On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 19:23, Joerg Jaspert <[email protected]> wrote: >> So please take a look below for the background, but in short form this would >> be: >> what about mirroring the win32-loader.exe Windows™ executable (from the >> win32- >> loader package) in our mirrors pool for the all the poor remaining Windows >> users >> out there to have a clearly defined place to download win32-loader.exe? >>> >> Personally I think that it ought to be in the mirrors. Maybe it could >>> >> use same way we do for loadlin and other stuff. > > Well, we do want to get less, not more of those. :)
hehe :-) >>> > from debian/rules. Note however that "byhand" indeed means that you >>> > need to give cookies to Ganeff to get him install the file by hand, so >>> > avoid doing it too often. > > I like cookies. > Now, how often ARE you going to update this? Does this need a new > version with every d-i release? That would be bad. > Or just every other century? It will be updated ofthen specially because people adds translation updates to it. > If its more than *few* times a year we can think of an autobyhand way > for it, but if its seldomly... > Keep in mind, it will be attached to the win32-loader package, so with > each upload the byhand will be there. I think that autobyhand is the way to go. However I think it shouldn't be put as "stable" with the autobyhand. This should be coordinated with you (ftpmasters) as we do for d-i. > Also, please not only provide a .exe, but also a .txt with the same > basename, explaining what it is. Right. Odyx, can you take care of it? -- Otavio Salvador O.S. Systems E-mail: [email protected] http://www.ossystems.com.br Mobile: +55 53 9981-7854 http://projetos.ossystems.com.br -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
