Re: third-party packages adding apt sources
On 21/05/2016 8:03 AM, Hakan Peker wrote: > You looking for a technical solution to a social problem. sources.list > exist for the very purpose that repositories can be added to the system. > A system where this facility don't exist or restricted is a form of > walled garden. > > Adding an update repository for the very same package the user has > deliberately installed is a *convenience*. It is disrespectful of admin > modification only if the program keeps reverting the admin modification > and doesn't provide an option to disable this behavior. At that point > you would be better contacting upstream that you are not comfortable > with the behavior and you want such an option to disable the repository. The fact that a deb can run arbitrary code, then it MUST be trusted and there are limits to how much trust I can give to outside third parties; it is too great a risk as far as I am concerned. Cheers A. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: DNS Qname minimisation
On 24/03/2016 2:07 AM, Hugo Maxwell Connery wrote: > I strongly encourage the Debian Project, in collaboration > with other major GNU/Linux distributors to implement that > standards coming out of the IETF to respond to the mass > surveillance of the Internet illustrated by the Snowden > disclosures. Tor proxy with remote dns over socks. Trouble is, at times, some bad actors won't allow you to view their websites over Tor; no problem, they lose a visitor. Cheers AndrewM signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: can't make a bootable USB stick
On 8/03/2016 6:14 AM, Christoph Koydl wrote: > What did I do wrong? Please resend to debian-u...@lists.debian.org list . This project list is not the right list to use for help and support. Cheers A.
Re: link removal
On 7/03/2016 6:54 AM, iuri wrote: > Gentleman, once my ask to make a change (improvement) in the standard > distribution generated an UNAUTHORIZED online link to my request and my > name. I ask you to please remove this link. You've just caused another message to be archived in your name that's how Debian mailing lists work. Also, please post in TEXT format ;-) > https://www.google.com.br/url?sa=t=j==s=web=8=rja=8=0ahUKEwj6r7HO6KzLAhXFCpAKHXIUCQgQFghBMAc=https%3A%2F%2Flists.debian.org%2Fdebian-project%2F2015%2F04%2Fmsg00015.html=AFQjCNG_SUQjN0GAMki2VggdDWh_KepMsA > > I thank in advance. Waiting. Cheers A.
Re: Would you agree - Debian is for the tech savvy
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On 17/01/2016 1:29 AM, Miles Fidelman wrote: > > On 1/15/16 10:48 PM, Stephan Foley wrote: >> Hello, I'm trying to characterize Debian and have the following: >> >> Debian is for the tech savvy sys admin type and the server >> market >> >> Is this a good characterization or am I off base? >> >> Thanks > > Used to be. These days, in the wake of systemd, at least this sys > admin will never install it again. The reasons are technical. Yes, it is certainly limiting my view of Debian to be one that is now broken and definitely not what Ian Murdock envisioned many years ago. : ( A. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- iF4EAREIAAYFAlaahJAACgkQqBZry7fv4vvLSAD/XagyhyE3hZYw4MC+3SC/Oh0x mPgfbB56Hci2yjRxGWUA/RiHrnFSLSO/7qyCmJm1vWRuiEvo9Q5JzHCiQA7Os2li =EFBM -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: The proper place to announce GRs (was Re: piece of mind (Re: Moderated posts?))
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On 14/10/2014 11:58 PM, Miles Fidelman wrote: Isn't the point of posting on debian-devel-announce to increase the visibility and liklihood of seconds in the first place? Not if you want to help avoid the GR having a chance to get up. A. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (MingW32) iF4EAREIAAYFAlQ9/NQACgkQqBZry7fv4vuzBQEAs4D+06U5TxeboYetfUfV9QiQ BMafptcHlYvoHPehOJABANoxmwqVNtqdWbdDvxXh0Y0a0K8iZTLLuH+7A4bemzrl =cmIS -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-project-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/543dfcd8.6030...@affinityvision.com.au
