Bug#197835: [PROPOSAL]: integrated environments are allowed

2003-06-18 Thread Britton
than $EDITOR/$PAGER with user intervention. This approach translate as if I don't know whats going on, give me the upstream author's default, otherwise, give me my favorite editor unless I've already specified that it doesn't work well for this application. Britton Kerin __ GNU GPL: The Source

Re: [devel-ref] author/homepage in description

2002-12-09 Thread Britton
, no other data really needed. I'll make that change. I don't like this. The pages listed will end up being wrong half the time and google can find homepages very well and everybody knows it, so what is the point in adding this? Britton Kerin

Re: Debian-Perl-Policy and .packlist?

2002-12-04 Thread Britton
I second or third this or whatever. There is a bit of duplication of information but both dpkg -L and .packlist are generated automaticly so who cares. Probably somebody who knows how to make official policy proposals should propose this. Britton Kerin __ GNU GPL: The Source will be with you

Re: Bug#39830: [AMENDMENT]: get rid of undocumented(7) symlinks

2002-11-14 Thread Britton
out that a page corresponding to a binary corresponding to an installed undocumented package has been requested, and respond with appropriate pointers, I guess there is no problem. Britton On Wed, 13 Nov 2002, Chris Waters wrote: On Wed, Nov 13, 2002 at 12:22:58PM -0900, Britton wrote: Along

Re: Bug#39830: [AMENDMENT]: get rid of undocumented(7) symlinks

2002-11-13 Thread Britton
users may be helped by these pointers. Britton Kerin __ GNU GPL: The Source will be with you... always. On Wed, 13 Nov 2002, Branden Robinson wrote: On Wed, Nov 13, 2002 at 12:14:50AM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: There is a proposal under consideration for changing the undocumented(7

Re: Bug#131781: debian-policy: Proposed virtual packages: mixer and mixer-x

2002-01-31 Thread Britton
I have the same issue with my application. I second this. Britton Kerin __ GNU GPL: The Source will be with you... always. On Thu, 31 Jan 2002, David B Harris wrote: Package: debian-policy Version: 3.5.6.0 Severity: wishlist (I'm subscribed to [EMAIL PROTECTED], no need to CC: me

Re: Should debian policy require to use debconf for postinst scripts?

2001-12-10 Thread Britton
as that is true, we're doomed anyway, policy or no policy. Britton

Re: Path modification

2001-01-12 Thread Britton
nmh, the potential for confusion is significant. But perhaps this is an mh-e bug. If there is no way to deliver a message or it is considered not worthwhile, fine. On Fri, 12 Jan 2001, Chris Waters wrote: On Thu, Jan 11, 2001 at 01:29:04AM -0900, Britton wrote: I don't think it would

Re: cleaning up our task packages

2000-12-16 Thread Britton
anything anymore, or it might be a real valid use. That is the big concern I have with the quick invention of a hierarchical task system or the like is that it seems like it would likely end up redundant with what we already have. Britton

Re: cleaning up our task packages

2000-12-08 Thread Britton
to make sense to merge the dev and the use tasks. Speaking for myself, if am being lazy and want to 'do some Tcltk tasks' I want both the use and development packages by default. Britton On Thu, 7 Dec 2000, Joey Hess wrote: [ I'm dropping the -devel cc in the hope of having a useful discussion

Re: [PROPOSAL] Origin and Bugs support

2000-11-28 Thread Britton
In other words, we have no way to control what baddies do with Debian. The best we can do is make it easy and convenient for goodies to do the right thing (whatever that may be). The entire discussion about trying to prevent bug report hoarding is futile and moot -- we have no control over

Re: [PROPOSAL] Origin and Bugs support

2000-11-27 Thread Britton
. which I agree is a serious problem. Britton

Re: [PROPOSAL] Origin and Bugs support

2000-11-27 Thread Britton
to see if the problem has already been fixed. Or is the whole idea of forking bug reports considered heresy? Britton

Re: Preparing Debian for using capabilities: file ownership.

2000-09-25 Thread Britton
. I won't bother with capabilities until they get rammed down my throat, and I kind of hope debian isn't the first to do the ramming. Britton

Re: Preparing Debian for using capabilities

2000-09-25 Thread Britton
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/security/linux-privs/ has some info, the README has some pointers as well. /usr/include/linux/capability.h is well commented and tells you the different capabilities that are available. Britton Kerin On Fri, 22 Sep 2000, Jonathan D. Proulx wrote: Hi

Re: On Bruce Perens and Dave Cinege, etc.

1997-10-29 Thread Britton
On 28 Oct 1997, Manoj Srivastava wrote: Hi, Britton == Britton [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Britton Good individuals will almost invariably harbor a few bad Britton individual ideas, for whatever reason. This is especially Britton true in the technical fields. The process appears

Re: On Bruce Perens and Dave Cinege, etc.

1997-10-28 Thread Britton
On Mon, 27 Oct 1997, Glenn Amerine wrote: M == M W Blunier [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: M On 27 Oct 1997, Manoj Srivastava wrote: What problems are term limits supposed to solve, exactly? M They prevent the voters from re-electing someone that due to M his entrenchment

Re: abandoning the rules of discourse

1997-10-27 Thread Britton
I think you are right there is not much left to be said. However, it is comforting to note that this one ugly thread is the only I have seen in all my time on the Debian lists. Looked at in that light it's sort of reassuring. If bad threads are so incidental, I can comfortably ignore them.

Re: On Bruce Perens and Dave Cinege, etc.

1997-10-27 Thread Britton
On Mon, 27 Oct 1997, Syrus Nemat-Nasser wrote: On Mon, 27 Oct 1997, Richard G. Roberto wrote: [snip] PROPOSAL FOR TERM LIMITS I propose that all elected posts in the Debian organization be subject to the following term limits: I actually like this proposal. I have no problem with

Re: abandoning the rules of discourse

1997-10-26 Thread Britton
On 24 Oct 1997, Manoj Srivastava wrote: Hi, Kai == Kai Henningsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Kai So then here's a proposal for a policy: Kai If a list participant (who is otherwise eligible for the list, Kai like being a project member if the list is debian-private) Kai undertakes an

Re: * Formal call for the removal of Bruce Perens *

1997-10-26 Thread Britton
I would like to commend the below post as being the only one so far to adopt a peaceful tone. The other responses I've seen are vicious. As for just ignoring Dave's posts, as someone proposed after bashing Dave again, it's too late for that folks. The feedeing frezy has already happened.

Re: abandoning the rules of discourse

1997-10-24 Thread Britton
seen a clear example of this yet, and don't expect to, I'm delighted with the work the devopers have done so far), it may allow the situation to deteriorate significantly before reconcilliation can be achieved. Closed lists fuel the fears of the last item in the paranoid (or over-cautios). Britton