Re: Apt feature request / suggestion

2022-10-10 Thread David Kalnischkies
5% of Debian users we can always set it to prio:standard and install it by default or integrate it into apt so (basically) everyone gets it everywhere, but until then it is more beneficial for you and us if we are not burdening ourselves with making it work for everyone from day 1. Best regards David Kalnischkies signature.asc Description: PGP signature

Re: Apt feature request / suggestion

2022-10-09 Thread David Kalnischkies
which isn't accounted for anyhow. So, that script would probably contain lots and lots of guesswork and would indeed be better of being not part of apt itself (like the mentioned listbugs or e.g. listchanges) as src:apt is usually not granted as much leeway in terms of updates as &qu

Re: Mailing List Suggestion

2021-04-03 Thread David Kalnischkies
an) is provided by the FTP masters btw: https://ftp-master.debian.org/rss/removals.rss (They also have some for in and out of NEW btw²) Best regards David Kalnischkies signature.asc Description: PGP signature

Re: Suggested Means for Non-technical Users to Realize RFPs (was: Question)

2016-07-30 Thread David Kalnischkies
f all kinds can gain you perks like DD status, free access to otherwise expensive hardware, a dependable peer group for social support and even monetary sponsorships in various forms to attend DebConf and sprints. Best regards David Kalnischkies signature.asc Description: PGP signature

Re: shutting down httpredir.debian.org?

2016-04-25 Thread David Kalnischkies
tly-v6.deb.d.o for v6 support. > > It's not the default since too many users ended up in suboptimal places. > > Once that's fixed, I'm going to flip the switch back again. > > I am fine just with the knowledge that this is being worked on. From the apt side it isn't being worked on. Would be happy to see patches for it… Best regards David Kalnischkies signature.asc Description: PGP signature

Re: shutting down httpredir.debian.org?

2016-04-14 Thread David Kalnischkies
a makes sense as a workaround; repositories are pretty static) and the HTTP1.1 spec actually allows it. It gets slightly more sensible with HTTP2 now – at least server/proxy implementors can't say pipelining is too much state keeping to implement properly anymore. ;) Best regards David Kalnischkies signature.asc Description: PGP signature

Re: KickStarter for Debian packages - crowdfunding/donations for development

2013-06-14 Thread David Kalnischkies
On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 4:44 PM, Arno Töll wrote: > On 14.06.2013 15:52, David Kalnischkies wrote: >> She/he is doing a lot of work for sure, but I appreciate the software, not >> that it is packaged with this. That I can get this software easily while >> using Debian i

Re: KickStarter for Debian packages - crowdfunding/donations for development

2013-06-14 Thread David Kalnischkies
ckaged with this. That I can get this software easily while using Debian is something the whole project is responsible for, not just the person who happens to maintain this specific package, so appreciation for the package itself should go to the project as a whole. Best regards David Kalnischkies

Re: DEP-11: AppStream and Component Metadata for Debian

2011-10-13 Thread David Kalnischkies
DEP sounds less distro-agnostic through with its additions of fields & the usage of rfc822 and focuses more on getting right of metadata-packages like app-install-data instead, so if this DEP is a stepping stone or a distro-agnostic funeral is to be decided by the drivers… Best regards David Kalni

Re: Results of the App Installer Meeting

2011-01-27 Thread David Kalnischkies
On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 13:45, Andreas Tille wrote: > On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 12:55:36PM +0100, David Kalnischkies wrote: >> If I remember correctly, DDTP got a short mention and the result was: >> "Wow, debian really has translations for package descriptions?!?" >&

Re: [vu...@gnome.org: Cross-distro meeting about application installer]

2011-01-12 Thread David Kalnischkies
with our friends from ubuntu we should have a broad coverage and voice for debian in the meeting and a lot to discuss but feel free to provide (additional) topics and opinions for us to bring along to ensure they will be all covered. Best regards David Kalnischkies -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email t

Re: Private/authenticated APT

2010-10-26 Thread David Kalnischkies
@l.d.o mailinglist if you want to work on oAuth or if you want to work on other stuff related to APT, new vict…^W contributors are always welcomed. :) > I do not subscribe to this list, and would appreciate replies being also > sent to my email addresss. Done. Best regards David Kalni

UDS audio (Was: Debian-Ubuntu relationship: bits from UDS)

2010-05-24 Thread David Kalnischkies
Hi all again, for the sake of completeness and as Gary asked me to forward his answer to the list: Gary van der Merwe wrote: > David Kalnischkies wrote: >> Most sessions are not videotaped. All rooms were equipped with >> microphones but i think these were only used for str

Re: Debian-Ubuntu relationship: bits from UDS

2010-05-17 Thread David Kalnischkies
to prove me wrong) - but for most sessions should be at least written notes available: * apt-get install gobby * connect to gobby.ubuntu.com:6522 * most (not all) sessions follow the scheme -m- Best regards, David Kalnischkies -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-project-requ...@lists.debian.