thread Bdale Garbee
Bdale Garbee writes: > Don Armstrong writes: > >> I think these are going to be closer to US$5-10 per for larger ones, but >> I'm interested in getting a few of them myself. > > I work with a US supplier of cut vinyl decals for the Altus Metrum logo, > I'l

Re: [Debconf-discuss] Possible Two Color Debian Logo White Vinyl Sticker Group Buy

2014-05-07 Thread Bdale Garbee
Don Armstrong writes: > I think these are going to be closer to US$5-10 per for larger ones, but > I'm interested in getting a few of them myself. I work with a US supplier of cut vinyl decals for the Altus Metrum logo, I'll ask him for a quote on plain swirls in a size or two. Bdale pgprPL5

Re: Proposal - preserve freedom of choice of init systems

2014-03-02 Thread Bdale Garbee
Russ Allbery writes: > We all want there to be multiple implementations of standard, reasonable > APIs so that we can choose software based on its merits and not because > it's the only implementation of a useful interface. We also all live in > the real world where that doesn't always happen.

Re: Proposal - preserve freedom of choice of init systems

2014-03-02 Thread Bdale Garbee
Colin Watson writes: > On Sun, Mar 02, 2014 at 12:49:22PM -0500, Paul Tagliamonte wrote: >> On Sun, Mar 02, 2014 at 12:35:15PM +, Ian Jackson wrote: >> > As a consequence, the GR replaces the outcome of the TC vote. The GR >> > text explicitly adopts the existing TC decision on the default,

Re: Possible GPL violation involving Debian distribution, and some packages within

2010-04-27 Thread Bdale Garbee
Eric, Thank you for bringing this to our attention. I am pleased to report that the process problem that caused the sources to not be where they were advertised has been identified and fixed, and you should now be able to find and download what you're looking for from ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/tcdebia

Re: New Technical Committee Members

2009-01-12 Thread Bdale Garbee
On Mon, 2009-01-12 at 18:50 +0100, Kurt Roeckx wrote: > If I understand things right, you can add new members until > the number reaches 6 and can then proposed new members to the > DPL. Since my invitations to the new members were issued after unanimous agreement by the existing members of the t

Re: Results of the Lenny release GR

2009-01-11 Thread Bdale Garbee
On Sun, 2009-01-11 at 08:22 +0100, Robert Millan wrote: > On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 05:48:33PM -0700, Bdale Garbee wrote: > > On Sun, 2009-01-11 at 01:04 +0100, Robert Millan wrote: > > > What you describe sounds like option 3, or maybe option 4. What is your > > > opinio

Re: Results of the Lenny release GR

2009-01-10 Thread Bdale Garbee
On Sun, 2009-01-11 at 01:04 +0100, Robert Millan wrote: > On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 09:45:48AM -0700, Bdale Garbee wrote: > > However, analysis of the voting results in this and prior GRs relating > > to similar issues in prior releases indicates to me that Debian > > develo

Re: Results of the Lenny release GR

2009-01-10 Thread Bdale Garbee
On Sat, 2009-01-10 at 16:13 +0100, Robert Millan wrote: > However, your announcement seems to assume these only concerned kernel > packages. This leaves the message open to interpretation, it could mean > any of the following: > > - You assume the release team no longer intends to ignore DFSG

Re: "Debian" Core Consortium

2005-07-26 Thread Bdale Garbee
On Tue, 2005-07-26 at 14:06 +0200, Gaudenz Steinlin wrote: > and probably >* If they can be subject to General Resolutions or if they are subject > to the Debian Constitution It seems to me that "subject to the Debian Constitution" covers the other tests, doesn't it? While there may be

Re: Debian joins Desktop Linux Consortium

2003-02-07 Thread Bdale Garbee
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Martin Michlmayr) writes: > * Martin Schulze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003-02-07 18:54]: >> The Debian Project is a founding member of the Desktop Linux >> Consortium (DLC) > > I'm wondering where this was discussed and decided. I got

Re: Disputes between developers - content, draft #4

2002-11-05 Thread Bdale Garbee
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Adam Heath) writes: > So, I guess what I am saying, is that this document, while good in idea, is > already taken care of, by the ctte itself. We don't need this document. > It's all really just common sense, anyways. I disagree. My recent face to face meetings with Debia

Re: why Ian Jackson won't discuss the "disputes" document draft with me

2002-11-05 Thread Bdale Garbee
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ian Jackson) writes: > Well, I was kind of hoping that the BTS admins and the project leader > would agree that something like this was a good idea, think that my > draft was useful, suggest changes, and eventually we'd get to > something that we could all agree on one. Well, I

Re: irc.debian.org

2002-08-16 Thread Bdale Garbee
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (David B Harris) writes: > > Or maybe there are interested DD who want to setup and run a own > > debian.org/SPI IRCnetwork. > Bdale seemed quite interested in it... Actually, what I observed was that of the various IRC channels that I spend time on personally, the ones that se

Re: Bug#148034: DMUP: Please clarify limitation on news usage

2002-05-27 Thread Bdale Garbee
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tore Anderson) writes: > IMO, the DMUP in it's current form addresses the DD's as lusers > instead of users - I agree fully with Branden on this one. One way you could choose to think about this is that the DMUP isn't really targeted at all Debian developers. The vast majori

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Re: [list.debian.project] two questions for DPL nominees

2001-02-25 Thread Bdale Garbee
> - non-free archives? The thing that would make me happiest would be for everything in non-free to be obsoleted by some better piece of free software. Until / unless that happens, my take on this from a practical standpoint is that we should leave non-free alone. In passing, let me mention

my "platform"

2001-02-23 Thread Bdale Garbee
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 My name is Bdale Garbee, and I ask you to elect me as your next Debian Project Leader. Since I'm sure some of you are curious, Bdale is a contraction of Barksdale, and I pronounce it "Bee-Dale". The role of the DPL as defined by o