Problems with cvs version on i386

2002-04-13 Thread Manoj Srivastava
intelligent companion, a wise and well-behaved person going the same way as yourself, then go on your way alone, like a king abandoning a conquered kingdom, or like a great elephant in the deep forest. 329 Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024

Failure in latest CVS

2002-06-13 Thread Manoj Srivastava
make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/spool/boot-floppies' make: *** [build] Error 2 == -- Small change can often be found under seat cushions. One of Lazarus Long's most penetrating insights Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]><http://www.golden-gryphon.com/> 1024R/C7261095 print

Re: Bug#97755: [PROPOSAL] eliminating task packages; new task system

2001-05-17 Thread Manoj Srivastava
... Douglas Admas "The Hitchhikers' Guide To The Galaxy" Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF2

I created yet another woody coaster

2001-09-29 Thread Manoj Srivastava
by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory or defeat." Theodore Roosevelt Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024R/C7261095 pr

Re: I created yet another woody coaster

2001-09-29 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Harding, "The Armchair Anarchist's Almanac" Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C -- To UNSUBS

Re: [LOGO] Re: goals for next release

2004-04-01 Thread Manoj Srivastava
s first, which record people's accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man's failures. Chief Justice Earl Warren Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E 1024D/BF24424C prin

Re: udebs for more than just installation

2003-02-28 Thread Manoj Srivastava
aths, one may write tests around using files from those pathx (like, say, /usr/share/doc). manoj -- Think it's time I'm leavin' / Nothin' here to make me stay. Led Zeppelin Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024

Re: note on "2.4 is deprecated"

2006-04-13 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On 13 Apr 2006, Bastian Blank wrote: > On Thu, Apr 13, 2006 at 10:28:56AM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote: >> That is stretching it. The third component of a version is >> hardly a "major" revision. > > Why? Component in a version are major.minor.sub. Now,

Re: Move of update-grub and grub-install to /usr/sbin

2006-08-22 Thread Manoj Srivastava
if the postinst_hook script was executable -- and did not do a path search. > Other than this, the plan sounds ok. manoj -- Seen on a button at an SF Convention: Veteran of the Bermuda Triangle Expeditionary Force. 1990-1951. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]><h

Re: Bug#421402: It's installed by default but not activated and configured by default!

2007-05-02 Thread Manoj Srivastava
concrete action that can be taken by libselinux, I will assign this bug back to the d-i, for people to do with it as they wish. manoj mystified -- Happy indeed we live who are free from hatred among those who still hate. In the midst of hate-filled men, we live free from hatred. 197 Manoj

Re: usplash in desktop task?

2007-05-08 Thread Manoj Srivastava
There is information presented to me durng boot, which has some (perhaps marginal) value. Pretty colors are mostly contentless, so have _less_ value, at the very least, they contribute nothing. Why should the default be an option with less value? manoj -- Isn't this

Re: usplash in desktop task?

2007-05-08 Thread Manoj Srivastava
_not_ squirrel away the information onto vt1? manoj -- I never did it that way before. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.golden-gryphon.com/> 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]

Re: usplash in desktop task?

2007-05-09 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On Tue, 08 May 2007 20:17:48 -0300, Otavio Salvador <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>> However, who *really* uses that information in normal situations? >> >> Well, not all the world is exactly like you. I routinely

Re: usplash in desktop task?

2007-05-09 Thread Manoj Srivastava
ting users like mushrooms. manoj -- Your present plans will be successful. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.golden-gryphon.com/> 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]

Re: usplash in desktop task?

2007-05-09 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On Wed, 09 May 2007 02:22:15 +0200, David Härdeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > On Tue, May 08, 2007 at 05:17:55PM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote: >> On Tue, 8 May 2007 18:39:28 +0200, Christian Perrier >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >> >>> It is also per

Re: usplash in desktop task?

2007-05-09 Thread Manoj Srivastava
ormation is being suppressed. Far too many figures are being pulled out of where the sun don't shine. manoj -- If you're not very clever you should be conciliatory. Benjamin Disraeli Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.golden-gryphon.com/> 1024D/BF24

Re: usplash in desktop task?

2007-05-09 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Seems like all the guidance given in §9.4 is information even us poor dumb users would like to see, crack pipes or not. manoj -- "Take that, you hostile sons-of-bitches!" James Coburn, in the finale of _The_President's_Analyst_ Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> &l

Re: usplash in desktop task?

2007-05-09 Thread Manoj Srivastava
; is the majority of our users and remember: The users are the priority. Why are the airhead users, as opposed to techical users, the priority? manoj -- There's so much plastic in this culture that vinyl leopard skin is becoming an endangered synthetic. -- Lily Tomlin Manoj Sr

Re: Bug#452388: "Standard system" is confusing

2007-11-24 Thread Manoj Srivastava
added upon to provide a more featureful and tailored operating system." manoj -- Remember: Silly is a state of Mind, Stupid is a way of Life. Dave Butler Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.golden-gryphon.com/> 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]

Re: Bug#452388: "Standard system" is confusing

2007-11-25 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 07:24:00 +, Christian Perrier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Quoting Manoj Srivastava ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): >> > Any suggestions as to which an accurate description would be? >> >> Description: A minimal, core operating environment "A

Re: Bug#452388: "Standard system" is confusing

2007-11-25 Thread Manoj Srivastava
"large" segment of the user base (to sit there gathering potential security bugs and offer nothing useful in return for these users), and probably other criteria I might be missing. The trick is to convey all that in one line :-) manoj -- rugged, adj.: Too heavy to l

The possibility of SELinux targeted policy in the default install

2006-09-13 Thread Manoj Srivastava
™. We also need the packages uploaded yesterday into Sid to migrate to testing. Is there some other information I can provide? manoj -- Vanilla wafer. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]><http://www.golden-gryphon.com/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B49

Please add commented pam_selinux line

2006-09-15 Thread Manoj Srivastava
le thanks manoj -- "I believe I found the missing link between animal and civilized man. It is us." -- Konrad Lorenz Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]><http://www.golden-gryphon.com/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C

Re: The possibility of SELinux targeted policy in the default install

2006-09-15 Thread Manoj Srivastava
equired based on the user logging in, the domains permitted, and the users choice. Hope this helps. manoj -- The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization. Ralph Waldo Emerson Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]><http://www.golden

Bug#390760: debian-installer: Support targeted SELinux in the installer

2006-10-02 Thread Manoj Srivastava
: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) (ignored: LC_ALL set to en_US.UTF-8) -- Q: How many supply-siders does it take to change a light bulb? A: None. The darkness will cause the light bulb to change by itself. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/~sr

Re: Bug#390760: debian-installer: Support targeted SELinux in the installer

2006-10-03 Thread Manoj Srivastava
eting appeal of SELinux ready). However, making it a hidden task, or a task that defaults to be on, is the next best option. manoj -- All things being equal, you are bound to lose. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.golden-gryphon.com/> 1024D/BF24424C prin

Re: Bug#390760: debian-installer: Support targeted SELinux in the installer

2006-10-03 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On Tue, 03 Oct 2006 15:44:55 +0200, Frans Pop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > On Tuesday 03 October 2006 01:08, Otavio Salvador wrote: >> Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> > We are at a point where we can support a targeted SELinux >> >

Re: Bug#390760: debian-installer: Support targeted SELinux in the installer

2006-10-06 Thread Manoj Srivastava
for Etch and >> not the packages promoted to priority standard. > No, we've been talking about making the packages priority standard. I'll start a discussion on -devel, in that case. manoj -- Trespassers will be violated! Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

please ublock angband/1:3.0.9b-3

2008-09-18 Thread Manoj Srivastava
rtant, this is a minimal change, and is consistent +with the handling of other game files. Thanks to Chris Carr. +Closes: #490871 + * Updated Standards-Version. No changes. + + -- Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thu, 04 Sep 20

Re: gzip: ./tmp/netboot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-1-sparc64: not in gzip format

2008-11-23 Thread Manoj Srivastava
unfortunately. manoj -- Honk if you hate bumper stickers that say "Honk if ..." Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.golden-gryphon.com/> 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]

Re: gzip: ./tmp/netboot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-1-sparc64: not in gzip format

2008-11-23 Thread Manoj Srivastava
>> > weird change for a -10 package... >> >> sparc still uses kernel-package for building, so I would not count on >> anything. > > Right. So RC bug there. File it, with details. manoj -- Earth is a beta site. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Please consider unblock kernel-package/11.013

2008-11-24 Thread Manoj Srivastava
to Frans Pop(Closes: #506711). + + -- Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:33:54 -0600 + +kernel-package (11.012) unstable; urgency=low + + * New bug fixing release. + * [3f7296a] Handle Xen code configured into modern kernels + +When building a curr

Bug#552584: file-in-usr-local /usr/local/etc

2009-10-27 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Package: rootskel-gtk Version: 1.16 Severity: serious User: lintian-ma...@debian.org Usertags: file-in-usr-local Justification: The package installs a file in /usr/local/... which is not allowed. The package should not be looking into /usr/loca/etc, anyway. The site admin already has a location

Bug#552584: file-in-usr-local /usr/local/etc

2009-10-28 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, On Wed, Oct 28 2009, Frans Pop wrote: > On Tuesday 27 October 2009, Manoj Srivastava wrote: >> Justification: The package installs a file in /usr/local/... which is >> not allowed. > > As this is a udeb I think this can be ignored. I don't think so. A ud

Bug#552584: file-in-usr-local /usr/local/etc

2009-10-28 Thread Manoj Srivastava
ess most of my concerns. > the mean time I've already removed the symlink as it's no longer > needed. Thanks for doing that. This addresses the rest of them. manoj -- The bigger they are, the harder they hit. Manoj Srivastava <http://www.debian.org/~srivasta/>

Bug#552584: file-in-usr-local /usr/local/etc

2009-10-28 Thread Manoj Srivastava
I think that the FHS tries to reserve /usr/local for the local admin, but I agree that my misgivings are more on principle than on any concrete harm I can think of. It is still a must violation, could the severity be reduced to important instead? manoj -- panic: kernel trap (

Bug#552576: live-installer: no-standards-version-field

2009-11-01 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Package: live-installer Version: 13 Severity: serious User: lintian-ma...@debian.org Usertags: no-standards-version-field The source package does not have a Standards-Version control field. Please update your package to latest Policy and set this control field appropriately. Refer to Debian Polic

Re: Bug#552576: live-installer: no-standards-version-field

2009-11-01 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On Sun, Nov 01 2009, Steve Langasek wrote: > severity 552576 important > thanks > > On Sun, Nov 01, 2009 at 01:15:01AM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: >> A missing standards version is a violation of a Should directive in >> policy, and normally would be filed as importan

Re: Bug#552576: live-installer: no-standards-version-field

2009-11-01 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On Sun, Nov 01 2009, Steve Langasek wrote: > On Sun, Nov 01, 2009 at 10:21:34AM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: >> > It has been deemed "too buggy to be in Debian" by the ftp team, who don't >> > have the authority to make such determinations on their own. &g