Re: DEP-5 (copyright file format) ... gap with practice

2014-09-08 Thread Michael Gilbert
On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 11:38 AM, Osamu Aoki wrote: > Hi, > > DEP-5 as defined in http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep5/ does not have any > clause allowing us to skip license entries for certain class of files. > > In practice, many packages lack entries for autotools generated files > which come with v

Re: What is the content of DEBIAN CD - please tell us more about DEBIAN CD?

2014-09-08 Thread Paul Wise
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What is the content of DEBIAN CD - please tell us more about DEBIAN CD?

2014-09-08 Thread Henry Udoye
-- Henry Udoye. 4165 Whiteplains Road. P. O. Box 1290. Bronx. N. Y. 10466 Phone : 914-316-1854. Fax : 206-350-3803 hudoye1...@gmail.com Hello: What is the content of DEBIAN CD? What are the functions and features? What are the purposes and uses? Can it help any person learn how to code or s

Re: On a policy for non-debian foss content in a mini debconf

2014-09-08 Thread Pirate Praveen
On Monday 08 September 2014 05:13 PM, Pirate Praveen wrote: > I'm also fine about creating a new "brand" which will have a clear > definition "it is an event to seek more contributions to debian by > reaching out to more people and it is organized by debian in > collaboration with a local free soft

Re: DEP-5 (copyright file format) ... gap with practice

2014-09-08 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
Hi Osamu, Quoting Osamu Aoki (2014-09-08 17:38:41) > DEP-5 as defined in http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep5/ does not have any > clause allowing us to skip license entries for certain class of files. I believe the "problem" is not DEP-5 but Debian Policy. One of the goals of DEP-5 was to only be a

Re: On a policy for non-debian foss content in a mini debconf

2014-09-08 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Pirate Praveen dijo [Mon, Sep 08, 2014 at 05:13:49PM +0530]: > > Hi, Praveen and Shirish (and Indian Debian Users), > > Well, a DebConf is about Debian, and I mostly agree with Steve's > > answer: Not just any Linux conference should be called a DebConf or > > MiniDebConf. There has to be a Debian

DEP-5 (copyright file format) ... gap with practice

2014-09-08 Thread Osamu Aoki
Hi, DEP-5 as defined in http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep5/ does not have any clause allowing us to skip license entries for certain class of files. In practice, many packages lack entries for autotools generated files which come with very permissive license with mostly identical but not quite the

Re: CoC / procedural abuse

2014-09-08 Thread Philip Hands
Norbert Preining writes: > On Mon, 08 Sep 2014, Don Armstrong wrote: >> > Let's be frank: GR is such a heavyweight process, that it's >> > impractical for overriding "small" decisions like this one. >> >> This is by design; the people who make decisions in Debian are the >> people who do the wor

Re: CoC / procedural abuse

2014-09-08 Thread Norbert Preining
On Mon, 08 Sep 2014, Don Armstrong wrote: > > Let's be frank: GR is such a heavyweight process, that it's > > impractical for overriding "small" decisions like this one. > > This is by design; the people who make decisions in Debian are the > people who do the work. Wow, so you are telling me th

Re: CoC / procedural abuse

2014-09-08 Thread Don Armstrong
On Mon, 08 Sep 2014, Jakub Wilk wrote: > * Don Armstrong , 2014-09-05, 10:04: > >If anything more than a warning occurs, it is announced on > >debian-private@, which enables Debian Developers to review the actions > >that listmaster@ has taken, and override them via GR. > > Let's be frank: GR is s

debian based distro few questions

2014-09-08 Thread Robert Szeliga
Halo, (sorry about my english) for example if i do litlle change in debian distro instaling by defoult other software, remove some package can i call then my own distro with my logo, and put that operating system on my website and obtain the money from selling, advice on the site, donation? Best R

Re: On a policy for non-debian foss content in a mini debconf

2014-09-08 Thread Pirate Praveen
On Monday 08 September 2014 08:47 AM, Gunnar Wolf wrote: > Hi, Praveen and Shirish (and Indian Debian Users), > Well, a DebConf is about Debian, and I mostly agree with Steve's > answer: Not just any Linux conference should be called a DebConf or > MiniDebConf. There has to be a Debian "slant" to t

Re: CoC / procedural abuse

2014-09-08 Thread Jakub Wilk
* Don Armstrong , 2014-09-05, 10:04: If anything more than a warning occurs, it is announced on debian-private@, which enables Debian Developers to review the actions that listmaster@ has taken, and override them via GR. Let's be frank: GR is such a heavyweight process, that it's impractical