Bug#810161: New online b43 firmware installer

2016-01-06 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
Package: firmware-b43-installer Version: 1:019-2 Severity: wishlist Tags: patch Hi, I've written a patch to install the newest firmware which has been supported by b43-fwcutter since version 1:018 (released in 2013) and attached the patch to this email. b43-fwcutter 1:019-2 in jessie already

Bug#756664: b43-fwcutter checks md5sums on unverified http download

2016-01-04 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
Hi, This seems to be at least mitigated by an md5sum check of the file contents. There's still attack vectors the programs used to look at the download (arguably just wget, tar and b43-fwcutter). There's also the possibility of hash collisions, but that's less likely given the file still needs to

Bug#323420: Metasploit file licenses tracked upstream

2015-03-21 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
Hi, The metasploit-framework latest file licenses are tracked at: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/LICENSE It's looking in much better shape than before. Thanks, Drew Daniels Blog: http://www.boxheap.net/ddaniels/blog -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

Bug#706345: RFP: lunaserv -- Renders non-Earth map datasets

2013-04-28 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist * Package name: lunaserv Version: 2.20130318 Upstream Author: Name someb...@some.org * URL: http://lunaserv.lroc.asu.edu/ * License: BSD Description: Renders non-Earth map datasets A Web Map Service (WMS) implementation, much like MapServer and GeoServer. It

Bug#193061: adopting lgeneral?

2011-08-30 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
Hi, You mentioned you were planning to adopt lgeneral after squeeze's release and squeeze has been out for a couple of months now. I was just curious about the status of this. Thanks, Drew Daniels http://www.boxheap.net/ddaniels/blog -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

Bug#620056: Powertop 1.97 and 1.98 broken on 64 bit?

2011-06-20 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
http://git.kernel.org/?p=status/powertop/powertop.git;a=blob;f=TODO;hb=HEAD http://git.kernel.org/?p=status/powertop/powertop.git;a=blob;f=TODO;hb=793b3f3fa151603299a95d102957c552908fe658 both say we're somehow broken on 64 bit. again. If so, then it seems like Debian bug 620055 (at

Bug#609894: gtkpod export crash bug filed upstream

2011-01-22 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
tags 609894 +upstream forwarded 609894 http://gtkpod.org/bugs/index.php?do=detailstask_id=37project=1 thanks I've filed this as a new upstream bug at: http://gtkpod.org/bugs/index.php?do=detailstask_id=37project=1 Thanks, Drew Daniels Resume: http://www.boxheap.net/ddaniels/resume.html

Bug#609894: patch for gtkpod export problem disables multi-threading

2011-01-17 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
tag 609894 +patch thanks patch for ubuntu bug is at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gtkpod/+bug/519068 It seems the problem is multi-threading access to the warnings dialog which might actually slow down copies by creating more seeks anyway. Thanks, Drew Daniels Resume:

Bug#605292: SHM_SIZE fixed mono-gac: lenny to squeeze upgrade issue?

2010-12-26 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
Hi, In message 28 to bug 605292, Jochen says: mount | grep sh tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,size=512) # after reading this i changed /etc/default/tmpfs from SHM_SIZE=512 to SHM_SIZE= (fresh default installtions does not have there any value) # i have to wait for the next reboot

Bug#607925: ndoutils-nagios3-mysql upgrade patch

2010-12-26 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
Hi, This is presumably a one line fix in the install script for the two day old upgrade bug: nstall -m 644 db/mysql-mods-1.4b5.sql \ debian/$@/usr/share/dbconfig-common/data/ndoutils-mysql/upgrade/mysql/1.4b5 + install -m 644 db/mysql-mods-1.4b8.sql \ +

Bug#585392: mysql-5.0 security fix causing segfault valid? bug in squeeze's mysql-5.1?

2010-12-19 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
tag 585392 + moreinfo thanks Questions: * Does this bug hold back mysql-5.1 or squeeze? It doesn't seem to have, but some tools seem to report this bug as being in squeeze. * Is this reproducible anywhere? I haven't found any evidence that it is. * Does this bug not affect mysql 5.1? If

Bug#594171: Moreinfo requested about GAC, dpkg log and $PATH for libnunit2.4-cil: nunit-console and nunit-gui error report

2010-10-17 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
tags 594171 + moreinfo thanks Two emails requesting for more information have gone unanswered: August 26th, 2010 * Request for confirmation of what packages had been installed between working and breaking using dpkg log file. * request for gac related information. September 27th, 2010 *

Bug#597113: Squid3 upstream minor release fixes bugs

2010-10-17 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
tags 599709 + upstream patch tags 597113 + upstream patch thanks I think it's fair to tag these patch given it seems upstream has fixed this problem in the next minor release after the one Debian has. I'm taking the liberty of tagging these since they're more than 5 days old, one's RC, and I

Bug#585392: mysql-server crash with lenny4. URL help? Core dump created? Backported version crash?

2010-10-15 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
Did the Crashing URL help? I think it's only recently changed to: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/crashing.html Was a core dump created that can be analyzed? Does the backported version crash? To install the backported version see: http://backports.debian.org/Instructions/ Note, the

Bug#566890: Related pam-auth-updated bug and config files

2010-02-24 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
Related Ubuntu bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/+bug/282751 There's a few options there for the auth file, I think #6 has the most thought put in at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/+bug/282751/comments/6 Since this bug is not upstream, I'm not sure there's

Bug#554843: dkms is for building. Packages should only use dkms when needed.

2010-02-20 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
Hi, dkms is for building so shouldn't this bug be closed? If not, I'd like to hear a specific example of a driver. Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but shouldn't this instead be a bug against drivers in Debian that use dkms instead of requiring a new package be created in the archive for each relevant

Bug#184333: Removed package mguesser is inside mnogosearch (was: Package mguesser has been removed from Debian)

2010-02-05 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
reopen 184333 reassign 184333 mnogosearch thanks I presume closing just for unstable was a mistake. mnogosearch packages provide the binary now so bugs for mguesser in unstable should be re-assigned to mnogosearch. Were there any other such bugs? 468806, 400462, or 471373? Feature request bugs

Bug#254938: Now DFSG? #254938: RFP: vttest -- VT100/VT220/XTerm compatiblity test utility

2007-07-09 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
reopen 254938 thanks Now that this terminal testing package might be DFSG free, isn't it worth looking at again? It might be a good test suite application for auto-testing xterm and other terminals? See: http://invisible-island.net/vttest/CHANGES 20070107 contacted Per Lindberg

Bug#311367: mythtv w/o liblame? (was: Still interested in mythtv inside Debian)

2007-02-19 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
On Wed, Feb 14, 2007 at 08:22:30AM +0100, Christian Marillat wrote: Drew Scott Daniels [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: reopen 311367 thanks I'm still interested in mythtv being packaged inside Debian. Beyond the mentioned mp3 issue, I'm not sure what else is keeping the package out. I'm

Bug#329092: emacs21 now builds so close bug? (was: emacs21_21.4a-2(m68k/unstable/vault13): FTBFS on m68k)

2007-02-19 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
It seems emacs21_21.4a+1-3 has built on m68k (see http://buildd.debian.org/fetch.cgi?pkg=emacs21ver=21.4a%2B1-3arch=m68kstamp=1167934529file=log ) Shall we close this bug? This version also seems to be in etch (and I expect future versions will too). Thanks, Drew Daniels Resume:

Bug#311367: Still interested in mythtv inside Debian

2007-02-13 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
reopen 311367 thanks I'm still interested in mythtv being packaged inside Debian. Beyond the mentioned mp3 issue, I'm not sure what else is keeping the package out. I'm ccing Christian Marillat, Matt Zimmerman and the Alioth mythtv package list to get more comments about this. Some information

Bug#92571: marked as done (RFP: webmin-debconf -- a frontend to debconf using the webmin framework)

2007-02-13 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
I wonder whether the webmin-debconf ITP/RFP is worth keeping open. Perhaps a description of situations where it would be useful would be enough for someone else to help out. Perhaps it should be changed to webmin-cdebconf. Additionally, please post any information relevant to other people that

Bug#151711: RFP: badurl -- Custom 403, 404's to slow CGI vulnerability scans (cgi tarpit)

2007-01-03 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
On Wed, Jan 03, 2007 at 09:46:29PM -0400, Jose Luis Rivas Contreras wrote: [...] The URL provided doesn't work, so I will wait a week for a response and then I will proceed to close this bug since it's very old and probably there's no more upstream work. Jose Luis, [...] That's too bad. I'll

Bug#336153: RC? Kernel 2.6 dm-crypt fs corruption

2006-12-11 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
Shouldn't this well known bug in dm-crypt be fixed in both sarge and etch? Isn't fs corruption release critical? For others, see http://lists.debian.org/debian-kernel/2006/12/msg00099.html which points to http://www.spinics.net/lists/dm-crypt/msg00481.html Someone should ask if it should be

Bug#183553: RFP for steg. tool not further required, but a good starting point for a new project

2006-09-25 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
Hi, I've meant to close this bug, but I was keeping it open as a place holder. This kind of project may be useful to help figure out a way to develop better executable compression. This could be done by pseudo lossy compression by changing the instructions to ones that the compressor likes better.

Bug#149053: Closing jpeg2000 library bug

2006-09-25 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
Hi, I'd meant to close this. I was going to first open an RFP for a better JPEG 2000 library. This one became largely unmaintained, but is used by at least one downstream package. There seems to be a canonical replacement that I can't be bothered to lookup right now. Drew Daniels Resume:

Bug#216740: PAQ8i is the latest version in the suite of archivers

2006-09-25 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
Hi, I'd actually like the latest version of the PAQ data compression program to be packaged. See the maximumcompression website or alike (perhaps the archive comparison test when it gets updated) for a comparison of it to other archivers. The newer versions don't seem like they'll be reverse

Bug#213503: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: knetbsd maintained? want glibc patched for it?]

2005-11-18 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
=3.97,328,1125896400; d=scan'208; a=99097087:sNHT36036224 From: Robert Millan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Drew Scott Daniels [EMAIL PROTECTED], debian-bsd@lists.debian.org Cc: Glibc/k*BSD [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: knetbsd maintained? want glibc patched for it? Organisation: free as in freedom X

Bug#93208: wnpp: RFP: peep, the Network Auralizer

2005-09-26 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
On Mon, Sep 26, 2005 at 12:45:01PM +0200, David Mart?nez Moreno wrote: El Domingo, 25 de Septiembre de 2005 23:12, Drew Scott Daniels escribi?: [...] I'm cc'ing the developers of peep. For the history of this bug see: http://bugs.debian.org/93208 I'd still be interested in seeing a Debian

Bug#99156: wnpp: e2salvage not planned to be packaged in Debian

2005-09-26 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
Hi, There no longer seems to be any interest in packaging e2salvage for Debian. I'm e-mailing the upstream development too, but I know my message will bounce thanks to sourceforge. Fwiw, there seems to be somewhat active interest in development upstream as seen by checkins into the cvs (last

Bug#87186: wnpp: pvfs, pvfs2

2005-09-25 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
Hi, Upstream development of pvfs and it's successor? pvfs2 still seems to be active, but is slow (at least one development message two months ago, potentially one last month...). According to popcon, three pvfs2 packages are being used by at least one person. Drew Daniels -- To

Bug#87186: pvfs2 is active, but maybe not mature

2005-09-25 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
Hi, The development of PVFS2 is quite active [1]. The web site says that PVFS1 is still being very actively maintained and improved and that they will continue to do so until PVFS2 reaches the level of maturity necessary to allow for a smooth transition. [2] [1] See the PVFS2 mailing lists

Bug#89554: wnpp: rnmap -- better alternatives available?

2005-09-25 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
Hi, Although rnmap may have authentication, and ssl support, I don't believe it to be as secure as ssh. That combined with the requirement for python make me believe that a better alternative is available (ssh and a locked down shell or simple script). Certainly people who are interested in this

Bug#93208: wnpp: RFP: peep, the Network Auralizer

2005-09-25 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
reopen 93208 = done Hi, I'm cc'ing the developers of peep. For the history of this bug see: http://bugs.debian.org/93208 I'd still be interested in seeing a Debian package of peep, the Network Auralizer. Javi, I don't understand what you mean by for log-interpretation I do prefer

Bug#93367: wnpp: oncelinux -- drivers and programs for the blind

2005-09-25 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
Hi, What's happened with OnceLinux? Upstream is hard to spot, and it looks like there's been little development in the last few years. I see upstream has moved the files around and has a debian directory created recently though. There's several parts to OnceLinux. The OnceLinux SDK, Ciber 232,

Bug#95469: wnpp: cgen -- cpu tools generator

2005-09-25 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
Hi, cgen looks like an interesting tool, but I'm not sure about all of it's uses. The description says it has simulators. What kind of simulator? Could it be used to create an emulator? Are there any alternatives to these tools available in Debian? Note for the Debian bug: Upstream is still quite

Bug#96694: wnpp: majordomo/majordomo2

2005-09-25 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
Hi, I'm just wondering if Majordomo/Majordomo2 would still be a useful package in Debian given that there's things like mailman, fml, ecartis and potentially other alternatives. Drew Daniels -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact

Bug#85448: StegFS inactive upstream

2005-09-24 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
Hi, I just did some checking, and StegFS appears to be inactive at both upstreams. The last activity that I see for both is about July of 2004. The last code update I see is marked at 18 months old. The upstream mailing list last was announcing a new developer and some other things, but little

Bug#327541: festival 1.96 from 200509xx compiles ok on sarge

2005-09-23 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
Hi, It seems 1.96 is an evolving version, but the snapshot I picked up last week compiled just fine on my i386 sarge system (I used the nice download and compile script that was mentioned in the beginning of this bug report). I further read that the big thing holding back the 2.0 release was that

Bug#327541: festival: new version 1.95 beta and possible 1.96 are out

2005-09-10 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
Package: festival Version: 1.4.3-16 Severity: wishlist Hi, Festival 1.95 beta has been out since 14th Jul 2004. Is the delay in packaging it due to any known or suspected problems (other than any transition delays or its beta status)? With a bit of searching, one can also find a preliminary 1.96

Bug#316183: Incorrect compression ratio in gzip -l for large files

2005-07-05 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
On Wed, Jun 29, 2005 at 10:37:47AM +1000, David Luyer wrote: Package: gzip Version: 1.3.5-11 It looks like gzip is storing the incorrect filesize for large files (probably only 32bits of it). Here's a roughly 40GiB file (or at least a tar file of 39GiB of files) compressed to roughly

Bug#218699: findimagedups not maintained, other similar upsrtreams mentioned

2005-06-20 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
http://kudla.org/raindog/perl/ says: [2002/02/06 23:55] PixiePlus now supports similar image finding using an algorithm based on mine, and for those unable to run a current version of KDE, gqview will also find your similar images, albeit using a different algorithm whose results I haven't

Bug#306858: freepops: better description would be nice

2005-04-28 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
Package: freepops Version: 0.0.27-2 Severity: wishlist Hi, It'd be nice if freepops mentioned other packages like gotmail since it seems to provide the same or similar functionality. Likewise it would be also nice to list which web services work with freepops. Both these changes would make this

Bug#265045: unrar: silently replaces unrar [nonfree] but don't have the same features

2005-04-08 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
Hi, Couldn't the free version of unrar's error message could be modified to say that the non-free version might work. This wouldn't help automated scripts, but would be another useful place to inform users. Drew Daniels -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of

Bug#292541: RFP: pbzip2 -- Parallel bzip2 implementation

2005-02-01 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
Hi, Sorry about not using the right pts e-mail addresses. Since this is now an ITP I won't worry about it for this bug. Fwiw, I didn't get any bounces, I think this should eventually get rolled into bzip2 (including upstream), I'll be more careful about pts e-mail addresses in the future.

Bug#292541: RFP: pbzip2 -- Parallel bzip2 implementation

2005-01-27 Thread Drew Scott Daniels
Subject: RFP: pbzip2 -- Parallel bzip2 implementation Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist * Package name: pbzip2 Version: 0.8.3 Upstream Author: Jeff Gilchrist [EMAIL PROTECTED] * URL: http://compression.ca/pbzip2/ * License: BSD-style license. For details, see the file LICENSE.txt Description: