On Mon, 17 May 1999, Edward Betts wrote:
> All food for thought. Finally on a slightly serious note, sex(6) is quite
> explicit and some might find it offensive. We have fortune-off separate, so
> people can leave it uninstalled. I suppose the kernel source does include the
> word f*** a good few
On Mon, 17 May 1999, Seth M. Landsman wrote:
> What is wrong with distributing an installation package like is
> done with netscape and realaudio?
Hrm. You know, that didn't occur to me. As long as it contains NOTHING of
JDK, that's good. :)
> For the record, kaffe is *NOT* as good
> The main reason I didn't want to have mktex{mf,tfm,pk} be setuid is
> because they run all sorts of different programs - metafont, gsftopk,
> etc. - which can (IIRC) be replaced by the user. Even if they can't,
> their inputs can, and the inputs are turing-complete macro languages.
> If mktex{mf
On Sun, May 16, 1999 at 10:15:48PM +0200, Massimo Dal Zotto wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have written a generic network interface management command, net, which
> can be used to start/stop/show/configure network interfaces, and a smarter
> replacement for the /etc/init.d/network script.
>
> The net command
> Basically, we're in BLATANT violation of the license currently. It states
> quite clearly that redistribution is prohibited. So, plain and simple,
> we're shit out of luck. As someone else pointed out, Kaffe is just as
> good, with better response. But either way, we have to lose jdk or
> convinc
Jonathan Walther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> No. The scheme makes us less liable than we already are, since it shows
> that we are "trying".
Excuse me? Are you a lawyer, or have you consulted with competent
legal advisors in order to arrive at this *theory*? I suspect not,
and I suspect that
Hartmut Koptein wrote:
> > > Remove as many dependencies on old libraries as possible, this
> > > includes:
> > >
> > > libjpegg6a, libncurses3.4, newt0.25, libpgsql, tk4.2, tcl7.6,
> > > libwraster1, libpng0g
> > >
> > > and various older gtk/gnome libraries.
> >
> > Lintian has a
On Mon, 17 May 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi
> I am given to understand that someone has found a problem in the license of
> jdk, to the point that same person finds that debian cannot distribute
> the jdk at all. I was told that the problem found in the license has
> existed for a long time.
On Sun, 16 May 1999, Robert Woodcock wrote:
> Michael Beattie wrote:
> >I have been told by an aquaintance that linux 2.1.x or greater kernels are
> >unlikely to boot on a Motherboard that uses a VX Chipset. I have a
> >VXPro...
> Well at least your friends know where to get good crack.
Aye.
>
I was looking at the new version of miscfiles, in the changelog, I noticed
that the previous version (the one before this one)'s changelog entry read
like this
miscfiles (1.1-6) unstable; urgency=low
* Removed duplication of the GNU Manifesto. closes: BUG#29565
-- Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PRO
On Mon, May 17, 1999 at 05:02:30PM -0400, Bob Hilliard wrote:
> I installed libglib1.2_1.2.3-1.deb, libglib1.2-dev_1.2.3-1.deb,
> libgtk1.2_1.2.3-1.deb, and libgtk1.2-dev_1.2.3-1.deb, and built the
> package. It compiled cleanly, and runs as it did in slink, except
> that every time it pops u
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I am given to understand that someone has found a problem in the license of
> jdk, to the point that same person finds that debian cannot distribute the jdk
> at all. I was told that the problem found in the license has existed for a
> long time.
>
> If this i
I have recently adopted wordinspect and am trying to compile it
for potato. The slink version lists the following dependencies:
Depends: dict, libc6 (>= 2.0.7u), libglib1.1 (>= 1.1.3-2), libgtk1.1
(>= 1:1.1.\2-2), xlib6g (>= 3.3-5)
libglib1.1 and libgtk1.1 are not in potato under those
I looked at the code (have not run it yet).
Nice. Well documented, clean. The design seems sound. An up/down section is
also handy.
Shipping a default config would be nice, maybe in the /usr/doc/net/examples?
A little heavy on the bash code for my liking, but I understand why.
Have you maile
Am Sun, 16 May 1999 schrieb Massimo Dal Zotto:
> Hi,
>
> The /etc/init.d/network script created by the debian installation is very
> simple and not flexible enough if you need to manage complex networks with
> many interfaces.
>
> I have written a generic network interface management command, net
Hi
I am given to understand that someone has found a problem in the license of
jdk, to the point that same person finds that debian cannot distribute the jdk
at all. I was told that the problem found in the license has existed for a
long time.
If this is the case,
WHY is a jdk that doesn't eve
> On Sun, May 16, 1999 at 10:15:48PM +0200, Massimo Dal Zotto wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > The /etc/init.d/network script created by the debian installation is very
> > simple and not flexible enough if you need to manage complex networks with
> > many interfaces.
> >
> > I have written a generic
Hi!
I'm getting a lot of mails full of questions about my Linuxconf Debian
package so I've put together a little FAQ (attached).
I also want to further intergate Linuxconf into Debian but this requires
a lot of work. If you want to help me with this please contact me.
If you want to reply to thi
On Mon, May 17, 1999 at 04:33:14AM -0400, Havoc Pennington wrote:
> Simpler: instead of requiring people to add /etc/LEGAL, either add it by
> default or require them to add /etc/ILLEGAL. No reason to have illegal be
> the default, might get someone sued. (Actually, the whole scheme might be
> cons
No. The scheme makes us less liable than we already are, since it shows
that we are "trying". It puts us ahead of every other Linux distribution out
there. Certainly we only distinguish non-US stuff right now. But the laws
of France and Russia are equally clear and well known.
We don't increase
I'm making something like a Control Panel for Linux (for Debian), and I
would like you to test me and send me comments.
It's somewhat very very alpha (some programs don't work), but you can see
what it will do.
I'll be working on that, and the Network and the Printer configurators
should be work
On Sun, 16 May, 1999, Ben Pfaff wrote:
> Dale Scheetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>After my recent experience gettying my new 3COM EtherLink III cards to
>work, I would like to suggest that 3c5x9setup be included in the
>isapnptools package. It is composed of a single .c source file
On Mon, May 17, 1999 at 11:27:39AM +0200, Alexander N. Benner wrote:
> Ship's Log, Lt. Michael Meskes, Stardate 140599.1439:
> > Which version do you use? I don't have that script.
>
>
> Was it removed in the l8est Version ?
> Cannot check the changelog as I still have it ;-)
The gpg-pgp script
On Sun, May 16, 1999 at 09:13:23PM -0400, Daniel Martin wrote:
|liug <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
|
|> Dear Sir,
|> I am not sure whether this is the right place to post
|> this mail.
|> We have developed a Chinese version of X-window system
|> several years ago, and now we have developed one for
|>
On Mon, May 17, 1999 at 11:36:41AM +0200, Hartmut Koptein wrote:
> > > Remove as many dependencies on old libraries as possible, this
> > > includes:
> > >
> > > libjpegg6a, libncurses3.4, newt0.25, libpgsql, tk4.2, tcl7.6,
> > > libwraster1, libpng0g
> > >
> > > and various older g
Hi,
I intend to package the Perl module Text::Format which provides the
following functions to format (text) paragraphs:
format()Format text into a paragraph. Text is first broken into
words and then joined back together to make up the
paragraph. There ar
On Mon, May 17, 1999 at 10:55:33AM -0400, Peter S Galbraith wrote:
>
> Sven LUTHER wrote:
>
> > Alternatively, you could install a chrooted potatyo environment, just to
> > compile your stuff, and not touch your actual slink stuff.
>
> Any docs on how to do this?
> sh-utils.info doesn't say much
Sven LUTHER wrote:
> Alternatively, you could install a chrooted potatyo environment, just to
> compile your stuff, and not touch your actual slink stuff.
Any docs on how to do this?
sh-utils.info doesn't say much, and nothing this specific of
course.
Thanks,
Peter
I wrote:
> I run Slink at work and at home, but decided to install potato's
> gcc and g++ on my home box to recompile the potato packages that
> I maintain
>
> # apt-get -d -u install gcc g++
> Reading Package Lists... Done
> Building Dependency Tree... Done
> The following extra packages will
Hi,
I like the idea. But are we then in the position of practicing
law (giving legal advice)? Would we be liable for these decisions? We
may not be any worse off than we are now, but so far we only make
decisions about what is and is not legally exportable from the US,
and that is very
Hi,
>>"Jonathan" == Jonathan Walther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Jonathan> Changes to a packages control file:
Jonathan> -- Two new fields are added
Jonathan> to the control file, Import-Restricted and
Jonathan> Export-Restricted. These fields take a comma deli
On Mon, May 17, 1999 at 04:14:57PM +0200, Petr Cech wrote:
> On Mon, May 17, 1999 at 09:23:03AM -0400 , Peter S Galbraith wrote:
> >
> > I run Slink at work and at home, but decided to install potato's
> > gcc and g++ on my home box to recompile the potato packages that
> and libc6_2.1. Only compi
On Mon, May 17, 1999 at 09:23:03AM -0400 , Peter S Galbraith wrote:
>
> I run Slink at work and at home, but decided to install potato's
> gcc and g++ on my home box to recompile the potato packages that
and libc6_2.1. Only compiling with new gcc won't have desired effect.
> I maintain (keeping wo
On Mon, May 17, 1999 at 03:29:45PM +0300, Rainer Dorsch wrote:
>
> I forget to say, that I am running
>
> # uname -a
> Linux rai16 2.2.7 #1 Mon May 10 15:53:20 CEST 1999 i686 unknown
>
> Where do I get these NFS 3 patches from?
ftp.varesearch.com
I forwarded you the announcement just now.
> On Mon, May 17, 1999 at 10:30:52AM +0300, Rainer Dorsch wrote:
> >
> > It is nearly impossible to compile a large software package on a NFS
> > mounted
> > partion on potato, when it is exported by Solaris 2.6 (UltraSPARC). A
> > search
> > in Deja News (Solaris NFS patch in comp.os.linux.*)
On Mon, May 17, 1999 at 10:30:52AM +0300, Rainer Dorsch wrote:
>
> It is nearly impossible to compile a large software package on a NFS mounted
> partion on potato, when it is exported by Solaris 2.6 (UltraSPARC). A search
> in Deja News (Solaris NFS patch in comp.os.linux.*) found a couple of
I run Slink at work and at home, but decided to install potato's
gcc and g++ on my home box to recompile the potato packages that
I maintain (keeping work box on slink for stability).
Since my bandwidth is at work, I doing the following to download
what I need (and then I'll sneaker-net everythin
On Thu, Feb 11, 1999 at 08:49:06PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote:
> Package: cmucl-clx
> Version: 2.4.9
>
> On Fri, Feb 12, 1999 at 12:04:19AM +0100, Pierre Mai wrote:
> > This has in fact already happened some time ago, as can be witnessed
> > by CLX, which is an implementation of the X protocol
Adam Di Carlo wrote:
>
> > "brock" == R Brock Lynn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> brock> And you really can't argue with a FEELING.
>
> Oh -- well, I guess not. In fact, that kinda points out that there's
> no really reason for carrying on any further debate.
Well the debate may end, but
On Sun, May 16, 1999 at 07:28:23PM +0200, Martin Schulze wrote:
> I have received this, you'd know better what to do.
>
> Regards,
>
> Joey
>
> Jeff MacDonald wrote:
> > Greetings,
> >
> >Today we (PostgreSQL INC.) made our Initial Press Release at
> > http://www.pgsql.com/release
On Sun, May 16, 1999 at 10:15:48PM +0200, Massimo Dal Zotto wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> The /etc/init.d/network script created by the debian installation is very
> simple and not flexible enough if you need to manage complex networks with
> many interfaces.
>
> I have written a generic network interface
Hrmm -- I maintain wmsysmon, but am always looking around the dockapps,
and ran across asmon the other day, which looks kinda like a combination
of wmmon and wmsysmon -- it has the best parts of each... Needless to say,
it's the one on my wmaker desktop now *grin* -- so unless somebody else
is work
On Fri, 14 May 1999, Dale Scheetz wrote:
> From: Dale Scheetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: debian-devel@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Ethernet newbee failure
>
> I have added Ethernet cards to two machines, one my Linux box, the other
> my partner's Win'95 machine. To reduce the configuration problem
> > Remove as many dependencies on old libraries as possible, this
> > includes:
> >
> > libjpegg6a, libncurses3.4, newt0.25, libpgsql, tk4.2, tcl7.6,
> > libwraster1, libpng0g
> >
> > and various older gtk/gnome libraries.
>
> Lintian has a "depends-on-obolete-package" tag. I wil
Hi
Ship's Log, Lt. Michael Meskes, Stardate 140599.1439:
> Which version do you use? I don't have that script.
> ii gnupg 0.9.6-1GNU privacy guard - a free PGP replacement.
>
I have:
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge
| Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-confi
Steve Dunham wrote:
> Library dependencies:
>
> Remove as many dependencies on old libraries as possible, this
> includes:
>
> libjpegg6a, libncurses3.4, newt0.25, libpgsql, tk4.2, tcl7.6,
> libwraster1, libpng0g
>
> and various older gtk/gnome libraries.
I hesitate to add this as
Adam Di Carlo wrote:
> Richard Braakman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > We have a long history of overly optimistic freeze dates :-) I'd like
> > to try something else this time. I note, though, that if we do manage
> > to freeze on July 1, we'll be able to have a release in time for the
> > L
Adam Di Carlo wrote:
> David Bristel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > there's been a major package release since the dist went frozen. If
> > the developer wants to make a slink version, because of either
> > personal reasons, or because of requests, then, once the new
> > package(s) have been test
Richard Braakman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Jonathan Walther wrote:
> > Mirroring Software:
> > ---
> > Im not sure what software is currently used for synchronizing mirrors,
> > however, it will need to take the above policies into account. Hopefully
> > our additions to the p
> Simpler: instead of requiring people to add /etc/LEGAL, either add it by
> default or require them to add /etc/ILLEGAL. No reason to have illegal be
> the default, might get someone sued. (Actually, the whole scheme might be
> considered "hooks" for encryption and be illegal in some countries; b
On Mon, May 17, 1999 at 12:41:04AM -0700, Jonathan Walther wrote:
> For example,
>
> Package: ssh
> Export-Restricted: United States
> Import-Restricted: Russia, France
Can I suggest that we use ISO country codes instead?
> The user can do a `touch /etc/LEGAL` to make apt respect Import-Restricte
Hi,
I will be going to the esa/pac conference in Potsdam (31.5. - 3.6.).
On my way to there I will be in Dresden/Weissig on the 29/30.5. and in
Greifswald from the 3.6. till the 5th or 6th.
Id like to meet developers there, towns nearby (Berlin?) or on my way
from/to Kiel as time permits. Signing k
"M. Robert Tomasch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Obviously so5.0 doesn't work with stock potato. Has any started to work
> on a hack around the glibc problems yet or no? Also has anyone
> contacted Star Division about this?
You might have a look to :
http://www.linux-france.org/article/appli
Another concern noted was that if we require special mirroring software to
mirror Debian, many hardnosed sysadmins will take some convincing to use our
script.
That is not our problem. Either they use our mirroring script, or use their
regular script to mirror from a debian mirror in the SAME cou
Jonathan Walther wrote:
> Mirroring Software:
> ---
> Im not sure what software is currently used for synchronizing mirrors,
> however, it will need to take the above policies into account. Hopefully
> our additions to the policy will make it so much easier to "stay legal" and
> av
John Lines wrote:
> Should we make year 2000 compliance a goal for potato ?- i.e. everyone should
> check their packages for year 2000 compliance, and have the Debian web page
> updated to confirm this (I am sure there are many packages which are
> compliant, but where the maintainer has just not g
Brian Almeida wrote:
> On Thu, May 13, 1999 at 01:02:10PM +0200, Richard Braakman wrote:
> > Hmm... then why isn't it used on my system? devpts is mounted, I
> > have /dev/ptmx, but /dev/pts is empty.
> Perhaps you aren't using anything that uses unix98 ptys? Not everything
> uses them by defaul
Anthony Towns wrote:
> Could you please add "IPv6 Support" as a Release Goal? I'm willing to
> act as a sponsor for this (especially since it looks like everyone else
> is more than happy to do the actual work :).
Certainly. How much time do you expect this to take?
> We're aiming, more or less,
On Mon, 17 May 1999, Jonathan Walther wrote:
>
> The concern has been raised about people using older versions of apt
> suddenly unknowingly breaking the law. I propose that the new mirroring
> scheme only apply to those distributions (potato? the one after?) which
> implement the policy. All th
It is nearly impossible to compile a large software package on a NFS mounted
partion on potato, when it is exported by Solaris 2.6 (UltraSPARC). A search
in Deja News (Solaris NFS patch in comp.os.linux.*) found a couple of
controversal postings. After installing the patch recommended by Linus
The concern has been raised about people using older versions of apt
suddenly unknowingly breaking the law. I propose that the new mirroring
scheme only apply to those distributions (potato? the one after?) which
implement the policy. All the older ones would continue to be mirrored as
before.
I
On Mon, May 17, 1999 at 01:12:20 -0700, Jonathan Walther wrote:
> Since the main (but not exclusive) use of non-US right now is for crypto
> software, we might want to create a Crypto-Regulations package which
> contains references to which countries restrict import and export of
> crypto, and how,
Since the main (but not exclusive) use of non-US right now is for crypto
software, we might want to create a Crypto-Regulations package which
contains references to which countries restrict import and export of crypto,
and how, with references to appropriate legislation and documentation.
This wo
hello.
I am writing a paper on real time and linux for a class I am taking this
semester and so am looking at some of the posix.1b features available.
I've installed libc6-dev 2.1.1-3, more to browse through the files than
for anything else. In the file the #define
_POSIX_SEMAPHORES 1 is comme
When Joey Hess decided to get rid of all his non-free packages, I snapped
up distributed-net, but I was a bit too hasty. It has a rather large
number of bugs filed against it, and it's been exhibiting some weird
behavior (apparently caused by the glibc2.1 move). And being a binary-only
package, i
the only difference is that non-US disappears, and formerly non-US software
goes on every mirror where its legal to go.
Jonathan
Hi,
The /etc/init.d/network script created by the debian installation is very
simple and not flexible enough if you need to manage complex networks with
many interfaces.
I have written a generic network interface management command, net, which
can be used to start/stop/show/configure network inte
We are here to make software free. We can make it free, or we can drive
thorns into our flesh trying to change the minds of uncaring governments.
Our current situation with the non-US section of our distribution is akin to
a form of fruitless martyrdom. Its painful to us, but doesn't really aff
On Mon, May 17, 1999 at 07:55:00AM +0100, John Lines wrote:
> Should we make year 2000 compliance a goal for potato ?- i.e. everyone should
> check their packages for year 2000 compliance, and have the Debian web page
> updated to confirm this (I am sure there are many packages which are
> complian
[ Please CC to me personally since I was unsubscribed here due to too
much `uploaded' traffic. And I don't know if my re-subscription went
through. ]
I've made available a qt2beta package on
http://master.debian.org:~heiko/qt2/
NOTES:
o This stuff is BETA (the QT as well as the packa
Should we make year 2000 compliance a goal for potato ?- i.e. everyone should
check their packages for year 2000 compliance, and have the Debian web page
updated to confirm this (I am sure there are many packages which are
compliant, but where the maintainer has just not got around to saying so)
> "brock" == R Brock Lynn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
brock> And you really can't argue with a FEELING.
Oh -- well, I guess not. In fact, that kinda points out that there's
no really reason for carrying on any further debate.
brock> Yes, I don't doubt you have much experience... but only in
> Well, it's about time I upgraded from the fairly ancient version of
> this that I'm using on www.uk.debian.org, and making a package will
> probably only add a minor overhead to the procedure, so if you like,
> I'll look at packaging it.
Sure, go ahead; I won't mind :-)
Roman
Hi all,
As part of the Developer database project we are going to be having an
email gateway that allows modification of many of the fields based on
signed messages. To test the basic setup of this I have setup an address
called [EMAIL PROTECTED]
If you send a pgp signed email to that address yo
> "Dale" == Dale Scheetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Dale> Thanks to Tony Mancill for pointing out:
Dale> http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/setup/3c5x9setup.html
Dale> The 3c5x9setup program takes the 509 out of PnP mode and lets
Dale> you set the base and IRQ addresses and write them into th
Michael Beattie wrote:
>I have been told by an aquaintance that linux 2.1.x or greater kernels are
>unlikely to boot on a Motherboard that uses a VX Chipset. I have a
>VXPro...
Well at least your friends know where to get good crack.
2.2.5 runs fine on VX boards, and oh, BTW, the VXPro is absolut
Hello, I am a member of Debian JP and wish to become an official
maintainer of Debian.
It is a great news and very welcomed in Debian JP that Mr. Ukai
declared to volunteer to take charge of New Maintainers Interview
in Japan.
And many members in Debian JP are now waiting the time it is realized.
I've actually had several contacts with the author of portSentry
(whom also wrote hostSentry & logcheck) and have also beta test'd hostSentry
for him... From my communications I've found him to be quite responsive to
suggestions... If there is any changes that need to be made to portSentr
Adam Di Carlo wrote:
>
> "R. Brock Lynn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > Adam Di Carlo wrote:
>
> > > * stressing sharing vs hoarding as the fundamental issue is
> > > reductionistic; it flattens other problems and issues, such as
> > > economic issues, social issues, etc.
>
> > Sur
I have been told by an aquaintance that linux 2.1.x or greater kernels are
unlikely to boot on a Motherboard that uses a VX Chipset. I have a
VXPro...
Comments?
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PGP Key available, reply with "pgpkey" as subject.
--
liug <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Dear Sir,
> I am not sure whether this is the right place to post
> this mail.
> We have developed a Chinese version of X-window system
> several years ago, and now we have developed one for
> Linux,
> I am wondering whether our product could be integrated
> in
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