On Tue, 8 Nov 2005 07:43:14 +0100, Christian Perrier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> Quoting Manoj Srivastava ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): >> Hi, >> >> A new version of kernel-package is imminent, it is undergoing boot >> camp out in experimental. For the impatient, this release brings >> the log awaited debconf usage for kernel image packages -- and the >> raison d'etre of this mail. Below are the new features of the >> upcoming kernel-package -- but first, since the kernel image >> package asks questions in the preinst, and uses debconf now, is it >> OK for kernel image packages to pre-depend on debconf? Or should I >> resurrect the old preinst code and laternately ask questions >> manually? > As I understand, I should now yell out "Hurray", learning that we > probably will soon be able to be prompted in something else than the > English language...AND be able to not be interrupted by the famous > linux-image/kernel-image packages question. > Do you plan to first post a call for translations in -i18n so that > when you release the new kernel-package packages, they already have > some translations handy? Umm, no -- I figure that translations shall come soon enough, and Etch is not going to be released for an year or more now, so we have time to polish things up. I don't think kernel-package is anywhere close to a final release. > Of course, I'm here assuming that the package is properly i18n'ed as > I'm sure it is..:-) Well, we use po-debconf and all. > I'll probably add kernel-package to the current quite short list of > "level 5" translations proposed to D-I translators, which mostly > lists packages which are considered very important to translate > (completely empirically). Thanks manoj -- "They're unfriendly, which is fortunate, really. They'd be difficult to like." Avon Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]