Re: gimp1.2: gimp package suggest non-free software

On Wed, 12 Nov 2003, Mathieu Roy wrote: > 1) Do you have a pointer that give that information in the debian > policy? Policy 2.2.1: Every package in main and non-US/main must comply with the DFSG (Debian Free Software Guidelines). In addition, the packages in main * must not require a

Re: gimp1.2: gimp package suggest non-free software

On Wed, 2003-11-12 at 10:53, Mathieu Roy wrote: > > Suggests are ok, Recommends and Depends are not ok. > > > > If you disagree with this, please discuss it on -policy, it's not a > > technical discussion. > > 1) Do you have a pointer that give that information in the debian policy? http://www.d

Re: Kernel 2.4.22-k7-1: initrd cannot mount proc from cramfs image

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 >> If you're using busybox then try regenerating the initrd image with >> BUSYBOX=no. > I did not generate the image, i'm using a stock kernel-image-2.4.22-1-k7 > package, no trace of busybox in the initrd image, and it's not even installed > on this

Re: Removal of LaTeX2HTML from main

On Wed, Nov 12, 2003 at 09:56:44AM +0100, Mathieu Roy wrote: > > Read the latest DWN > > You mean the DWN from yesterday which has not already been translated? > Ok, thanks. > > In case someone else is wondering, the explanation is finally there: >

Re: gimp1.2: gimp package suggest non-free software

On Wed, Nov 12, 2003 at 09:27:35AM +0100, Tollef Fog Heen wrote: > * Mathieu Roy > > | Installed the gimp, I got a message suggesting me to install > | gimp1.2-nonfree > > Suggests are ok, Recommends and Depends are not ok. > > If you disagree with this, please discuss it on -policy, it's not a

Re: Removal of LaTeX2HTML from main

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Isaac Clerencia) a tapoté : > On Wed, Nov 12, 2003 at 08:15:19AM +0100, Mathieu Roy wrote: >> Can someone provide a link to a clear explanation about latex2html >> being non-free? > > Read the latest DWN You mean the DWN from yesterday which has not already been translated? Ok

Re: gimp1.2: gimp package suggest non-free software

Tollef Fog Heen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a tapoté : > * Mathieu Roy > > | Installed the gimp, I got a message suggesting me to install > | gimp1.2-nonfree > > Suggests are ok, Recommends and Depends are not ok. > > If you disagree with this, please discuss it on -policy, it's not a > technical discuss

Re: Removal of LaTeX2HTML from main

On Wed, Nov 12, 2003 at 08:15:19AM +0100, Mathieu Roy wrote: > Can someone provide a link to a clear explanation about latex2html > being non-free? Read the latest DWN

Re: gimp1.2: gimp package suggest non-free software

* Mathieu Roy | Installed the gimp, I got a message suggesting me to install | gimp1.2-nonfree Suggests are ok, Recommends and Depends are not ok. If you disagree with this, please discuss it on -policy, it's not a technical discussion. -- Tollef Fog Heen

Re: gimp1.2: gimp package suggest non-free software

reopen 220363 thanks Anthony Towns a tapoté : > On Wed, Nov 12, 2003 at 08:00:44AM +0100, Mathieu Roy wrote: >> Package: gimp1.2 >> Version: 1.2.3-2.4 >> Severity: normal >> >> Installed the gimp, I got a message suggesting me to install >> gimp1.2-nonfree > > If you don't want to install it,

Re: status of Progeny projects

On Tuesday, Nov 11, 2003, at 23:39 America/Denver, Peter Zoeller wrote: Most software installs fail as a result of missing libraries. I would like to see a central repository for all libraries, old, new and development. A repository that when a library dependancy needs to be satisfied, the ins

Re: Bug#220261: RFP: tnimage -- scientific image analysis software

On Tue, 11 Nov 2003, Don Armstrong wrote: > Odd. I was looking for a package that does exactly this on monday. > > I'm going to evaluate it and see if it does what I hope it does, and > then prepare it for packaging in debian... assuming it fullfills the > nich that I need filled. Just keep me inf

Re: possible compromise for ITP: linux?

Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Problems of this approach, off the top of my head: > > a. Having a binary package of the same name that is produced by > different source packages on different architectures may or may not > drive the archive maintainence scripts nuts. On the other han

Re: ITP: 1-mb-random-data -- one megabyte of pseudo-random data

On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 01:08:55 -0500, Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Package: wnpp >Severity: wishlist > >* Package name: 1-mb-random-data > Version : 1 > Upstream Author : entropy >* URL : /dev/urandom >* License : ? (may violate various licenses at random, t

Re: Removal of LaTeX2HTML from main

Ralf Treinen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a tapoté : > On Mon, Nov 10, 2003 at 04:06:02PM +0100, Roland Stigge wrote: > >> working on the legal issues for LaTeX2HTML [1], at debian-legal [2], we >> concluded that LaTeX2HTML will have to be removed from main because it > [...] >> With /usr/bin/latex2html

gimp1.2: gimp package suggest non-free software

Package: gimp1.2 Version: 1.2.3-2.4 Severity: normal Hi, Installed the gimp, I got a message suggesting me to install gimp1.2-nonfree I find non-appropriate for a package in main to advertise for non-free packages in non-free, which is theoretically not part of Debian -- a package part of Debia

Re: status of Progeny projects

Hi Ian: I have been long time user of linux and I find the greatest weakness to be the ability to easily install applications which seems to be the intent of this group. I would like to make a suggestion with respect to handling of dependancies. Most software installs fail as a result of missi

Re: Bug#219942: ITP: zope-textindexng2 -- Fulltext index for Zope

On Tue, 11 Nov 2003, Joe Drew wrote: > > > This is the new fulltext index for Zope and is the most feature-complete > > solution for fulltext indexing under Zope. > > > > Supported Formats: HTML, PDF, Postscript, WinWord, PowerPoint, OpenOffice > > Again, s/fulltext/full text/g. > > What does t

Re: ITP: 1-mb-random-data -- one megabyte of pseudo-random data

On Wed, 12 Nov 2003, Joey Hess wrote: > I intend to dd if=/dev/urandom of=debian/tmp/usr/lib/1-mb-random-data Will this be available via CVS? ;) Mike

ITP: 1-mb-random-data -- one megabyte of pseudo-random data

Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist * Package name: 1-mb-random-data Version : 1 Upstream Author : entropy * URL : /dev/urandom * License : ? (may violate various licenses at random, though probably won't) Description : one megabyte of

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