Re: RFS: videogen 0.32-1

2003-07-17 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, Eduard Bloch wrote: Doesn't work, changes in the script are needed because of the new parameter syntax. What do you mean, doesn't work? I changed the script to conform to the new parameter syntax -- packaging things which aren't tested and can't work isn't my style. ;-) The script does

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Florian Weimer
On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 08:04:12PM +0800, Wang WenRui wrote: There is an agrep package already in Debian: http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=agrepsearchon=namessubword=1version=allrelease=all Huh? This package is *not* part of Debian. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE,

Re: Excessive wait for DAM - something needs to be done

2003-07-17 Thread Steve Langasek
On Wed, Jul 16, 2003 at 09:50:18PM +0100, Matt Ryan wrote: Adam Heath wrote: On Sun, 13 Jul 2003, Jamin W. Collins wrote: 2000-12-17 - Eray Ozkural [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://nm.debian.org/nmstatus.php?email=erayo%40cs.bilkent.edu.tr * DAM Comment: Have asked applicant to get 5

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 02:48:28PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: There is an agrep package already in Debian: http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=agrepsearchon=namessubword=1version=allrelease=all Of course it is this package. Huh? This package is *not*

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Thomas Viehmann
Huh? This package is *not* part of Debian. A little bit more information would be appreciated. Please make yourself familiar with some of the ideas behind Debian. (Read the Social Contract, DFSG, ...) agrep is in non-free, non-free is not part of Debian as is explained in the social contract

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Matthew Palmer
On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 02:48:28PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: Huh? This package is *not* part of Debian. A little bit more information would be appreciated. Well, you just failed Debian Philosophy 101. Hint: non-free is not part of Debian, it merely uses Debian's infrastructure. - Matt --

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Frank Kster
Matt Zimmerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 02:48:28PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: There is an agrep package already in Debian: http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=agrepsearchon=namessubword=1version=allrelease=all Of course it is

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Luk Claes
On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 02:48:28PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: Huh? This package is *not* part of Debian. A little bit more information would be appreciated. Well, you just failed Debian Philosophy 101. Hint: non-free is not part of Debian, it merely uses Debian's infrastructure. Well I

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 04:04:46PM +0200, Frank Küster wrote: Matt Zimmerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: mizar:[~] apt-cache show agrep G Section Section: non-free/text http://www.debian.org/doc/developers-reference/ch-resources.en.html#s4.6.1 So what? In the first sentence quoted, in

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Matthew Palmer
On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 03:54:32PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 02:48:28PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: Huh? This package is *not* part of Debian. A little bit more information would be appreciated. Well, you just failed Debian Philosophy 101. Hint: non-free is

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Thomas Viehmann
Luk Claes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Well I know all this. But I ment I want to have more information how it will practically go. Does the patent problems have any implication on the upload (to non-free)? Yes. What am I supposed to do with the package or the patent issues? See if the package

moving packages from non-free to main

2003-07-17 Thread Ludovic Drolez
Hi ! A license change in kanjidic and edict packages will allow them to move to main. Also, xjdic which is in contrib will also move to main (and maybe other packages depending on edict and kanjidic). I've uploaded the new edict package yesterday, and I received a message saying that 'edict is

Re: ADOPT THE ORPHAN PACKAGE ZED

2003-07-17 Thread Aníbal Monsalve Salazar
On Wed, Jul 16, 2003 at 21:45 +0200, Sergio Suarez wrote: Hi Im new in debian develop and want adopt the orphan package zed, I = need a sponsor Package name: zed Package description: Powerful, multipurpose, configurable text editor

Re: ADOPT THE ORPHAN PACKAGE ZED

2003-07-17 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, Aníbal Monsalve Salazar wrote: Read the developer's reference, repackage zed and you will be ready to ask for a sponsor. ... but, next time, please don't all-caps-ify the subject. Thanks. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote

Re: ADOPT THE ORPHAN PACKAGE ZED

2003-07-17 Thread Matthew Palmer
On Fri, Jul 18, 2003 at 06:58:06AM +1000, An?bal Monsalve Salazar wrote: On Wed, Jul 16, 2003 at 21:45 +0200, Sergio Suarez wrote: Hi Im new in debian develop and want adopt the orphan package zed, I = need a sponsor Package name: zed Package description: Powerful, multipurpose,

Re: Excessive wait for DAM - something needs to be done

2003-07-17 Thread tony mancill
On Wed, 16 Jul 2003, David B Harris wrote: Hardly. Every Debian Developer has the ability to run arbitrary code as root on everybody's system. Do you want to try and make the argument that regardless of whether the person has proved spiteful, unstable, mean, and just generally a jackass ...

Re: Excessive wait for DAM - something needs to be done

2003-07-17 Thread David B Harris
On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 21:33:11 -0700 (PDT) tony mancill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyway, this thread should probably be on newmaint, so I'm cross-posting it there. Please follow-up on newmaint. Replied to debian-newmaint@lists.debian.org, Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] pgpbV9LOVYaBg.pgp

Re: RFS: videogen 0.32-1

2003-07-17 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, Eduard Bloch wrote: Doesn't work, changes in the script are needed because of the new parameter syntax. What do you mean, doesn't work? I changed the script to conform to the new parameter syntax -- packaging things which aren't tested and can't work isn't my style. ;-) The script does

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Wang WenRui
Hi, There is an agrep package already in Debian: http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=agrepsearchon=namessubword=1version=allrelease=all Is this the same as yours? Best regards Wang WenRui On Wed, Jul 16, 2003 at 06:21:58PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: Hi I am

Re: Excessive wait for DAM - something needs to be done

2003-07-17 Thread Steve Langasek
On Wed, Jul 16, 2003 at 09:50:18PM +0100, Matt Ryan wrote: Adam Heath wrote: On Sun, 13 Jul 2003, Jamin W. Collins wrote: 2000-12-17 - Eray Ozkural [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://nm.debian.org/nmstatus.php?email=erayo%40cs.bilkent.edu.tr * DAM Comment: Have asked applicant to get 5

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Luk Claes
There is an agrep package already in Debian: http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=agrepsearchon=namessubword=1version=allrelease=all Of course it is this package. Huh? This package is *not* part of Debian. A little bit more information would be

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 02:48:28PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: There is an agrep package already in Debian: http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=agrepsearchon=namessubword=1version=allrelease=all Of course it is this package. Huh? This package is *not*

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Thomas Viehmann
Huh? This package is *not* part of Debian. A little bit more information would be appreciated. Please make yourself familiar with some of the ideas behind Debian. (Read the Social Contract, DFSG, ...) agrep is in non-free, non-free is not part of Debian as is explained in the social contract

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Matthew Palmer
On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 02:48:28PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: Huh? This package is *not* part of Debian. A little bit more information would be appreciated. Well, you just failed Debian Philosophy 101. Hint: non-free is not part of Debian, it merely uses Debian's infrastructure. - Matt

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Frank Küster
Matt Zimmerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 02:48:28PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: There is an agrep package already in Debian: http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=agrepsearchon=namessubword=1version=allrelease=all Of course it is

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Luk Claes
On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 02:48:28PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: Huh? This package is *not* part of Debian. A little bit more information would be appreciated. Well, you just failed Debian Philosophy 101. Hint: non-free is not part of Debian, it merely uses Debian's infrastructure. Well I

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 04:04:46PM +0200, Frank Küster wrote: Matt Zimmerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: mizar:[~] apt-cache show agrep G Section Section: non-free/text http://www.debian.org/doc/developers-reference/ch-resources.en.html#s4.6.1 So what? In the first sentence quoted, in

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Matthew Palmer
On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 03:54:32PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 02:48:28PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: Huh? This package is *not* part of Debian. A little bit more information would be appreciated. Well, you just failed Debian Philosophy 101. Hint: non-free is

Re: RFS agrep

2003-07-17 Thread Thomas Viehmann
Luk Claes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Well I know all this. But I ment I want to have more information how it will practically go. Does the patent problems have any implication on the upload (to non-free)? Yes. What am I supposed to do with the package or the patent issues? See if the package

moving packages from non-free to main

2003-07-17 Thread Ludovic Drolez
Hi ! A license change in kanjidic and edict packages will allow them to move to main. Also, xjdic which is in contrib will also move to main (and maybe other packages depending on edict and kanjidic). I've uploaded the new edict package yesterday, and I received a message saying that 'edict is

Re: Excessive wait for DAM - something needs to be done

2003-07-17 Thread Adam Heath
On Wed, 16 Jul 2003, Matt Ryan wrote: Adam Heath wrote: On Sun, 13 Jul 2003, Jamin W. Collins wrote: 2000-12-17 - Eray Ozkural [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://nm.debian.org/nmstatus.php?email=erayo%40cs.bilkent.edu.tr * DAM Comment: Have asked applicant to get 5 sponsors. Read

Re: Excessive wait for DAM - something needs to be done

2003-07-17 Thread Jamin W. Collins
On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 01:03:36PM -0500, Adam Heath wrote: On Wed, 16 Jul 2003, Matt Ryan wrote: Adam Heath wrote: On Sun, 13 Jul 2003, Jamin W. Collins wrote: 2000-12-17 - Eray Ozkural [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://nm.debian.org/nmstatus.php?email=erayo%40cs.bilkent.edu.tr

Re: ADOPT THE ORPHAN PACKAGE ZED

2003-07-17 Thread Aníbal Monsalve Salazar
On Wed, Jul 16, 2003 at 21:45 +0200, Sergio Suarez wrote: Hi Im new in debian develop and want adopt the orphan package zed, I = need a sponsor Package name: zed Package description: Powerful, multipurpose, configurable text editor

Re: ADOPT THE ORPHAN PACKAGE ZED

2003-07-17 Thread Matthias Urlichs
Hi, Aníbal Monsalve Salazar wrote: Read the developer's reference, repackage zed and you will be ready to ask for a sponsor. ... but, next time, please don't all-caps-ify the subject. Thanks. -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer: The quote

Re: ADOPT THE ORPHAN PACKAGE ZED

2003-07-17 Thread Matthew Palmer
On Fri, Jul 18, 2003 at 06:58:06AM +1000, An?bal Monsalve Salazar wrote: On Wed, Jul 16, 2003 at 21:45 +0200, Sergio Suarez wrote: Hi Im new in debian develop and want adopt the orphan package zed, I = need a sponsor Package name: zed Package description: Powerful, multipurpose,

Re: ADOPT THE ORPHAN PACKAGE ZED

2003-07-17 Thread Aníbal Monsalve Salazar
On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 23:50 +0200, Matthias Urlichs wrote: but, next time, please don't all-caps-ify the subject. It wasn't me. Please, look at the first message of this thread and see who is responsible for doing that. Kind regards, Aníbal -- .''`. Debian GNU/Linux | Building