Bug#963750: RM: chef -- ROM; trademark issues

2020-07-13 Thread Jason Self
On Mon, 13 Jul 2020 16:49:25 -0700 Sean Whitton wrote: > DFSG#4 probably covers this case. ...if it were moved into non-free, since "Chef" currently fails DFSG #1, but even that's not an option if Debian can't distribute "Chef" in the first place, lest the project run afoul of the trademark

Bug#963750: RM: chef -- ROM; trademark issues

2020-07-11 Thread Jason Self
Sean Whitton asked: > On the other hand you say you think that we should remove the Chef > package because there are not going to be future upstream releases > which are free software. Could you provide me a reference, please? The problematic pieces appear to be contained within [0]. These two

Bug#931564: Kernel Won't Load Firmware?

2019-07-07 Thread Jason Self
Package: linux Version: 4.19.37-5 The version: Debian 10 Buster The hardware: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RV610/M74 [Mobility Radeon HD 2400 XT] On boot I see this message. In past Debian versions I can either install firmware-amd-graphics to

Bug#895435: Unclear License

2018-04-11 Thread Jason Self
Package: as31 Version: 2.3.1-6+b2 The copyright file mentions only that as31 is "provided under the BSD license." Which one?

Bug#887320: A Workaround

2018-02-17 Thread Jason Self
gcc -O2 crashes but -O0 and -O1 don't. The assembler probably has old, fragile code that relies on assumptions that no longer hold (or that never held.)

Bug#890601: firmware-free: Source Package Doesn't Contain Source

2018-02-16 Thread Jason Self
Jonathan Nieder wrote .. > Can you be more specific? Which file have you found in the source > package that does not have corresponding source included? OK; perhaps this bug needs re-titling. There seems to be "a" source present, but the programs don't appear to be built

Bug#890601: Source Package Doesn't Contain Source

2018-02-16 Thread Jason Self
Package: firmware-linux-free Version: 3.4 It appears that the source package for firmware-linux-free contains the firmware binaries downloaded from linux-firmware.git. Shouldn't a source package contain, you know, the source code? Especially as some of the firmwares are GPL-licensed, and

Bug#887320: Segmentation fault

2018-01-14 Thread Jason Self
Package: as31 Version: 2.3.1-6+b2 The as31 assembler has a segmentation fault when building the usbdux firmware from linux-firmware.git. Steps to reproduce on a fresh install of Debian 9.3 Stretch: sudo apt install git make as31 git clone

Bug#868345: Progress should be shown when using apt-transport-https

2017-07-14 Thread Jason Self
Package: apt-transport-https Version: 1.0.1 Severity: minor I've noticed that visible download progress is not shown in apt (sudo apt full-upgrade for example) when using a repository over HTTPS (after installing apt-transport-https.) The download is successful but the indicator remains at 0%

Bug#858963: Please Support Embedded WebVTT Subtitles

2017-03-28 Thread Jason Self
Package: vlc Version: 2.2.4-1~deb8u1 Severity: wishlist I understand that WebVTT has been adopted as the official subtitle format for WebM videos (FFmpeg also enforces this policy by not allowing other subtitle formats like SRT into a WebM file.) I have a WebM file with such subtitles embedded in

Bug#855975: reprepro should generate SHA512 fields

2017-02-23 Thread Jason Self
Package: reprepro Version: 4.13.1-1build1 Severity: wishlist It appears that sha512 is allowed in a repository: https://wiki.debian.org/RepositoryFormat reprepro should support this and generate appropriate sha512 fields.

Bug#709656: zoo: DFSG Violation = zoo was released in PD 2004

2013-05-25 Thread Jason Self
Jari Aalto said: I hope the above covers the issues that were raised as I'm inclined to close this bug. Sure.

Bug#709656: DFSG Violation

2013-05-24 Thread Jason Self
Package: zoo Version: 2.10 In reviewing the file zoo.c I see noncommercial use permitted. Can we take this to mean they're not allowing commercial use? I believe not allowing commercial use would be in violation of section 1 of the DFSG in which the license of a Debian component may not restrict

Bug#709656: zoo: DFSG Violation = zoo was released in PD 2004

2013-05-24 Thread Jason Self
My analysis indicates that 28 files currently indicate they're in the public domain while an additional 50 contain no license information at all, creating the impression that they're still covered by that Copyright file in the root directory. If the information that you've provided is true, the

Bug#709520: Package z88dk has non-free files

2013-05-23 Thread Jason Self
Package: z88dk Version: 1.8.ds1 While reviewing the z88dk package I noticed these various files indicate a non-commercial restriction. I believe this is in violation of section 1 of the Debian Free Software Guidelines (DFSG) which indicate that the license of a Debian component may not restrict

Bug#645807: DFSG Violation In BEAV

2011-10-18 Thread Jason Self
Package: beav Version: 1.40-18 In the file beav140.txt I found a note that BEAV source and executable can be freely distributed for non-commercial purposes. Interpreted strictly, that also be read as not allowing modification. I believe that the non-commercial restriction and also not allowing

Bug#645825: Possible DFSG Violation In Bogofilter

2011-10-18 Thread Jason Self
Package: bogofilter Version: 1.2.2-2 Bogofilter include some documenttation under a license that doesn't permit modification or commercial use. Specifically, the files say: This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs German License. To view a copy of

Bug#544713: Patch

2009-10-03 Thread Jason Self
This is a known issue. A patch has been available since May 2009 at [1]. The Debian maintainer should consider applying this patch when building. [1] http://lists.xiph.org/pipermail/theora/2009-May/002151.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a

Bug#505739: Status?

2009-04-22 Thread Jason Self
Just inquiring on the status of this? I'd love to use ffmpeg2dirac but can't get it to compile on Lenny, so a pre-packaged version seems to be exactly what I need. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact

Bug#389255: xserver-xfree86: Graphical session does not start.

2007-01-22 Thread Jason Self
On 1/17/07, Brice Goglin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Jason, Did you manage to get X back to work since you reported this bug 4 month ago? You could eventually try Xorg 7.1 currently in testing. But it is strange that this machine breaks with sarge r3 while it worked with r2. No. I never heard

Bug#389255: xserver-xfree86: Graphical session does not start.

2006-09-24 Thread Jason Self
Package: xserver-xfree86 Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge1 Severity: critical *** Please type your report below this line *** Install done on iMac DV (Slot Loading) Specs here: http://support.apple.com/specs/imac/iMac_Slot_Loading.html IIRC, this worked with Debain 3.1r2. I'm using the 3.1r3

Bug#389255: Downgrade

2006-09-24 Thread Jason Self
Uses ATI RAGE 128 VR chip set and 2X AGP, 8 MB SGRAM. Has VGA port for external monitor, which can only display same resolutions as internal monitor. Supports resolutions of 640 x 480, 800 x 600, and 1024 x 768. On 9/24/06, Filipus Klutiero [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What video card does this

Bug#381693: Installer Fails To Create LVM Partitions

2006-08-06 Thread Jason Self
Package: install Version: Beta 2 Severity: serious Downloaded beta 2 of Debian installer (http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/) and, after getting to the part where I partition the drive I select: Erase entire disk and use LVM: IDE1 master (hda) - 120.0GB I then get an error saying

Bug#377948: ITP: webmin -- web-based administration toolkit

2006-08-05 Thread Jason Self
Bart Martens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: the webmin package was in debian before but was removed Your point? Jamie wants to take it over and reintroduce it. He's the upstream author to boot, so it seems like a great idea for him to also manage the Debian package. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

Bug#377948: TAG: Webmin -- A web-based administration interface for Unix systems.

2006-07-12 Thread Jason Self
On Wed, 12 Jul 2006 at 11:15:36 -0700, Jamie Cameron wrote: is there any documentation on the formats for these files? Check out http://www.debian.org/doc/maint-guide/ in general, and http://www.debian.org/doc/maint-guide/ch-dreq.en.html in specific. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL

Bug#372698: Can't eject DVD with base-config

2006-06-11 Thread Jason Self
Package: base-config Version: 2.53.10 Severity: minor I start by downloading ISOs through BitTorrent containing Debian GNU/Linux Sarge 3.1r2 on DVD. I download both DVD #1 and DVD #2 and burn them onto new DVD-Rs. I take those DVDs to a different computer. Specifically, a slot-loading iMac G3

Bug#371149: Installation Report

2006-06-07 Thread Jason Self
Package: installation-reports Boot method: CD Image version: Debian.org BitTorrent Date: June 7, 2006 Machine: iMac (Slot Loading) Processor: 400MHz PowerPC G3 Memory: 768MB Partitions: FilesystemType 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/hda3 ext3 91511 55082