On Fri, Jul 16, 1999 at 02:35:04PM -0700, Joey Hess wrote: > Policy still suggests /etc/rc.boot instead of /etc/rcS.d (#32448) > * Stalled for 1 week. > * Proposed on 26 Jan 1999 by Brian Servis; seconded by Julian Gilbey > and Joey Hess. > * Change policy to refer to /etc/rcS.d instead of the old > /etc/rc.boot/
Just where is this one standing? I thought we'd reached a consensus that packages should NOT use rc.boot, but it should be left for sysadmins because it's useful and update-rc.d isn't the simplest thing in the world. > Permit/require use of bz2 for source packages (#39299) > * Old. > * Proposed on 10 Jun 1999 by Chris Lawrence; seconded by Goswin > Brederlow. > * "I propose that we permit the use of bzip2 to compress source > package files (.orig.tar and .diff for most packages, .tar for > native packages). I further propose that the use of bzip2 be > mandatory for newly uploaded source files, and that any existing > source packages in the archive in gzip format exceeding 5 MB of > compressed space be converted upon the freeze for potato." > ( The reason this was proposed is because we're almost overflowing > the second source CD already. This is a very contentious proposal. > ) The problem with this proposal is that it requires something most people don't want to require. If Chris would like to ammend the proposal such that the upstream source CAN be bz2, but preference is still .gz if the upstream comes as .gz, I'll second the ammendment. It also helps if he wants to be the one to make dpkg-source and dpkg-buildpackage work with bz2's.. ;> > Contact address for virtual package name list (#26159) > * Old. > * Proposed by Adam di Carlo. > * Contact name in virtual-packages-list should be debian-policy, not > Christian Schwarz. > ( This *must* be implemented, possibly by referring to the > policy-modification process. ) I'd implement this as a necessary executive change and say to hell with proposals and seconds and ammendments and suchlike. "Intent to RFD on a Proposal to correct a typo in section foo.baz of the policy!" -- Joseph Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian GNU/Linux developer GnuPG: 2048g/3F9C2A43 - 20F6 2261 F185 7A3E 79FC 44F9 8FF7 D7A3 DCF9 DAB3 PGP 2.6: 2048R/50BDA0ED - E8 D6 84 81 E3 A8 BB 77 8E E2 29 96 C9 44 5F BE -------------------------------------------------------------------------- "What is striking, however, is the general layout and integration of the system. Debian is a truly elegant Linux distribution; great care has been taken in the preparation of packages and their placement within the system. The sheer number of packages available is also impressive...."
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