[DRAFT] Policy for Linux kernel, initramfs, boot loader update process

2010-06-27 Thread Ben Hutchings
I propose the following policy for squeeze and later releases. This affects all Linux kernel, initramfs builder and boot loader packages, and the installer. I regret that this is happening so late in the release cycle, but currently a kernel update can easily leave the system unbootable and this

Bug#587350: ITP: python-fs -- Python filesystem abstraction

2010-06-27 Thread Janos Guljas
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Janos Guljas * Package name: python-fs Version : 3.0 Upstream Author : Will McGugan * URL : http://code.google.com/p/pyfilesystem/ * License : BSD Programming Lang: Python Description : Python filesystem abstrac

Re: Call for Testing: initramfs-tools 0.97

2010-06-27 Thread Joachim Wiedorn
Michael Prokop wrote on 2010-06-18 23:48: > we - the initramfs-tools maintainers in Debian - want to provide a > solid initramfs-tools version for squeeze. The new release 0.97 is > expected to fix many longstanding problems. It would be great if we > could receive feedback from testers. > > The

xulrunner 1.9.2 into sid?

2010-06-27 Thread Aaron Toponce
Seeing as though upstream Firefox 3.6 released December 1, 2008, and upstream Thunderbird 3.1 released just a couple days ago, it might be high time to get xulrunner 1.9.2 into Sid, as both Iceweasel 3.6 and Icedove 3.1 will depend on it. However, I hear there will be lots of breakage if xulrunner

Re: Essentiality of Bash

2010-06-27 Thread Marc Haber
On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 10:31:32 +0200, Josselin Mouette wrote: >Le samedi 26 juin 2010 à 22:30 +0200, Marc Haber a écrit : >> On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 15:20:46 +0200, Josselin Mouette >> wrote: >> >Furthermore, I’d be interested to know how to fix such a “shortcoming” >> >in our software. If both A and B

Re: D-Link's Shareport USB Utility and openwebnet

2010-06-27 Thread Merciadri Luca
Merciadri Luca wrote: > Hi, > > In October 2009, I posted an article about D-Link's Shareport USB > Utility (see e.g. > http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-u...@lists.debian.org/msg557390.html) > to linux.debian.user. Do you remember? I posted to > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=9513066#po

Re: Advanced Startup/Shutdown with Multilayered Block Devices and Related Issues

2010-06-27 Thread Petter Reinholdtsen
[Christoph Anton Mitterer] > Hi folks. > > IIRC, Jonas already put some of these issues up here some time ago. > I was recently investigating, and thanks to the help of many people > found out how deep the problems actually are. I suspect this problem is one best solved by using an event based sy

Re: Essentiality of Bash

2010-06-27 Thread Josselin Mouette
Le samedi 26 juin 2010 à 22:30 +0200, Marc Haber a écrit : > On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 15:20:46 +0200, Josselin Mouette > wrote: > >Furthermore, I’d be interested to know how to fix such a “shortcoming” > >in our software. If both A and B depend on each other, A.postinst must > >be executed before B.pos