Re: Will nvidia-graphics-drivers ever transition to testing?

2008-05-11 Thread Mike Bird
hich supports the MX400. The choice of which version(s) of the Debian nvidia-kernel-* packages to include in any Debian release is a Debian decision, not an nvidia marketing decision or plan. I would suggest that Chris might try contacting [EMAIL PROTECTED] and/or [EMAIL PROTECTED] for information.

[OT] Will nvidia-graphics-drivers ever transition to testing?

2008-05-10 Thread Mike Bird
re's the DM route but DMs can't vote. I help a bit by filing bug reports (usually upstream) and answering questions on the debian-users mailing list but while I appreciate the Debian product, the Debian process is unappealing. --Mike Bird -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECT

Re: Will nvidia-graphics-drivers ever transition to testing?

2008-05-10 Thread Mike Bird
On Sat May 10 2008 11:03:40 Julien Cristau wrote: > On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 10:59:44 -0700, Mike Bird wrote: > > How should a package depend on a package built by module-assistant? > > It shouldn't. Are you saying the dependent package should install successfully and then fail

Re: Will nvidia-graphics-drivers ever transition to testing?

2008-05-10 Thread Mike Bird
On Sat May 10 2008 10:44:48 Philipp Kern wrote: > On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 10:32:35AM -0700, Mike Bird wrote: > > nvidia-graphics-drivers was removed from testing ten months ago.[0] > > New versions cannot transition to testing because of dependencies > > on modules which are

Will nvidia-graphics-drivers ever transition to testing?

2008-05-10 Thread Mike Bird
to testing?[3] Will nvidia-graphics-drivers be included in EtchAndAHalf?[4] TIA, --Mike Bird [0] http://packages.qa.debian.org/n/nvidia-graphics-drivers/news/20070710T223919Z.html [1] e.g. Package: nvidia-kernel-2.6.24-1-686 Status: install ok installed Priority: optional Section: non-free/x11

Re: FreeRadius in lenny

2008-03-30 Thread Mike Bird
#x27;t. Having this information, whether in the package or from some other source, helps to figure out what changes are needed to the live conf files, and may even permit a VCS-type automated merge in some cases. We very much depend on your freeradius package. Thank you! --Mike Bird -- To UNSUBS

Re: dash bug which is affecting release goal

2008-02-10 Thread Mike Bird
m scripts that everyone has for backups or nagios extensions or adding users or emptying cameras etc etc. Not everyone writes scripts to the same high standards as Debian but it would still be very unfortunate if a Debian update broke them. --Mike Bird -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PRO

Re: dash bug which is affecting release goal

2008-02-10 Thread Mike Bird
x compliant. Within the Debian world, this is a dash bug. Possible solutions include Debian-specific patches to either make dash's test compatible or to disable dash's incompatible test. --Mike Bird -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe

Re: lost webmin?

2007-09-04 Thread Mike Bird
fference between a working .deb and an "official" .deb is that an "official" Debian maintainer has endured Debian's tedious hazing ritual. --Mike Bird -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: IPv6 in Debian

2007-07-30 Thread Mike Bird
use if you wish, but never never never enable IPv6 by default. --Mike Bird [ [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc per request ] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

initrd.img write failed but package installation succeeded

2007-01-12 Thread Mike Bird
mage packages: 2006-12-12 14:07:09 upgrade initramfs-tools 0.85b 0.85c 2006-12-28 06:32:25 upgrade initramfs-tools 0.85e 0.85e 2006-12-30 11:31:37 upgrade mdadm 2.5.6-6 2.5.6-7 --Mike Bird -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: initrd-tools?

2006-12-22 Thread Mike Bird
he Debian release protocol, not a package. Tetex/Texlive situation is similar. There may be others. --Mike Bird -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Request for an "etch-ignore carte blanche" for alternative texlive dependencies

2006-12-15 Thread Mike Bird
that Tetex remains the default and Tetex dependencies are unaffected. Frank's plan provides a good starting point when that time comes for each Tetex user when the switch to Texlive becomes inescapable. Please reconsider, --Mike Bird [0] http://www.tug.org/tetex/