On Sun, Jun 03, 2007 at 10:46:16AM +0200, Francesco Namuri wrote: > Il giorno sab, 02/06/2007 alle 17.43 -0700, Steve Langasek ha scritto: > > On Sun, Jun 03, 2007 at 01:59:38AM +0200, Francesco Namuri wrote:
> > > I am looking for a sponsor for my package "ntfs-config". > > > Package name : ntfs-config > > > Version : 1.0-RC2-1 > > > Upstream Author : Florent Mertens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > URL : http://givre.cabspace.com/ntfs-config/ > > > License : GPL > > > Section : admin > > > It builds these binary packages: > > > ntfs-config - Enable/disable write support for any NTFS devices > > So basically, the package must depend on ntfs-3g, and provides support for > > editing a small subset of entries in /etc/fstab. > It autodetects all the ntfs partitions on the system, also if there is > not the relative entry on the /etc/fstab, and it can autoconfigure the > fstab. Also it can configure change the configuration of hal for the > removable devices that contains a ntfs partitions. > > Why in the world is this something that needs an entire package to itself? > Consider a new debian user that does not know anything about /etc/fstab, > this package can be a good help for him (IHMO)... My point is that there's nothing special about NTFS that should require its very own configuration tool; it seems to me that a general-purpose mount configuration tool would be a lot more useful. Cheers, -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.debian.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]