Re: Some questions for the candidates...

2002-03-27 Thread Jules Bean
On Tue, Mar 26, 2002 at 03:07:20PM -0300, Gustavo Noronha Silva wrote: > > You can't have it both ways! The standard Debian answer to a good > > idea is 'show us the code'. Well, in this case, the code was written > > and demonstrated. It would obviously not be difficult to integrate it > > with

Re: Some questions for the candidates...

2002-03-27 Thread Jules Bean
On Tue, Mar 26, 2002 at 03:07:20PM -0300, Gustavo Noronha Silva wrote: > > You can't have it both ways! The standard Debian answer to a good > > idea is 'show us the code'. Well, in this case, the code was written > > and demonstrated. It would obviously not be difficult to integrate it > > with

Re: Some questions for the candidates...

2002-03-26 Thread Jules Bean
On Mon, Mar 25, 2002 at 09:34:21PM -0300, Gustavo Noronha Silva wrote: > On Mon, 25 Mar 2002 23:19:40 + > Jules Bean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Tue, Mar 26, 2002 at 05:05:53AM +1000, Anthony Towns wrote: > > > To take a fairly trivial example from -dev

Re: Some questions for the candidates...

2002-03-26 Thread Jules Bean
On Mon, Mar 25, 2002 at 09:34:21PM -0300, Gustavo Noronha Silva wrote: > On Mon, 25 Mar 2002 23:19:40 + > Jules Bean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Tue, Mar 26, 2002 at 05:05:53AM +1000, Anthony Towns wrote: > > > To take a fairly trivial example from -dev

Re: Some questions for the candidates...

2002-03-25 Thread Jules Bean
On Tue, Mar 26, 2002 at 05:05:53AM +1000, Anthony Towns wrote: > To take a fairly trivial example from -devel right now: people have been > going on and on about wanting to make Packages files easier to download > for ages now, and the threads take the exact same path each time: > "let's split them

Re: Some questions for the candidates...

2002-03-25 Thread Jules Bean
On Tue, Mar 26, 2002 at 05:05:53AM +1000, Anthony Towns wrote: > To take a fairly trivial example from -devel right now: people have been > going on and on about wanting to make Packages files easier to download > for ages now, and the threads take the exact same path each time: > "let's split the

Re: Withdrawal of the General Resolution about IRC

2001-11-15 Thread Jules Bean
On Fri, Nov 16, 2001 at 12:22:15AM +1100, Edward C. Lang wrote: > On Wed, Nov 14, 2001 at 05:14:23PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > > > In fact there was one rather controversial regular at the time who'd > > > been rejected as a maintainer. > > > > Who was that? Maybe it will help jog my memor

Re: Withdrawal of the General Resolution about IRC

2001-11-15 Thread Jules Bean
On Fri, Nov 16, 2001 at 12:22:15AM +1100, Edward C. Lang wrote: > On Wed, Nov 14, 2001 at 05:14:23PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > > > In fact there was one rather controversial regular at the time who'd > > > been rejected as a maintainer. > > > > Who was that? Maybe it will help jog my memo

Re: And the winner is...

2001-03-29 Thread Jules Bean
On Thu, Mar 29, 2001 at 08:22:13AM -0500, Raul Miller wrote: > On Thu, Mar 29, 2001 at 07:56:45AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > > I was under the impression that ballots were supposed to be kept secret > > for DPL elections. > > Argh! > > Folks, I misread the constitution. > > Shoot me, now. > >

Re: And the winner is...

2001-03-29 Thread Jules Bean
On Thu, Mar 29, 2001 at 08:22:13AM -0500, Raul Miller wrote: > On Thu, Mar 29, 2001 at 07:56:45AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > > I was under the impression that ballots were supposed to be kept secret > > for DPL elections. > > Argh! > > Folks, I misread the constitution. > > Shoot me, now. > >

Re: my answers to questions

2001-03-06 Thread Jules Bean
On Mon, Mar 05, 2001 at 07:35:52AM -0500, Dale Scheetz wrote: > On Mon, 5 Mar 2001, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > > > On Mon, Mar 05, 2001 at 02:42:53AM -0700, Bdale Garbee wrote: > > > I do not want to see non-free more readily available, > > > I would in fact like for it to wither and die. That's n

Re: my answers to questions

2001-03-06 Thread Jules Bean
On Mon, Mar 05, 2001 at 07:35:52AM -0500, Dale Scheetz wrote: > On Mon, 5 Mar 2001, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > > > On Mon, Mar 05, 2001 at 02:42:53AM -0700, Bdale Garbee wrote: > > > I do not want to see non-free more readily available, > > > I would in fact like for it to wither and die. That's

Re: my platform for Debian Project Leader

2001-02-22 Thread Jules Bean
On Thu, Feb 22, 2001 at 04:29:15PM +0100, Santiago Vila wrote: > Branden Robinson wrote: > > Nevertheless, if elected DPL, I realize that I turn the temperature > > down on my occasional email flame of a fellow developer. That's a > > sacrifice I'm willing to make. > > It's funny that someone who

Re: my platform for Debian Project Leader

2001-02-22 Thread Jules Bean
On Thu, Feb 22, 2001 at 04:29:15PM +0100, Santiago Vila wrote: > Branden Robinson wrote: > > Nevertheless, if elected DPL, I realize that I turn the temperature > > down on my occasional email flame of a fellow developer. That's a > > sacrifice I'm willing to make. > > It's funny that someone wh

Re: [BALLOT] Leader Election 2000

2000-02-24 Thread Jules Bean
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