Re: Question about Anthony Towns rebutting Branden Robinson

2005-03-18 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Martin Michlmayr wrote: > Neither weasel nor I remember receiving such an email (or can find > anything in our archives). I would suggest checking your mailbox on chic. Wichert. -- Wichert Akkerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>It is simple to make things. http://w

Re: Question about Anthony Towns rebutting Branden Robinson

2005-03-17 Thread Wichert Akkerman
nobody has done so. Wichert. -- Wichert Akkerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>It is simple to make things. http://www.wiggy.net/ It is hard to make things simple. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: drop or keep non-free - from users viewpoint

2004-03-08 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Raul Miller wrote: > One thing I'd really like to see (in apt-get, apt-cache, dpkg, dpkg-deb, > and so on), is some kind of tag indicating the origin of the package. You mean like the Origin tag that has been supported for a few years now? Wichert. -- Wichert Akker

Re: drop or keep non-free - from users viewpoint

2004-03-08 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Raul Miller wrote: > One thing I'd really like to see (in apt-get, apt-cache, dpkg, dpkg-deb, > and so on), is some kind of tag indicating the origin of the package. You mean like the Origin tag that has been supported for a few years now? Wichert. -- Wichert Akker

Re: Election status

2002-04-02 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Hamish Moffatt wrote: > Another system I saw (many years ago, on fidonet) had the voters submit > their own keyword when voting. When the results were published, the vote > was published alongside the keyword (but no names). With a lot of people working on a common project to chances of

Re: Election status

2002-04-02 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Hamish Moffatt wrote: > Another system I saw (many years ago, on fidonet) had the voters submit > their own keyword when voting. When the results were published, the vote > was published alongside the keyword (but no names). With a lot of people working on a common project to chances o

Re: [Fwd: Mail delivery failed: returning message to sender]

2002-03-27 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously tony mancill wrote: > I'm not sure if there's any point in the casual security. I seem to > recall all of the votes from last year's election being published in some > public place after the voting was complete. Which was a mistake, DPL votes are not public (see the constitution). Wic

Re: [Fwd: Mail delivery failed: returning message to sender]

2002-03-27 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously tony mancill wrote: > I'm not sure if there's any point in the casual security. I seem to > recall all of the votes from last year's election being published in some > public place after the voting was complete. Which was a mistake, DPL votes are not public (see the constitution). Wi

Re: Regarding localization of Packages files

2002-03-26 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Eric Van Buggenhaut wrote: > Well, since nothing serious has come from dpkg maitainers, it'd be > nice if a decent solution could be worked out. Something serious *has* come from the dpkg maintainer. It is just that everyone seems to be horribly impatient and not interested in seeing a

Re: Regarding localization of Packages files

2002-03-26 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Eric Van Buggenhaut wrote: > Do you have any precise plan to introduce localized Packages > descriptions in dpkg ? Sigh. A DPL can not do that, only the dpkg maintainers can. Wichert. -- _ /[EMAIL PROTECTED] T

Re: Regarding localization of Packages files

2002-03-26 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Eric Van Buggenhaut wrote: > Well, since nothing serious has come from dpkg maitainers, it'd be > nice if a decent solution could be worked out. Something serious *has* come from the dpkg maintainer. It is just that everyone seems to be horribly impatient and not interested in seeing a

Re: Regarding localization of Packages files

2002-03-26 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Eric Van Buggenhaut wrote: > Do you have any precise plan to introduce localized Packages > descriptions in dpkg ? Sigh. A DPL can not do that, only the dpkg maintainers can. Wichert. -- _ [EMAIL PROTECTED] T

Re: Some questions for the candidates...

2002-03-24 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Branden Robinson wrote: > It's unclear to me how much negative impact we have experienced due to > this, aside from occasional poor press. As DPL I'd like to encourage > the security team to take on more members if they can find trustworthy > and motivated individuals with which to grow

Re: Some questions for the candidates...

2002-03-24 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Branden Robinson wrote: > It's unclear to me how much negative impact we have experienced due to > this, aside from occasional poor press. As DPL I'd like to encourage > the security team to take on more members if they can find trustworthy > and motivated individuals with which to gro

Re: Opinions on crypto-in-main

2002-02-27 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > 1) Do you think we have all the legal advice necessary to begin >implementing the crypto-in-main transition? If not, what would you >do to secure what more legal advice you think is needed? I don't think all of the candidates can answer that questi

Re: Opinions on crypto-in-main

2002-02-27 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > 1) Do you think we have all the legal advice necessary to begin >implementing the crypto-in-main transition? If not, what would you >do to secure what more legal advice you think is needed? I don't think all of the candidates can answer that quest

Re: Conclusion of the discussion of voting and super majority concepts?

2002-02-11 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Ben Collins wrote: > Do you still have the code I sent you last election? Ahh.. so that is how you managed to win that time! ;) Wichert. -- _ /[EMAIL PROTECTED] This space intentionally left occupied \ | [EMAI

Re: Withdrawal of the General Resolution about IRC

2001-11-17 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Jason Gunthorpe wrote: > I seem to recall one of the Joey's was the original creator of the > channel. Early inhabitors included igor, che_fox and a few others iirc. Wichert. -- _ /[EMAIL PROTECTED] This spac

Re: Withdrawal of the General Resolution about IRC

2001-11-17 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Jason Gunthorpe wrote: > I seem to recall one of the Joey's was the original creator of the > channel. Early inhabitors included igor, che_fox and a few others iirc. Wichert. -- _ [EMAIL PROTECTED] This spac

Re: Withdrawal of the General Resolution about IRC

2001-11-15 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Branden Robinson wrote: > So the people who asked me to leave #debian-devel when I wasn't yet a > developer somehow had a premonition of how much of a pain in the ass I > would become? :) Yes. We failed in stopping you though :) Wichert. --

Re: Withdrawal of the General Resolution about IRC

2001-11-15 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Branden Robinson wrote: > So the people who asked me to leave #debian-devel when I wasn't yet a > developer somehow had a premonition of how much of a pain in the ass I > would become? :) Yes. We failed in stopping you though :) Wichert. -- ___

Re: Withdrawal of the General Resolution about IRC

2001-11-14 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Branden Robinson wrote: > This simply is not true, as I've said over and over again elsewhere. > Ask the people who were there years ago, before you went by the nick > "wiggy". I was there when the channel was created actually (ok, maybe 1 or 2 days later). Wichert. --

Re: Withdrawal of the General Resolution about IRC

2001-11-14 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Branden Robinson wrote: > This simply is not true, as I've said over and over again elsewhere. > Ask the people who were there years ago, before you went by the nick > "wiggy". I was there when the channel was created actually (ok, maybe 1 or 2 days later). Wichert. -- ___

Re: Withdrawal of the General Resolution about IRC

2001-11-14 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Raphael Hertzog wrote: > Because the most concerned people (Wichert as #debian-devel's channel > founder and Branden as an operator) didn't want to participate in the > discussion, not even respond to simple questions that would have let us > continue the work. Fact is that the last 2 w

Re: Withdrawal of the General Resolution about IRC

2001-11-14 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Raphael Hertzog wrote: > Because the most concerned people (Wichert as #debian-devel's channel > founder and Branden as an operator) didn't want to participate in the > discussion, not even respond to simple questions that would have let us > continue the work. Fact is that the last 2

Re: I like DDTS

2001-10-07 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Michael Bramer wrote: > this bugs are reminders. Closed bugs are archived anyway. > If you get a 'backdoor' bug and you can't fix it, you close the bug? No, I'll remove the package. Wichert. -- _ / Nothing is

Re: I like DDTS

2001-10-07 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Michael Bramer wrote: > If you are right, please close all bugs that the maintainer can't act > on. I always do. What would the use of a open bugreport be if it can't be resolved anyway? > You (or others?) say: it is ok, to sending such bugs to the bts (and > maybe it is better, if th

Re: I like DDTS

2001-10-07 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Sven wrote: > Anyway, it may make a good aditional way of getting at the information, but a > wishlist (or even using a new severity: translation) bug against the packages > would be nicer to find info about the state of translation of one package > without having to look trough various

Re: I like DDTS

2001-10-07 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Michael Bramer wrote: > this bugs are reminders. Closed bugs are archived anyway. > If you get a 'backdoor' bug and you can't fix it, you close the bug? No, I'll remove the package. Wichert. -- _ / Nothing i

Re: I like DDTS

2001-10-07 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Michael Bramer wrote: > If you are right, please close all bugs that the maintainer can't act > on. I always do. What would the use of a open bugreport be if it can't be resolved anyway? > You (or others?) say: it is ok, to sending such bugs to the bts (and > maybe it is better, if t

Re: I like DDTS

2001-10-07 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Sven wrote: > Anyway, it may make a good aditional way of getting at the information, but a > wishlist (or even using a new severity: translation) bug against the packages > would be nicer to find info about the state of translation of one package > without having to look trough various

Re: And the winner is...

2001-03-29 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Raul Miller wrote: > Shoot me, now. Too bad I no longer have control of the black helicopters now ;) Wichert. -- _ / Nothing is fool-proof to a sufficiently talented fool \ | [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: And the winner is...

2001-03-29 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Raul Miller wrote: > Shoot me, now. Too bad I no longer have control of the black helicopters now ;) Wichert. -- _ / Nothing is fool-proof to a sufficiently talented fool \ | [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Mailer-Daemon@master.debian.org: Mail delivery failed: returning message to sender]

2001-03-08 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Christian Surchi wrote: > I'm in keyring from more than six months. Is a problem related to > an older keyring? Euhm, didn't the message tell you to mail the acting secretary instead of debian-vote? > ==> Message Error: Verification of signature failed > Python Stack Trace: >? /org

Re: [Mailer-Daemon@master.debian.org: Mail delivery failed: returning message to sender]

2001-03-08 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Christian Surchi wrote: > I'm in keyring from more than six months. Is a problem related to > an older keyring? Euhm, didn't the message tell you to mail the acting secretary instead of debian-vote? > ==> Message Error: Verification of signature failed > Python Stack Trace: >? /or

Re: my platform for Debian Project Leader

2001-02-23 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Branden Robinson wrote: > [please follow-up to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No, follow-up to debian-vote, it was created for this purpose. > I cannot at present find a canonical list of current delegates. I'm offline at the moment and the exact URL escapes me, but this list is on www.debian.org

Re: my platform for Debian Project Leader

2001-02-23 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Branden Robinson wrote: > [please follow-up to [EMAIL PROTECTED]] No, follow-up to debian-vote, it was created for this purpose. > I cannot at present find a canonical list of current delegates. I'm offline at the moment and the exact URL escapes me, but this list is on www.debian.or

DPL Voting procedures

2001-02-05 Thread Wichert Akkerman
In order to put some more structure in the DPL vote I originally asked Darren Benham to start the procedure on January 3, but nothing happened. After Jason Gunthorpe wondered on January 23 if the DPL should start, the nomination period started on January 24 with Ben Collins mailing his nominatio

DPL Voting procedures

2001-02-05 Thread Wichert Akkerman
In order to put some more structure in the DPL vote I originally asked Darren Benham to start the procedure on January 3, but nothing happened. After Jason Gunthorpe wondered on January 23 if the DPL should start, the nomination period started on January 24 with Ben Collins mailing his nominati

Re: vote committee progress report

2001-01-25 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Jason Gunthorpe wrote: > Uh, aren't we supposed to be having a leadership election right now that > either you or Darren should be running? I asked Darren to start that process before I left over 2 weeks ago now.. since he didn't respond I asked Raul to run it instead. Wichert. --

Re: vote committee progress report

2001-01-25 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Jason Gunthorpe wrote: > Uh, aren't we supposed to be having a leadership election right now that > either you or Darren should be running? I asked Darren to start that process before I left over 2 weeks ago now.. since he didn't respond I asked Raul to run it instead. Wichert. --

Re: Non-Constitutional Voting Procedure

2000-10-12 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Chris Lawrence wrote: > I'm fairly sure Wichert posted several months ago that he was opposed > to Branden's proposal, but I can't seem to find the message locally > (and can't even remember what list it was on...). The only reason I > remember it is that his opposition surprised me (gi

Re: Non-Constitutional Voting Procedure

2000-10-12 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Chris Lawrence wrote: > I'm fairly sure Wichert posted several months ago that he was opposed > to Branden's proposal, but I can't seem to find the message locally > (and can't even remember what list it was on...). The only reason I > remember it is that his opposition surprised me (g

Re: Lets speak about freeness, ...

2000-07-02 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Sven LUTHER wrote: > maybe having xfree/mesa stub packages could solve this, Red Hat is doing that for RH7: they are using a dummy libGL that detects what X environment you are using and loads the appropriate library (Xf4, Utah-glx or Mesa). It hasn't been fully tested yet, but it does

Re: Parliamentary Questions...

2000-07-02 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Buddha Buck wrote: > 1. John Goetzen recently made a proposed General Resolution, to which > Anthony Townes suggested an amendment. Craig Small suggested an alternative which also got a couple of seconds; I haven't checked if there were enough to make it official though. Wichert. --

Re: Lets speak about freeness, ...

2000-07-02 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Sven LUTHER wrote: > maybe having xfree/mesa stub packages could solve this, Red Hat is doing that for RH7: they are using a dummy libGL that detects what X environment you are using and loads the appropriate library (Xf4, Utah-glx or Mesa). It hasn't been fully tested yet, but it does

Re: Parliamentary Questions...

2000-07-02 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Buddha Buck wrote: > 1. John Goetzen recently made a proposed General Resolution, to which > Anthony Townes suggested an amendment. Craig Small suggested an alternative which also got a couple of seconds; I haven't checked if there were enough to make it official though. Wichert. -

Re: [secretary@debian.org] Vote Mail failed: An error occured while performing the LDAP lookup

2000-03-01 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Darren O. Benham wrote: > I'm beginning to think I'm using an old keyring... Looking at the error you're not using a keyring at all but the LDAP database. Wichert. -- / Generally uninteresting signature - ignore at

Re: Leader Election 2000

2000-02-25 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Ben Collins wrote: > Maybe we should take Wichert's suggestion and just all four of the > candidates meet at a bar and start drinking. Last one standing (or > atleast sitting, or at a very minimum, holding up the table), wins the > election. So, does that mean your answer is `I'm a bett

Re: [BALLOT] Leader Election 2000

2000-02-25 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Darren O. Benham wrote: > heck if I know.. I just woke up one night with a bright light shining in my > eyes telling me that I had to add three hidden options to the ballot and if > I didn't, my cat would not suffer any accidents... Hmm, I pity your cat. Wichert. -- __

Re: non-free software question

2000-02-17 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: > My understanding is that this is being coded for dpkg / dselect even as you > read this. dpkg should already do it, although I haven't tested it enough (so you might get a failed assertion if you use it). GNU has hired someone to implement it for dselect; un

DPL Nomination, part 2

2000-01-26 Thread Wichert Akkerman
My current term as project leader is almost but and elections are close, so I guess it's time for people to send out long boring emails about why they want to be project leader.. and I feel compelled to join them :) I've been doing this for almost a year now, and it has been a very interesting ex

Re: Moving contrib and non-free of master.debian.org

1999-07-05 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Joey Hess wrote: > How about not.debian.org? debian.nonfree.org :) Wichert. -- == This combination of bytes forms a message written to you by Wichert Akkerman. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: h

Re: Moving contrib and non-free of master.debian.org

1999-07-05 Thread Wichert Akkerman
ions are the way the split is made. Wichert. -- == This combination of bytes forms a message written to you by Wichert Akkerman. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://www.wi.leidenuniv.nl/~wichert/ pgp4Xv9U6YnK6.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Negative Summary of the Split Proposal

1999-07-05 Thread Wichert Akkerman
reat free distribution will. Wichert. -- == This combination of bytes forms a message written to you by Wichert Akkerman. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://www.wi.leidenuniv.nl/~wichert/ pgposXIfUlauP.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Negative Summary of the Split Proposal

1999-07-05 Thread Wichert Akkerman
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Re: Negative Summary of the Split Proposal

1999-07-05 Thread Wichert Akkerman
t a strategt to solve a general issue. How the technical implementation of the result of the should be done can be decided after the vote just as well I think. Wichert. -- == This combination of bytes forms a message written to

Re: Moving contrib and non-free of master.debian.org

1999-07-05 Thread Wichert Akkerman
irror the archive. Personally I'ld love to see it happen though. Wichert. -- == This combination of bytes forms a message written to you by Wichert Akkerman. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://www.wi.leidenun

Re: Ad hoc and spontaneous voting

1999-06-30 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Manoj Srivastava wrote: > Hi, > >>"Wichert" == Wichert Akkerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Wichert> Previously Manoj Srivastava wrote: > >> Most votes (like the non-free issue) have been called with no > >> formal p

Re: Ad hoc and spontaneous voting

1999-06-29 Thread Wichert Akkerman
week. Wichert. -- == This combination of bytes forms a message written to you by Wichert Akkerman. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://www.wi.leidenuniv.nl/~wichert/ pgpysxcKmQZza.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Moving contrib and non-free of master.debian.org

1999-06-23 Thread Wichert Akkerman
r worries? Wichert. -- == This combination of bytes forms a message written to you by Wichert Akkerman. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://www.wi.leidenuniv.nl/~wichert/ pgp3PgFWdgySx.pgp Description: PGP signature

Moving contrib and non-free of master.debian.org

1999-06-21 Thread Wichert Akkerman - Debian project leader
onsors are required. Wichert. -- == This combination of bytes forms a message written to you by Wichert Akkerman. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://www.wi.leidenuniv.nl/~wichert/ pgpcw5uiuJVzA.pgp Description: PGP signature

complaints about vote announcements (was: Re: The Ugly Logo and the Consequences)

1999-06-11 Thread Wichert Akkerman
nother big vote :). -- == This combination of bytes forms a message written to you by Wichert Akkerman. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://www.wi.leidenuniv.nl/~wichert/ pgp7v2M8Y2pu0.pgp Description: PGP signature