Re: Installing debs in ~user/ or /usr/local?

2001-05-06 Thread Alexander Hvostov
On Sat, 5 May 2001 22:35:58 -0400 Matt Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, May 05, 2001 at 05:47:21PM -0700, Alexander Hvostov wrote: > > > On Sat, 5 May 2001 19:01:03 -0400 Matt Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > You should look into the S/390

Re: Installing debs in ~user/ or /usr/local?

2001-05-05 Thread Alexander Hvostov
On Sat, 5 May 2001 16:48:05 -0400 Matt Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, May 05, 2001 at 10:00:14PM +0200, Egon Willighagen wrote: > > > maybe it is a stupid question, but can debian packages be installed in other > > places than / ? > > > > I know that when the package is compiled

Re: Installing debs in ~user/ or /usr/local?

2001-05-05 Thread Alexander Hvostov
On Sat, 5 May 2001 19:01:03 -0400 Matt Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, May 05, 2001 at 02:33:45PM -0700, Alexander Hvostov wrote: > > > One could use fakeroot to create a sort of virtual machine, in which regular > > users can install packages as they plea

Re: rfc1149

2001-05-03 Thread Alexander Hvostov
On Thu, 3 May 2001 16:56:08 +1000 Sam Couter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Marcin Owsiany <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > No need to create a section for them. Birds can sit on the tree > > directly. > > But what about now that we have pools? Will they drown? Being birds, I assume they would

Re: Bug#95430: acknowledged by developer (Re: Bug#95430: ash: word-splitting changes break shell scripts)

2001-05-03 Thread Alexander Hvostov
On Wed, 2 May 2001 23:22:29 -0700 "Zack Weinberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Okay, I'll concede that this exploit is only theoretical on Linux at > this time. Remember what was on the L0pht website... "L0pht, making the throetical practical since [some year I care not to remember]" This proba

Re: ITP: darj - arj archive unpacking tool

2001-04-28 Thread Alexander Hvostov
On Thu, 26 Apr 2001 13:10:48 +0300 Richard Braakman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > darj - arj archive unpacking tool > > I've started writing a free version of unarj. I have unarj installed > in case I come across .arj files on the net or on old floppies, and > vrms listed it once too often :)

Re: Intent to package intel-rng-tools.

2001-04-28 Thread Alexander Hvostov
On Thu, 26 Apr 2001 09:15:39 +0530 Viral <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Apr 25, 2001 at 01:14:22PM -0700, Alexander Hvostov wrote: > > Isn't there a kernel driver for that? > > Yes, but one needs the daemon to use the driver. One could activate it > from /p

Re: Gnome bug 94684

2001-04-28 Thread Alexander Hvostov
On 27 Apr 2001 12:12:14 -0700 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Thomas Bushnell, BSG) wrote: > [snip] > 2) Does your statement mean you will *never* forward wishlist items >either? >From my experience, Christian pretty much ignores wishlist items. > > > If you don't want to change your configuration each

Re: Gnome bug 94684

2001-04-28 Thread Alexander Hvostov
On 26 Apr 2001 14:09:51 +0800 zhaoway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You guys are getting more and more bureaucratic. That's sad. Bureaucracy is integral to an organization such as Debian. you're going to have to learn to live with it. > The package maintainer is a volunteer, and he knows you are

Re: VA Debian banner old

2001-04-25 Thread Alexander Hvostov
On 25 Apr 2001 17:23:50 -0700 Evan Prodromou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "RB" == Roland Bauerschmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Not to mention that it's a grodie patented GIF. > > ~ESP, fan of http://burnallgifs.org/ It's not compressed, and therefore not patented. I say this becaus

Re: Intent to package intel-rng-tools.

2001-04-25 Thread Alexander Hvostov
On Wed, 25 Apr 2001 14:35:37 +0530 Viral <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am working on packaging intel-rng-tools. It is the daemon to utilise > the RNG on i810 boards. Let me know if anyone is working on this. I shall > otherwise upload it tonight. Isn't there a kernel driver for that? Regards,

Re: Why does typing "navigator" run mozilla?

2001-04-23 Thread Alexander Hvostov
On Mon, 23 Apr 2001 14:52:00 -0400 "Timothy H. Keitt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What's next? A talking paper-clip pops up when I type "xterm"? :-) Remember `vigor'? Please, please, PLEASE don't give anyone any ideas... ;) Regards, Alex.