Take APT 0.6 discussion public! (was: Bits from the DAMs)

2005-02-16 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach martin f krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005.02.15.1101 +0100]: > > I'd rather have this discussion on debian-devel or debian-dpkg > > since that's a logical place where more people are able to get > > involved and find the archive much easier than a strangely named > > list on the mad duc

Re: Bits from the DAMs

2005-02-15 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Don Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, 14 Feb 2005, Gunnar Wolf wrote: >> Goswin von Brederlow dijo [Sat, Feb 12, 2005 at 01:55:43PM +0100]: >> > Do you realy think it is difficult to get a second signature onto >> > your gpg key? Go to one key-signing party and you get 10 even on a >

Re: Bits from the DAMs

2005-02-15 Thread Don Armstrong
On Mon, 14 Feb 2005, Gunnar Wolf wrote: > Goswin von Brederlow dijo [Sat, Feb 12, 2005 at 01:55:43PM +0100]: > > Do you realy think it is difficult to get a second signature onto > > your gpg key? Go to one key-signing party and you get 10 even on a > > small one. > > There should be some kind of

Re: Bits from the DAMs

2005-02-15 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Martin Schulze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005.02.15.0719 +0100]: > I'd rather have this discussion on debian-devel or debian-dpkg > since that's a logical place where more people are able to get > involved and find the archive much easier than a strangely named > list on the mad duck site.

Re: Bits from the DAMs

2005-02-15 Thread Andreas Barth
* Martin Schulze ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [050215 07:30]: > martin f krafft wrote: > > also sprach Florian Weimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005.02.14.2201 +0100]: > > > Do you think it would be possible to upload apt 0.6 to sid before > > > testing-security (or what's it called) is ready? Andreas? > > > >

Re: Bits from the DAMs

2005-02-14 Thread Martin Schulze
martin f krafft wrote: > also sprach Florian Weimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005.02.14.2201 +0100]: > > Do you think it would be possible to upload apt 0.6 to sid before > > testing-security (or what's it called) is ready? Andreas? > > Let's work on a list of items that need to be addressed to get A

Re: Bits from the DAMs

2005-02-14 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Florian Weimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005.02.14.2201 +0100]: > Do you think it would be possible to upload apt 0.6 to sid before > testing-security (or what's it called) is ready? Andreas? Let's work on a list of items that need to be addressed to get APT out of experimental. Please j

Re: Bits from the DAMs

2005-02-14 Thread Andreas Barth
* Florian Weimer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [050214 22:05]: > * Martin Schulze: > > RfH generated. I hope I don't have to coordinate this. Florian, mind > > to chair? > I'd feel honored. > > Do you think it would be possible to upload apt 0.6 to sid before > testing-security (or what's it called) is

Re: Bits from the DAMs

2005-02-14 Thread Florian Weimer
* Martin Schulze: > RfH generated. I hope I don't have to coordinate this. Florian, mind > to chair? I'd feel honored. Do you think it would be possible to upload apt 0.6 to sid before testing-security (or what's it called) is ready? Andreas? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] w

Re: Bits from the DAMs

2005-02-14 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Gunnar Wolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Goswin von Brederlow dijo [Sat, Feb 12, 2005 at 01:55:43PM +0100]: >> Do you realy think it is difficult to get a second signature onto your >> gpg key? Go to one key-signing party and you get 10 even on a small >> one. > > There should be some kind of exe

Re: Bits from the DAMs

2005-02-14 Thread Martin Schulze
Andreas Barth wrote: > Actually, we discussed about apt 0.6 within the release team and with > the maintainers. IIRC, the two blocking issues are: > 1. All the concepts (default installation, key management, how do > security updates work, ...) needs some review > 2. There is noone who started work

Re: Bits from the DAMs

2005-02-14 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Goswin von Brederlow dijo [Sat, Feb 12, 2005 at 01:55:43PM +0100]: > > I don't get it. Do you have a concrete example that makes this necessary? > > It seems more and more difficult to become member of Debian, which is > > after all a volonteer-only project. Why trying to more and more discourage >

Re: Bits from the DAMs

2005-02-14 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Andreas Barth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005.02.14.1429 +0100]: > 1. All the concepts (default installation, key management, how do > security updates work, ...) needs some review > 2. There is noone who started working on 1. > (One part of 2. is that nobody made a summary after discussion,

Re: Bits from the DAMs

2005-02-14 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Florian Weimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005.02.14.1438 +0100]: > Anthony Town's announcement, and continuing practice to use the same > key. Look again; it's not the same key. -- Please do not send copies of list mail to me; I read the list! .''`. martin f. krafft <[EMAIL PROTECT

Re: Bits from the DAMs

2005-02-14 Thread Florian Weimer
* martin f. krafft: > also sprach Florian Weimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005.02.14.1415 +0100]: >> > users need multiple ways to verify the key until the trust level >> > meets their requirements. Right now, one single method exists, and >> > its weak. >> >> There are at least two. > > And they are

Re: Bits from the DAMs

2005-02-14 Thread Andreas Barth
* Florian Weimer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [050214 13:55]: > I don't understand what's keeping apt 0.6 from being distributed with > sarge (modulo a new run of non-automated regression tests, of course). > The key management issue could be side-stepped by switching from a > year-based signing key to a re

Re: Bits from the DAMs

2005-02-14 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Florian Weimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005.02.14.1415 +0100]: > > users need multiple ways to verify the key until the trust level > > meets their requirements. Right now, one single method exists, and > > its weak. > > There are at least two. And they are? Anyway, I would like a coupl

Re: Bits from the DAMs

2005-02-14 Thread Florian Weimer
* martin f. krafft: > key management still requires some sort of professionalism. Just > creating a key and signing it isn't the entire game; I disagree. Even Verisign claims it isn't liable for its certificate. In this case, the only response to a bad signing key is to remove it from your APT

Re: Bits from the DAMs

2005-02-14 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Florian Weimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005.02.14.1351 +0100]: > I don't understand what's keeping apt 0.6 from being distributed with > sarge (modulo a new run of non-automated regression tests, of course). It's "too radical a switch" this *close* to the release. > The key management is

Re: Bits from the DAMs

2005-02-14 Thread Florian Weimer
* martin f. krafft: > also sprach Martin Schulze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005.02.14.1143 +0100]: >> > Time we introduce archive signatures then! >> >> Too bad there is no Release.gpg anymore, because otherwise we had >> that already. > > $ HEAD http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/sarge/Release.gpg |

Re: Bits from the DAMs

2005-02-14 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Martin Schulze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005.02.14.1143 +0100]: > > Time we introduce archive signatures then! > > Too bad there is no Release.gpg anymore, because otherwise we had > that already. $ HEAD http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/sarge/Release.gpg | head -1 200 OK We still do.

Re: Bits from the DAMs

2005-02-14 Thread Martin Schulze
martin f krafft wrote: > also sprach Florian Weimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005.02.13.2236 +0100]: > > If I wanted to hurt Debian users, I'd become a mirror admin. The > > Time we introduce archive signatures then! Too bad there is no Release.gpg anymore, because otherwise we had that already. Re

Re: Bits from the DAMs

2005-02-14 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Lars Wirzenius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005.02.12.1359 +0100]: > Voting priviledges also matter. I believe I addressed that. also sprach Florian Weimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005.02.13.2236 +0100]: > If I wanted to hurt Debian users, I'd become a mirror admin. The Time we introduce arch

Re: Bits from the DAMs

2005-02-13 Thread Florian Weimer
* martin f. krafft: > Every additional member with write access to the archive is an > additional threat to the integrity of the archive in case of > a developer gone bad or a compromised key; If I wanted to hurt Debian users, I'd become a mirror admin. The damage potential is far higher, and th

I like Lars Wirzenius (was: Re: Bits from the DAMs)

2005-02-13 Thread Javier Candeira
la, 2005-02-12 kello 13:52 +0100, martin f krafft kirjoitti: also sprach Jérôme Marant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005.02.12.1320 +0100]: > What about translators? Isn't it time to give them a real status? > They definitely aren't second-class contributors. They do not need developer status, do they? The

Re: Bits from the DAMs

2005-02-13 Thread Lars Wirzenius
la, 2005-02-12 kello 13:52 +0100, martin f krafft kirjoitti: > also sprach Jérôme Marant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005.02.12.1320 +0100]: > > What about translators? Isn't it time to give them a real status? > > They definitely aren't second-class contributors. > > They do not need developer status, d

Re: Bits from the DAMs

2005-02-12 Thread David Schmitt
On Saturday 12 February 2005 14:28, Jérôme Marant wrote: > You missed the point. I'm asking for the rationale about the need > for more and more key signatures. The OP stated, that the second signature was needed to protect against a DD "faking" a second one. Regards, David

Re: Bits from the DAMs

2005-02-12 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Jérôme Marant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005.02.12.1836 +0100]: > All of this is very questionable, IMHO. I can't make mistakes that > easily. At least, people notice mistakes very quickly. Sure. But if your mistake is to let J. Random Hacker take over your key without you taking note, it c

Re: Bits from the DAMs

2005-02-12 Thread Jérôme Marant
martin f krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > also sprach Jérôme Marant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005.02.12.1426 +0100]: >> Why wouldn't they get a _Debian membership_ status like any other >> contributor? Isn't it unfair not to do so? > > Every additional member with write access to the archive is an

Re: Bits from the DAMs

2005-02-12 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
On Sat, Feb 12, 2005 at 03:02:33PM +0100, martin f krafft wrote: > also sprach Jérôme Marant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005.02.12.1426 +0100]: > > Why wouldn't they get a _Debian membership_ status like any other > > contributor? Isn't it unfair not to do so? > > Every additional member with write acce

Re: Bits from the DAMs

2005-02-12 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Jérôme Marant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005.02.12.1426 +0100]: > Why wouldn't they get a _Debian membership_ status like any other > contributor? Isn't it unfair not to do so? Every additional member with write access to the archive is an additional threat to the integrity of the archive i

Re: Bits from the DAMs

2005-02-12 Thread Andreas Barth
* Bruno Barrera C. ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [050212 14:25]: > On Sat, 2005-02-12 at 13:55 +0100, Goswin von Brederlow wrote: > > Do you realy think it is difficult to get a second signature onto your > > gpg key? Go to one key-signing party and you get 10 even on a small > > one. > > > > It might be di

Re: Bits from the DAMs

2005-02-12 Thread Jérôme Marant
Goswin von Brederlow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> I don't get it. Do you have a concrete example that makes this necessary? >> It seems more and more difficult to become member of Debian, which is >> after all a volonteer-only project. Why trying to more and more discourage >> people to contribu

Re: Bits from the DAMs

2005-02-12 Thread Jérôme Marant
martin f krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > also sprach Jérôme Marant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005.02.12.1320 +0100]: >> What about translators? Isn't it time to give them a real status? >> They definitely aren't second-class contributors. > > They do not need developer status, do they? They should

Re: Bits from the DAMs

2005-02-12 Thread Jérôme Marant
Andreas Barth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> What about translators? Isn't it time to give them a real status? >> They definitely aren't second-class contributors. > > Looking at Frans, this seems to work. My experience (also as AM) is that > people who join Debian with another core task than main

Re: Bits from the DAMs

2005-02-12 Thread Bruno Barrera C.
On Sat, 2005-02-12 at 13:55 +0100, Goswin von Brederlow wrote: > > Do you realy think it is difficult to get a second signature onto your > gpg key? Go to one key-signing party and you get 10 even on a small > one. > > It might be difficult to get a DD signature for geographical reasons > but any

Re: Bits from the DAMs

2005-02-12 Thread cobaco (aka Bart Cornelis)
On Saturday 12 February 2005 13:55, Goswin von Brederlow wrote: > =?iso-8859-15?q?J=E9r=F4me_Marant?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> - Also not accepted are people without traceable actions for > >> Debian. Examples of this include > >>- having only one package in the archive, with only one

Re: Bits from the DAMs

2005-02-12 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
=?iso-8859-15?q?J=E9r=F4me_Marant?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> - We wont accept[5] applicants who have only one signature on their GPG-key >> if that signature is made by the advocate. If it has only a signature >> from the advocate at least another one from the web-of-trust is >> needed

Re: Bits from the DAMs

2005-02-12 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Jérôme Marant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005.02.12.1320 +0100]: > What about translators? Isn't it time to give them a real status? > They definitely aren't second-class contributors. They do not need developer status, do they? They should not upload directly anyway, but go through the main

Re: Bits from the DAMs

2005-02-12 Thread Andreas Barth
* Jérôme Marant ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [050212 13:25]: > Joerg Jaspert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > - Also not accepted are people without traceable actions for > > Debian. Examples of this include > >- having only one package in the archive, with only one upload, > >- packages with dead

Re: Bits from the DAMs

2005-02-12 Thread Jérôme Marant
(CC'ing -project as well) Joerg Jaspert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi, Hi, Here are few comments/questions. > following the various "Bits from $foo" this is a small mail to summarize > whats up with "the DAMs". [...] > 1. Introduction of the new DAM member > -