Re: RFC: Changing the NM system

2000-12-16 Thread Colin Watson
Adrian Bunk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Sat, 16 Dec 2000, Christian Kurz wrote: >> more careful task&skill test would be helpful. > >Yes, and the main point of my proposal is: An applicant doesn't get his >account before he had worked some months for Debian. This lets us judge >on his whole work

Re: RFC: Changing the NM system

2000-12-16 Thread Adrian Bunk
On Sun, 17 Dec 2000, Cord Beermann wrote: > >No, I don't intend to change this. My point is: Someone who has a Debian > >account can do much harm (intentional or accidential). That's a reason why > >I think we should have a severe look at the work of an applicant before he > >gets an account. > >

Re: RFC: Changing the NM system

2000-12-16 Thread Adrian Bunk
On Sat, 16 Dec 2000, Christian Kurz wrote: >... > > > > suggests to the NM team that he should become a Debian account. The NM > > > > team (perhaps the current NM-Committee plus other interested Debian > > > > developers) then looks critical at the work of the applicant, makes a > > > > "Philosop

Re: RFC: Changing the NM system

2000-12-16 Thread Cord Beermann
Hallo! Du (Adrian Bunk) hast geschrieben: >No, I don't intend to change this. My point is: Someone who has a Debian >account can do much harm (intentional or accidential). That's a reason why >I think we should have a severe look at the work of an applicant before he >gets an account. I think tha

Re: RFC: Changing the NM system

2000-12-16 Thread Christian Kurz
On 00-12-16 Adrian Bunk wrote: > On Sat, 16 Dec 2000, Christian Kurz wrote: > >... > > > package this is sometimes enough to pass the "Tasks & Skills" test (e.g. > > > > Well, do yo have some other examples too? I think one example is nice, > > but some others would be good to have. > E.g. > http:

Re: RFC: Changing the NM system

2000-12-16 Thread Adrian Bunk
On Sat, 16 Dec 2000, Christian Kurz wrote: > Hi, Hi Christian, >... > > package this is sometimes enough to pass the "Tasks & Skills" test (e.g. > > Well, do yo have some other examples too? I think one example is nice, > but some others would be good to have. E.g. http://lists.debian.org/debia

RE: Downloading Debian

2000-12-16 Thread spamalabasura
Dear Chris,   The files that you will need depend on the system where you want to install Debian.   The best place to start is the table of installation manuals at http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/index.html For example, if you are using an Intel x86 compatible PC, from this table you

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Re: RFC: Changing the NM system

2000-12-16 Thread Christian Kurz
Hi, On 00-12-16 Adrian Bunk wrote: > My impression is that currently maintainers are accepted too early. For > some AMs it's enough that they build one package (and thanks to debhelper > it's relatively easy to build a package) and even if they make a buggy Especially since people can build very

smail_3.2.0.111-5_i386.changes INSTALLED

2000-12-16 Thread Debian Installer
Installing: smail_3.2.0.111-5_i386.deb to pool/main/s/smail/smail_3.2.0.111-5_i386.deb smail_3.2.0.111-5.diff.gz to pool/main/s/smail/smail_3.2.0.111-5.diff.gz smail_3.2.0.111-5.dsc to pool/main/s/smail/smail_3.2.0.111-5.dsc Announcing to debian-devel-changes@lists.debian.org Closing bugs:

Downloading Debian

2000-12-16 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi. My name is Chris MacKay and I'm interested in using Debian. Unfortunately I am a completely clueless as to what I need to download to install it.  If you could please give me some sort of guidance as to which directories etc I need to download, that would be greatly appreciated.   Chris

RFC: Changing the NM system

2000-12-16 Thread Adrian Bunk
Hi, I want to suggest to change the way NM works. Currently, someone applies at [1] and if he's lucky he has his account less than 2 months after he applied. My impression is that currently maintainers are accepted too early. For some AMs it's enough that they build one package (and thanks to de

libcgicg1 bugs

2000-12-16 Thread Matthew Vernon
Hi folks, I'm working on these now... Matthew Debian QA Core Team member -- Rapun.sel - outermost outpost of the Pick Empire http://www.pick.ucam.org