Re: Call to participate in FrOSCon 2011

2011-05-12 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Stefano Zacchiroli writes: > JFYI: FrOSCon is looking for Debian-related talks and speakers. If you > plan to be around Bonn, Germany by August 20th, your contributions are > more than welcome and it might be a good chance to present your pet > Debian project to an enthusiast public and spread th

Re: A new banner for Sarge

2005-07-15 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Florian Weimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > * René van Bevern: > >> The "apt-get into it" is hard to read because the space between each >> letter is almost as much as the space between each word. > > It's also a bit unfortunate because we recommend to use aptitude. Debian Sarge - with an aptitu

Re: Utnubu Team Founded - Merging Ubuntu changes to Debian

2005-07-16 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Andreas Tille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sat, 16 Jul 2005, Joachim Breitner wrote: > >> I invite everyone interested to join the Utnubu Team. Utnubu stands for > Great name for this! ;-) > >> doing what Ubuntu does, just the other way around: We want to take the >> things Ubuntu does and tha

Re: Utnubu Team Founded - Merging Ubuntu changes to Debian

2005-07-17 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Petter Reinholdtsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > [Goswin von Brederlow] >> If anyone is intrested in adapting this drop me a note. > > Please provide URL and repository for this source? Unfortunately it isn't anywhere public. Maybe we should put all the amd64.debian.ne

Bug#155998: Please close when appropriate

2005-07-17 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
tag 155998 - woody reassign 155998 project,dak thanks Helge Kreutzmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hello, > there will be no more point release for woody and this bug is not > security-related. You have not even replied to this bug. So I think it > can be closed, correct? > > Greetings > >

Re: SATA hard disks

2005-08-19 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Juan Carlos Munoz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I bought a Dell Dimension 8400 with a SATA 80 Gb drive. I > wish to know if the latest version of Debian (sarge) has > support for SATA disks. > > Thanks. > > Juan Carlos Muñoz This is the wrong list for this question and the wrong question. SATA d

Re: Debian derivatives and the Maintainer: field (again)

2006-01-18 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Matt Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tue, Jan 17, 2006 at 04:09:50PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell BSG wrote: >> Notice that what you say, in response to what has been asked over and >> over, is "my opinion is that changing the Maintainer field on >> otherwise-unmodified source packages is too

Re: Debian derivatives and the Maintainer: field (again)

2006-01-18 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Mike Bird <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tue, 2006-01-17 at 17:29, Thomas Bushnell BSG wrote: >> Matt Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> > I don't agree. This isn't even the case within Debian. Binary-only NMUs >> > don't modify the source package, even though the binaries are recompiled

Re: Debian derivatives and the Maintainer: field (again)

2006-01-19 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Wouter Verhelst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 08:57:51PM +0100, Goswin von Brederlow wrote: >> Matt Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> > I don't agree. This isn't even the case within Debian. Binary-only NMUs >> >

Re: debian and UDEV

2006-05-15 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Matt Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sat, May 13, 2006 at 08:50:27AM -0700, Jim Bodkikns (Dakotacom) wrote: >> ALL of the servers chosen to be reinstalled with a debian distro have >> high performance raid controllers and fail installs due to UDEV issues. (I >> hate that redhat hand

Re: debian and UDEV

2006-05-16 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Martin Schulze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Goswin von Brederlow wrote: >> The most hideous problem of hotplug/udev is the following: >> >> You can't wait for an hotplug/udev event to be done processing. That >> is always done asynch

Re: debian and UDEV

2006-05-17 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Marco d'Itri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>You can't wait for an hotplug/udev event to be done processing. That >>is always done asynchron without any feedback of completion. > This is not correct. Look at the while loop in the init script and and > the udevsettle sour

Re: Debian women: please pass away

2006-06-09 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Debian Women Please Pass Away <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Debian-women is an affront to all the men who make > debian the best linux distro out there. We do not need > a feminist organization attached to debian. > rant rant rant You are discriminating against a group of people while Debians phi

Re: Donations

2006-06-10 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Wouter Verhelst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Fri, Jun 09, 2006 at 11:54:31PM +0300, Lars Wirzenius wrote: >> pe, 2006-06-09 kello 22:43 +0200, Florian Weimer kirjoitti: >> > * MJ Ray: >> > > any donations to debian must be given to SPI; or >> > >> > Why do you think this is so? >> >> Our Con

Re: (Debian's Two Choices) The influx of women and the outflux of men. The end of debian as a distro and it's emergance as a women's rights pulpit.

2006-06-11 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Wouter Verhelst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Get a life. No, really. Get yourself a family, and start thinking about > the real important matters. > > Though I'll hope for your own sake that you're gay, because I don't > think you'll be able to find a girlfriend with an attitude like that. Are y

Re: Call for a new DPL mediation ... This will be the only thread i will reply to in the next time about this issue.

2006-06-20 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Thijs Kinkhorst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, 2006-06-19 at 23:32 -0500, Ean Schuessler wrote: >> Social politics creeping into Debian is one of the greater mortal >> dangers that we face. > > I surely hope not. Your mail suggests that someone who has severe social > problems but is techn

Re: Call for a new DPL mediation ... This will be the only thread i will reply to in the next time about this issue.

2006-06-21 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Chris Waters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Wed, Jun 21, 2006 at 12:14:42AM -0400, Benjamin Seidenberg wrote: > >> AIUI (please, correct me if I am wrong) the D-I repository is hosted on >> svn.d.o, a machine belonging to the debian project. > > Currently hosted perhaps (I really don't know), bu

Re: RE : Re: Linux Magazin Germany, affecting Debian's image?!

2006-07-18 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Wouter Verhelst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tue, Jul 18, 2006 at 03:38:32AM -0400, Radu-Cristian FOTESCU wrote: >> --- Wouter Verhelst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a écrit : >> > the claim that Debian can be downloaded is a simple statement >> > of fact which just happens to be true as a byproduct of

Re: RE : Re: Linux Magazin Germany, affecting Debian's image?!

2006-07-20 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Wouter Verhelst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tue, Jul 18, 2006 at 04:31:00PM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote: >> On the other hand the GPL, and most packages will be GPLed, requires >> that source be available in one of three ways: >> >> 3a) include

Re: RE : Re: Linux Magazin Germany, affecting Debian's image?!

2006-07-20 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Matthias Julius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Goswin von Brederlow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> It is not ok to distribute binary images and say: You want source? Ask >> Debian for it. That is what I ment with distributing only binary >> images. Debian do

Re: Linux Magazin Germany, affecting Debian's image?!

2006-07-21 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Matthew Palmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, Jul 20, 2006 at 12:24:20PM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote: >> PS: Is it true that Ubuntu things about supplying a 3 year offer for >> source under 3b so derivates of ubuntu can go sourcelss? > > A nice idea, to b

Re: LSB 3.1 status for etch

2006-08-06 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
What does the LSB 3.1 say about amd64 and libdirs? Does it require lib to contain 32bit libs? MfG Goswin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: How to best reach the users of a package?

2006-08-06 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Frans Pop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Saturday 05 August 2006 21:20, martin f krafft wrote: >> I envision a tool (warning: braindump ahead) that we install *by >> default* on a standard system, which uses cron to wake up once a day > > I think that installing it by default is not really an op

Re: How to best reach the users of a package?

2006-08-07 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Joseph Neal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi. > > User Here. > > RSS would be great, actually. It may not be the flashing red light you're > looking for, but a feed or two for each suite announcing critical updates > would be very much appreciated. Maybe you could ship Firefox (or all the

Re: LSB 3.1 status for etch

2006-08-07 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Sven Luther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sun, Aug 06, 2006 at 01:28:04PM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote: >> What does the LSB 3.1 say about amd64 and libdirs? Does it require lib >> to contain 32bit libs? > > Does this same question apply to other 64bit arches

Re: LSB 3.1 status for etch

2006-08-10 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Mats Wichmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Goswin von Brederlow wrote: >> Sven Luther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> >>> On Sun, Aug 06, 2006 at 01:28:04PM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote: >>> >>>> What does the LSB 3.1 say abo

Re: How to best reach the users of a package?

2006-08-12 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Anthony Towns writes: > On Sun, Aug 06, 2006 at 03:57:22PM +0200, Henning Makholm wrote: >> Scripsit Roland Mas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > Yeah, I hadn't thought of that. But, ehm, since news bits can be >> > classified per source package, they could be generated once a day, fed >> > to dak and fr

Re: How to best reach the users of a package?

2006-08-12 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Ian Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > martin f krafft writes ("How to best reach the users of a package?"): >> [stuff] > > Mail to root is sadly not really useful any more (and anyway, does > someone with a cluster of 1000 machines really want 10 mails a > week?). And I'm afraid I'm one o

Re: Please change the Maintainer: header when forking Debian

2006-11-03 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Roland Mas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Michael Banck, 2006-11-03 12:08:46 +0100 : > >> If you grab the .deb referenced from >> http://packages.ubuntu.com/edgy/graphics/kinoplus and look at the >> control inside, you will find: >> >> Package: kinoplus >> Version: 0.3.5-3build1 >> [...] >> Maintai

Re: Download AMD64

2006-11-16 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
kosovar pirate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hello everyone, > > I have tried to download the amd64 version of debain > from the website ftp.fr.debian with jigdo but it > always answers that there are 647 file left and it is > unable to download them. I don't know if this come > from the jigdo fil

Re: Debian packages

2009-03-11 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Gabriel McCall writes: > Dear Debian Package Maintainers, > > Is there a definitive way to download packages for a machine that, > due to it's remote location, does not have an internet connection? > What I'm looking for is a complete file that would contain all the > packages that a specific app

Re: Debian Membership

2009-03-16 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
"Giacomo A. Catenazzi" writes: > Matthew Johnson wrote: >> My goals with changing the membership procedures are: >> >> - To turn NM into a more evolutionary process where some privileges and >>rights are granted earlier in the process and the qualifications for >> the >>late

Re: New contact address for the wanna-build team, and other bits

2009-03-30 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Adeodato Simó writes: > Hello, > > As previously mentioned, the wanna-build team has been looking into > moving to a public role address instead of a private alias. We now have > a list on lists.debian.org for this purpose: > > debian-wb-t...@lists.debian.org > > This address should be used

Re: New contact address for the wanna-build team, and other bits

2009-03-30 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Felipe Sateler writes: > Adeodato Simó wrote: > >> Regarding requests for give-backs, etc., this is the new state of >> things: >> >> * Packages-arch-specific: still bug against ‘buildd.debian.org’ >> >> * Bin-NMUs: still debian-rele...@lists.debian.org >> >> * Chroot problems, package pr

Re: ia32-libs{-tools}, multiarch, squeeze

2009-07-02 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Joerg Jaspert writes: > Hello world, > > (Please remember that we can only speak for ourselves and not the > security/release/any other teams, individuals or other sentient beings.) > > During the recent discussion about about ia32-libs{,-gtk,-tools} there were > various requests for removal / co

Re: ia32-libs{-tools}, multiarch, squeeze

2009-07-03 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Steve Langasek writes: > On Fri, Jul 03, 2009 at 01:18:14AM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote: >> There is only one thing that DAK might want to adapt to. For most >> multiarch architectures there is a definite main architecture that >> most things should be in and then so

Re: ia32-libs{-tools}, multiarch, squeeze

2009-07-03 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Bastian Blank writes: > On Fri, Jul 03, 2009 at 10:28:24AM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote: >> Last I heart s390 planed to drop 31bit support and go fully 64bit. > > This was the plan. However I don't know if it is the best solution. The > fact is: only Debian an

Re: ia32-libs{-tools}, multiarch, squeeze

2009-07-03 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Bernd Zeimetz writes: > Goswin von Brederlow wrote: > > Please do files bugs about issues you consider blockers for >> ia32-libs-tools and squeeze and please include if that applies even if >> there is the old ia32-libs in parallel to it (i.e. when it doesn't ge

Re: ia32-libs{-tools}, multiarch, squeeze

2009-07-04 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Josselin Mouette writes: > Le vendredi 03 juillet 2009 à 14:59 +0200, Goswin von Brederlow a > écrit : >> > Do you *really* want to have more reasons? >> >> I would settle for one good one. :) > > OK, let’s try one that you can understand. Try picturing a br

Re: ia32-libs{-tools}, multiarch, squeeze

2009-07-04 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Yannick writes: > Goswin von Brederlow wrote: > >> And hey, the "good" reason was "diverting the package management tools >> is unacceptable". But, no, we have to do insults instead of arguing. > > Alas, despite the diversion of the package management

Re: ia32-libs{-tools}, multiarch, squeeze

2009-07-05 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Pierre Habouzit writes: > On Sat, Jul 04, 2009 at 11:30:12PM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote: >> Yannick writes: >> >> > Goswin von Brederlow wrote: >> > >> >> And hey, the "good" reason was "diverting the package management

Re: ia32-libs{-tools}, multiarch, squeeze

2009-07-05 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Steve Langasek writes: > On Sun, Jul 05, 2009 at 12:20:08PM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote: >> The upgrade path to multiarch is for the multiarch i386 deb to >> Conflicts/Replaces: . Which >> means ia32-libs or ia32-libs-gtk for the old system or ia32- >> for the ia

Re: ia32-libs{-tools}, multiarch, squeeze

2009-07-05 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Bernd Zeimetz writes: > Goswin von Brederlow wrote: >>> and it has numerous RC bugs. >> >> Lets see: >> http://packages.qa.debian.org/i/ia32-libs-tools.html >> >> RC bugs: 1 > > There were 6 bugs when I looked at the page before writing my m

Re: ia32-libs{-tools}, multiarch, squeeze

2009-07-06 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Bernd Zeimetz writes: > Goswin von Brederlow wrote: >> Bernd Zeimetz writes: >> >>> Goswin von Brederlow wrote: >>>>> and it has numerous RC bugs. >>>> Lets see: >>>> http://packages.qa.debian.org/i/ia32-libs-tools.html >&

Re: Debian decides to adopt time-based release freezes

2009-07-29 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Frans Pop writes: > On Wednesday 29 July 2009, Meike Reichle wrote: >> The Debian project has decided to adopt a new policy of time-based >> development freezes for future releases, on a two-year cycle. > > Disappointing to see such an announcement without any prior discussion on > d-project, d-

Re: Debian decides to adopt time-based release freezes

2009-07-29 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Sandro Tosi writes: > On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 08:59, Goswin von Brederlow wrote: >> No, we freeze on time, we release when ready. Big difference. > > and this means a shorter freeze period (as stated in the original > announce) because? >From what I understand because the

Re: What is preventing Debian from being fully free at this moment?

2009-07-29 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Martin Wuertele writes: > * Fred [2009-07-29 06:12]: > >> I'd love to see Debian comply to real GNU/FSF freedom. When I visit the >> website it boasts about how it is free. >> >> However, it is far from free while it is offering proprietary software as >> well as having binary blobs in the kern

Re: Debian redesign

2009-07-29 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Andreas Tille writes: > I do not think that we could risk as a small non-commercial > project (compared to the given examples) that our logo we advertised > for a "not so long" timespan becomes outdated and our users might > become unhappy about "outdated" T-Shirts etc. Gives one a good reason t

Re: Debian on Atom 330 Question

2009-08-07 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Rein Tendonsie writes: > Beste, >   >   > Momenteel heb ik een dedicated server genomen ergens en men > zegt er dat ze geen Debian willen instaleren omdat deze niet zou werken > omwillen van de processor. >   > Klopt het dat Debian niet werkt onder: > Intel Atom Dual core 330 >   > http://process

Re: non-free Packages as build-dependency of contrib / non-free ones & autobuilding

2010-04-21 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Andreas Barth writes: > Hi, > > currently our policy says that main packages must only (build-)depend > on main packages, but contrib and non-free packages could use packages > from contrib and non-free. > > In practice build-dependencies from non-free are not used by the > buildds for two reason

Re: New Front Desk members

2005-02-03 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Chris Waters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, Jan 31, 2005 at 12:58:17PM +0100, Bartosz Fenski aka fEnIo wrote: >> This way we could also simply check how many women is involved in >> Debian project ;) > > Or, at least, how many people in the project are willing to claim to > be women. :) Ev

Re: New Front Desk members

2005-02-03 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Goswin von Brederlow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Chris Waters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> On Mon, Jan 31, 2005 at 12:58:17PM +0100, Bartosz Fenski aka fEnIo wrote: >>> This way we could also simply check how many women is involved in >>> Debi

Re: New Front Desk members

2005-02-03 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Florian Weimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > * Goswin von Brederlow: > >>> Or, at least, how many people in the project are willing to claim to >>> be women. :) >> >> Every NM sends in his passport [...] > > Not true, this is only a fallback mechan

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

2005-02-14 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. >

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-signi

Re: Bits from the ftpmasters

2005-02-20 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Joel Aelwyn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > One of my 'real problems' is a completely stalled NEW queue; secondhand ... Hear hear. To the rest of the mail too. Many people would thank you for a solutiont to this. Hopefully you can get an answere faster then the 6 month it took to get third hand kn

Re: Bits from the ftpmasters

2005-02-20 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Pierre Habouzit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> It's a little OT, but I think that the upload mechanisms should be >> enhanced a little to be able to *certify* that a package has been >> reviewed by many DD. the Uploaders field is not signed, and is not >> trustfully. I guess this should be a reall

Re: Bits from the ftpmasters

2005-02-20 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Matthew Palmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > NEW would still have to be processed by hand, though -- crypto notifications > still need to be sent, ... I still fail to see any reason why this has to be done _by_hand_. Isn't the mail send always the same format? Can't that be totaly automated into

Re: Bits from the ftpmasters

2005-02-21 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Joel Aelwyn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sun, Feb 20, 2005 at 09:06:36PM +0100, Goswin von Brederlow wrote: >> - uploads to NEW need an advocate in addition to the normal signature >>... > Hmmm. Seems like it could work, but might still have the issue that finding >

Re: Debian 64 bits

2005-02-25 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Hello, > > When do you think a Debian AMD-64 will be released ( not Alioth ?). > We are a lot to expect it will be soon ... > > Thanx With etch in 2006-2010. MfG Goswin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble?

Re: Statistics about the project

2005-03-04 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Maykel Moya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On March 25, an Encounter of Free Software will take place at UCI, here > in Cuba. I'd like to give a talk about the Debian Project. > > Have been digging the net searching for use statistics about the > project. Up to know, I only have: > > - Percent of D