I suggest you take a look at the wishlist level bugs on netbase package, I learnt a lot about this whole thing by reading there.
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?pkg=netbase;dist=unstable > I am new to Debian and hope to contribute in some way. I have some > free time and a bit of engineering (C/FORTRAN) programming experience. > It seems the best thing to start would be to help with packaging, etc. > issues. I am now comfortable with installing/package management/bug > reporting so I have my first question. > > Debian policy states that /etc/inetd.conf should only be modified by > update-inetd (Section 11.2). > > /etc/inetd.conf is supplied by preinst control script in > openbsd-inetd package. > > update-inetd script is supplied in netbase package. > > Why are /etc/inetd.conf and its associated script update-inetd in > separate packages? > > I have this question because the Hurd project has caught my attention. > Apparently it is a project that is experimental (the basics are still > being defined) but has enough attention to have its own distribution. > Although it might never see the status of a full distribution, it does > help to bring out questions such as that above. > > Regards, > Stephen Liebbe > > PS: I have submitted a bug report (#389277) about this but am > concerned that perhaps other issues intrude. NOTICE: This email contains privileged and confidential information and is intended only for the individual to whom it is addressed. If you are not the named addressee, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this transmission by mistake and delete this communication from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secured or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. AVIS: Le présent courriel contient des renseignements de nature privilégiée et confidentielle et nest destiné qu'à la personne à qui il est adressé. Si vous nêtes pas le destinataire prévu, vous êtes par les présentes avisés que toute diffusion, distribution ou reproduction de cette communication est strictement interdite. Si vous avez reçu ce courriel par erreur, veuillez en aviser immédiatement lexpéditeur et le supprimer de votre système. Notez que la transmission de courriel ne peut en aucun cas être considéré comme inviolable ou exempt derreur puisque les informations quil contient pourraient être interceptés, corrompues, perdues, détruites, arrivées en retard ou incomplètes ou contenir un virus.
