Re: /usr/local stuff [Was Editor and sensible-editor]

1999-06-18 Thread Julian Gilbey
Interesting points. However I would suggest that most of the files in /etc are about local configurations, and are, in general, not shareable. In fact, the FHS defines /etc as being for non-shareable, static data. But what should be done for shareable configuration data? Debian uses /etc as

Re: /usr/local stuff [Was Editor and sensible-editor]

1999-06-18 Thread Joseph Carter
On Fri, Jun 18, 1999 at 12:33:21AM +0100, Julian Gilbey wrote: Interesting points. However I would suggest that most of the files in /etc are about local configurations, and are, in general, not shareable. In fact, the FHS defines /etc as being for non-shareable, static data. But what

Re: /usr/local stuff [Was Editor and sensible-editor]

1999-06-18 Thread Jean-Christophe . Dubacq
On Fri, 18 Jun 1999, Julian Gilbey wrote: Interesting points. However I would suggest that most of the files in /etc are about local configurations, and are, in general, not shareable. In fact, the FHS defines /etc as being for non-shareable, static data. But what should be done for

Re: /usr/local stuff [Was Editor and sensible-editor]

1999-06-18 Thread Julian Gilbey
On Fri, Jun 18, 1999 at 12:33:21AM +0100, Julian Gilbey wrote: Interesting points. However I would suggest that most of the files in /etc are about local configurations, and are, in general, not shareable. In fact, the FHS defines /etc as being for non-shareable, static data. But what

Re: /usr/local stuff [Was Editor and sensible-editor]

1999-06-18 Thread Daniel Quinlan
Julian Gilbey [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Interesting points. However I would suggest that most of the files in /etc are about local configurations, and are, in general, not shareable. In fact, the FHS defines /etc as being for non-shareable, You need to be careful about using the word share

Re: /usr/local stuff [Was Editor and sensible-editor]

1999-06-18 Thread Brian May
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED] you write: Julian Gilbey [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Interesting points. However I would suggest that most of the files in /etc are about local configurations, and are, in general, not shareable. In fact, the FHS defines /etc as being for non-shareable, You need

Re: removing links from main to contrib|non-free (was: weekly policy summary)

1999-06-18 Thread Davide G. M. Salvetti
* GB = Goswin Brederlow GB If the suggests to non-free or contrib are depreciated by policy GB or even forbidden, debian will loose much. This is just a matter of opinion. ;-) GB Non-free is a part of Debian in some way, Our Social Contract disagrees:

Re: Idea: /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc/register in the policy?

1999-06-18 Thread shaleh
Is there sufficient interest to make a register-binary-format shell script (like update-inetd, or register-window-manager) and put it into the documentation? This seems like a good idea. Bear in mind that if every Tom, Dick, and Harry register, there is some memory bloat, so a way for the

Bug#22308: closing bug 22308

1999-06-18 Thread Adam Di Carlo
Raul, bug# 22308 has been fixed. If you agree, could you please close the bug? Since I'm not the submitter and it's a policy bug, I'm not comfortable closing it myself (feeling wimpy today). .Adam Di [EMAIL PROTECTED]URL:http://www.onShore.com/

Re: weekly policy summary

1999-06-18 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, Thank you, Marcus, for remindig me of this. Yes, I think this is better than choosing one option or the other, for _other_ people. As far as I, personally, am concerned, our previous conclusion on this topic remains the final word -- I have seen nothing new come up in the

Re: /usr/local stuff [Was Editor and sensible-editor]

1999-06-18 Thread Joseph Carter
On Fri, Jun 18, 1999 at 02:17:30AM -0700, Daniel Quinlan wrote: Interesting points. However I would suggest that most of the files in /etc are about local configurations, and are, in general, not shareable. In fact, the FHS defines /etc as being for non-shareable, You need to be careful

Re: /usr/local stuff [Was Editor and sensible-editor]

1999-06-18 Thread Daniel Quinlan
Joseph Carter [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: No... The package puts a file that needs to be modified by the site (and possibly by the individual machine) in /usr/share.. Perhaps the program is at fault for doing this. I do know that lintian will generate an error on the package should I run it

Re: /usr/local stuff [Was Editor and sensible-editor]

1999-06-18 Thread Kyle Rose
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 /etc is intended to be the only repository for configuration information. It is machine specific. However, machine-specific does not mean that the configuration information in /etc cannot be shared between machines. This can be done via

Re: non-maintainers seconding proposals (was: Re: weekly policy

1999-06-18 Thread Goswin Brederlow
Jim Lynch [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ... If that where so easy Is there any automatik mechanism to register the aplications? A web page where one can input once email and see the status of once apllication or even a plain list of recieved aplliactions? They use a human beowulf