Re: Is it allowed to remove old changelog entries?

2001-05-16 Thread Junichi Uekawa
Santiago Vila [EMAIL PROTECTED] cum veritate scripsit: Who cares about changelogs if there is no requirement that they tell the truth? I've always thought changelogs were necessary because GPL wants this : 2. You may modify your copy or copies of the Program or any portion of it, thus

Re: Is it allowed to remove old changelog entries?

2001-05-16 Thread Richard Braakman
On Wed, May 16, 2001 at 04:42:15PM +0900, Junichi Uekawa wrote: a) You must cause the modified files to carry prominent notices stating that you changed the files and the date of any change. It says the modified files. Keeping a separate ChangeLog does not meet this requirement; the

Re: Is it allowed to remove old changelog entries?

2001-05-16 Thread Steve Greenland
On 15-May-01, 13:35 (CDT), Santiago Vila [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Who cares about changelogs if there is no requirement that they tell the truth? Because *most* developers will have correct (and possibly even useful) changelogs most of the time. If a few don't, then people will complain, and

Bug#94995: PROPOSAL] Clarifying instructions on linking man pages

2001-05-16 Thread Colin Watson
retitle 94995 [ACCEPTED 16/05/2001] Clarifying instructions on linking man pages forwarded 94995 [EMAIL PROTECTED] thanks On Tue, 01 May 2001 at 20:24:51 +, Colin Watson wrote: retitle 94995 [AMENDMENT 01/05/2001] Clarifying instructions on linking man pages severity 94995 normal thanks

Processed: Re: Bug#94995: [PROPOSAL] Clarifying instructions on linking man pages

2001-05-16 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: retitle 94995 [ACCEPTED 16/05/2001] Clarifying instructions on linking man pages Bug#94995: [AMENDMENT 01/05/2001] Clarifying instructions on linking man pages Changed Bug title. forwarded 94995 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bug#94995: [ACCEPTED 16/05/2001]

CVS jdg: * Improving 11.1 -- 11.6

2001-05-16 Thread debian-policy
CVSROOT:/cvs/debian-policy Module name:debian-policy Changes by: jdg Wed May 16 15:55:23 PDT 2001 Modified files: . : policy.sgml upgrading-checklist.html debian : changelog Log message: * Improving 11.1 -- 11.6 * Small improvements to

Re: Is it allowed to remove old changelog entries?

2001-05-16 Thread John Galt
On Wed, 16 May 2001, Richard Braakman wrote: On Wed, May 16, 2001 at 04:42:15PM +0900, Junichi Uekawa wrote: a) You must cause the modified files to carry prominent notices stating that you changed the files and the date of any change. It says the modified files. Keeping a separate

Bug#97755: [PROPOSAL] eliminating task packages; new task system

2001-05-16 Thread Joey Hess
Package: debian-policy Severity: wishlist Introduction: After a lot of discussion, AJ and I have settled on a compromise that is acceptable to both of us about what to do to fix Debian's broken[1] task system. Essentially, we propose throwing out all existing task packages, no longer using

Bug#97755: Acknowledgement ([PROPOSAL] eliminating task packages; new task system)

2001-05-16 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
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