Bug#662736: ITP: maxwell -- entropy-gathering daemon
On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 10:43:23PM +0200, Martin Eberhard Schauer wrote: Package: wnpp Followup-For: Bug #662736 Owner: Pedro I. Sanchezpsanc...@fosstel.com Package: wnpp Followup-For: Bug #662736 Owner: Pedro I. Sanchezpsanc...@fosstel.com Package: wnpp Followup-For: Bug #662736 Owner: Pedro I. Sanchezpsanc...@fosstel.com Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Hi Pedro, if I understand things right, you missed a CC to | cont...@bugs.debian.org and a separate line thanks to make your control commands become effictive. There are no control commands in that message, and thus CC to cont...@bugs.debian.org would be inappropriate. Adding a thanks line would be unnecessary, for the same reason. Control commands have the form command bugnumber parameters all in one line for a single command. The above lines are pseudo-headers (unnecessarily repetitive ones) and should not be sent to control@bugs. By the way, my custom is to never CC control@bugs, instead I tend to BCC it. That way, any reply-to-all to such a message will not get accidentally copied to control@. -- Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho, Jyväskylä, Finland http://antti-juhani.kaijanaho.fi/newblog/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/antti-juhani/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-wnpp-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120719165004.ga3...@kukkavihko.kaijanaho.fi
Bug#662736: ITP: maxwell -- entropy-gathering daemon
Hi Pedro, Pedro I. Sanchez wrote (18 Jul 2012 03:01:19 GMT) : * Package name : maxwell [...] * Description : entropy-gathering daemon [...] There are a number of other ways to feed entropy to random (4). Yes, and as you for sure know, a few are in Debian already. The advantage of maxwell is that it is small, simple and only minimally hardware-dependent. The other methods also have advantages, and in many cases one of them will be preferable to this one. I would be delighted to be pointed to a place when these many cases, and reasons why/when other methods are preferable, are discussed in a bit more details :) Cheers, -- intrigeri | GnuPG key @ https://gaffer.ptitcanardnoir.org/intrigeri/intrigeri.asc | OTR fingerprint @ https://gaffer.ptitcanardnoir.org/intrigeri/otr.asc -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-wnpp-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/85394pi6mk@boum.org
Bug#662736: ITP: maxwell -- entropy-gathering daemon
Package: wnpp Followup-For: Bug #662736 Owner: Pedro I. Sanchezpsanc...@fosstel.com Package: wnpp Followup-For: Bug #662736 Owner: Pedro I. Sanchezpsanc...@fosstel.com Package: wnpp Followup-For: Bug #662736 Owner: Pedro I. Sanchezpsanc...@fosstel.com Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Hi Pedro, if I understand things right, you missed a CC to | cont...@bugs.debian.org and a separate line thanks to make your control commands become effictive. | * Package name : maxwell Version : 1.2-1 Upstream Author : Sandy Harrissandyinch...@gmail.com * URL : ftp://ftp.cs.sjtu.edu.cn:990/sandy/maxwell/ * License : GPL v2 Programming Language : C * Description : entropy-gathering daemon Daemon to gather entropy from a timer and feed it to random(4). maxwell collects randomness from the small variations in a system timer, distills it into a concentrated form, and sends it to random (4). The amount of output varies with the parameters chosen, but is generally a few K bits per second. The quality is intended to be very high. Both volume and quality should be adequate for most applications. There are a number of other ways to feed entropy to random (4). The advantage of maxwell is that it is small, simple and only minimally hardware-dependent. The other methods also have advantages, and in many cases one of them will be preferable to this one. Please consider an informal review of the package description on debian-l10n-english as well. To me the first paragraph is an incomplete sentence and its information is contained in the second as well. How about The maxwell daemon collects randomness from the small variations in a system timer, distills it into a concentrated form, and sends it to random(4). And most of the last two paragraphs seems vague and trivial. Both volume and quality should be adequate for most applications. A typical use case would help. The other methods also have advantages, and in many cases one of them will be preferable to this one. The advantages are trivial. The alternate methods are not mentioned. What are the criteria? And perhaps some words on why the name would not hurt. Some people primarly think of electromagnetic fields when they hear/read Maxwell. BTW: I strongly suggest s/random (4)/random(4)/ and appreciate the hint to the manual page. Martin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-wnpp-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/50071feb.3080...@gmx.de
Bug#662736: ITP: maxwell -- entropy-gathering daemon
On 12-07-18 04:43 PM, Martin Eberhard Schauer wrote: Package: wnpp Followup-For: Bug #662736 Owner: Pedro I. Sanchezpsanc...@fosstel.com Package: wnpp Followup-For: Bug #662736 Owner: Pedro I. Sanchezpsanc...@fosstel.com Package: wnpp Followup-For: Bug #662736 Owner: Pedro I. Sanchezpsanc...@fosstel.com Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Hi Pedro, if I understand things right, you missed a CC to | cont...@bugs.debian.org and a separate line thanks to make your control commands become effictive. | * Package name : maxwell Version : 1.2-1 Upstream Author : Sandy Harrissandyinch...@gmail.com * URL : ftp://ftp.cs.sjtu.edu.cn:990/sandy/maxwell/ * License : GPL v2 Programming Language : C * Description : entropy-gathering daemon Daemon to gather entropy from a timer and feed it to random(4). maxwell collects randomness from the small variations in a system timer, distills it into a concentrated form, and sends it to random (4). The amount of output varies with the parameters chosen, but is generally a few K bits per second. The quality is intended to be very high. Both volume and quality should be adequate for most applications. There are a number of other ways to feed entropy to random (4). The advantage of maxwell is that it is small, simple and only minimally hardware-dependent. The other methods also have advantages, and in many cases one of them will be preferable to this one. Please consider an informal review of the package description on debian-l10n-english as well. To me the first paragraph is an incomplete sentence and its information is contained in the second as well. How about The maxwell daemon collects randomness from the small variations in a system timer, distills it into a concentrated form, and sends it to random(4). And most of the last two paragraphs seems vague and trivial. Both volume and quality should be adequate for most applications. A typical use case would help. The other methods also have advantages, and in many cases one of them will be preferable to this one. The advantages are trivial. The alternate methods are not mentioned. What are the criteria? And perhaps some words on why the name would not hurt. Some people primarly think of electromagnetic fields when they hear/read Maxwell. BTW: I strongly suggest s/random (4)/random(4)/ and appreciate the hint to the manual page. Martin Hi Martin, Regarding the missing CC to cont...@bugs.debian.org, I didn't know about it. But I used reportbug to send the ITP bug update and I assumed that any standard CC would be taken care of by reportbug. Anyway, shall I copy the ITP bug to cont...@bugs.debian.org now? or is it too late? Regarding the package description, I just copied the verbatim the text from the upstream maintainer. I'll take your comments into consideration for the next revision of the package. Thank you for your comments. -- Pedro I. Sanchez -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-wnpp-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/50074a73.4010...@colcan.ca
Bug#662736: ITP: maxwell -- entropy-gathering daemon
On 12-07-18 07:44 PM, Pedro I. Sanchez wrote: On 12-07-18 04:43 PM, Martin Eberhard Schauer wrote: Package: wnpp Followup-For: Bug #662736 Owner: Pedro I. Sanchezpsanc...@fosstel.com Package: wnpp Followup-For: Bug #662736 Owner: Pedro I. Sanchezpsanc...@fosstel.com Package: wnpp Followup-For: Bug #662736 Owner: Pedro I. Sanchezpsanc...@fosstel.com Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Hi Pedro, if I understand things right, you missed a CC to | cont...@bugs.debian.org and a separate line thanks to make your control commands become effictive. | * Package name : maxwell Version : 1.2-1 Upstream Author : Sandy Harrissandyinch...@gmail.com * URL : ftp://ftp.cs.sjtu.edu.cn:990/sandy/maxwell/ * License : GPL v2 Programming Language : C * Description : entropy-gathering daemon Daemon to gather entropy from a timer and feed it to random(4). maxwell collects randomness from the small variations in a system timer, distills it into a concentrated form, and sends it to random (4). The amount of output varies with the parameters chosen, but is generally a few K bits per second. The quality is intended to be very high. Both volume and quality should be adequate for most applications. There are a number of other ways to feed entropy to random (4). The advantage of maxwell is that it is small, simple and only minimally hardware-dependent. The other methods also have advantages, and in many cases one of them will be preferable to this one. Please consider an informal review of the package description on debian-l10n-english as well. To me the first paragraph is an incomplete sentence and its information is contained in the second as well. How about The maxwell daemon collects randomness from the small variations in a system timer, distills it into a concentrated form, and sends it to random(4). And most of the last two paragraphs seems vague and trivial. Both volume and quality should be adequate for most applications. A typical use case would help. The other methods also have advantages, and in many cases one of them will be preferable to this one. The advantages are trivial. The alternate methods are not mentioned. What are the criteria? And perhaps some words on why the name would not hurt. Some people primarly think of electromagnetic fields when they hear/read Maxwell. BTW: I strongly suggest s/random (4)/random(4)/ and appreciate the hint to the manual page. Martin Hi Martin, Regarding the missing CC to cont...@bugs.debian.org, I didn't know about it. But I used reportbug to send the ITP bug update and I assumed that any standard CC would be taken care of by reportbug. Anyway, shall I copy the ITP bug to cont...@bugs.debian.org now? or is it too late? Regarding the package description, I just copied the verbatim the text from the upstream maintainer. I'll take your comments into consideration for the next revision of the package. Thank you for your comments. I forgot to mention that the package comes with the file Maxwell.pdf with details about the rationale behind the implemented algorithm. -- Pedro I. Sanchez -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-wnpp-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/500759c6.4060...@colcan.ca
Bug#662736: ITP: maxwell -- entropy-gathering daemon
Package: wnpp Followup-For: Bug #662736 Owner: Pedro I. Sanchez psanc...@fosstel.com Package: wnpp Followup-For: Bug #662736 Owner: Pedro I. Sanchez psanc...@fosstel.com Package: wnpp Followup-For: Bug #662736 Owner: Pedro I. Sanchez psanc...@fosstel.com Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist * Package name : maxwell Version : 1.2-1 Upstream Author : Sandy Harris sandyinch...@gmail.com * URL : ftp://ftp.cs.sjtu.edu.cn:990/sandy/maxwell/ * License : GPL v2 Programming Language : C * Description : entropy-gathering daemon Daemon to gather entropy from a timer and feed it to random(4). maxwell collects randomness from the small variations in a system timer, distills it into a concentrated form, and sends it to random (4). The amount of output varies with the parameters chosen, but is generally a few K bits per second. The quality is intended to be very high. Both volume and quality should be adequate for most applications. There are a number of other ways to feed entropy to random (4). The advantage of maxwell is that it is small, simple and only minimally hardware-dependent. The other methods also have advantages, and in many cases one of them will be preferable to this one. The package can be found on mentors.debian.net: http://mentors.debian.net/package/maxwell This is an inital release. TODO: * Package to consider the fact that maxwell is a daemon. * Create binaries for accompanying test programs. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-wnpp-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120718030119.7659.13770.reportbug@allegro
