Bug#352912: general: Reduce network load using zip packaging and VFS

2006-02-14 Thread Victor Porton
Package: general Severity: wishlist Here is my plan how to reduce Debian servers load and users Debian packages download bandwidth: 1. Package in .zip (or a similar format) instead of .tar.{gz,bz2} 2. Implement ZIP filesystem as Linux kernel module. 3. Users could be then able to mount a .zip f

Changing menu item name

2006-02-14 Thread Chandan M. C.
Hai , Is it possible to change the menu name ... I need to change the "debian menu" what is appearing in "Applications" start menu of gnome ... Instead of debian menu I need some other name ... How and whr I can change If I want to change in source in which pkg I can change .. Regards Chand

Re: Deadline for amendments to the GR

2006-02-14 Thread Joe Smith
"Manoj Srivastava" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you do not know what GR's are currently open (despite mails on -announce about them), asnd do not know how to simply look it up on vote.debian.org, the subject matter is irrelevent to you anyway.

Re: Bug#352535: ITP: gitmail -- Very simple graphical mail user agent for sending mail (GTK)

2006-02-14 Thread Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
On Tue, 14 Feb 2006, Ron Johnson wrote: > On Tue, 2006-02-14 at 03:35 -0500, Glenn Maynard wrote: > > On Tue, Feb 14, 2006 at 10:07:45AM +0200, Jari Aalto wrote: > > > Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > > > On Tue, 2006-02-14 at 01:16 +0200, Jari Aalto wrote: > > > >> > > > >> The

Processed: more /usr/doc links

2006-02-14 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > block 322762 by 352893 Bug#322762: /usr/doc still exists (transition tracking bug) Was blocked by: 189856 190020 203278 254800 254913 254924 254930 255590 256250 302504 320084 320103 321926 322749 322769 322772 322775 322776 322778 322779 322781 32278

Processed: /usr/doc

2006-02-14 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > block 322762 by 352894 Bug#322762: /usr/doc still exists (transition tracking bug) Was blocked by: 189856 190020 203278 254800 254913 254924 254930 255590 256250 302504 320084 320103 321926 322749 322769 322772 322775 322776 322778 322779 322781 32278

Application for a freelance position

2006-02-14 Thread Claudia Serban
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Re: copyright law vs. license text (Was: Honesty in Debian)

2006-02-14 Thread Joe Smith
"Stuart Yeates" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] In the USA copyright can be enforced even on laws: http://www.constructionweblinks.com/Resources/Industry_Reports__Newsletters/May_17_2004/supreme.html I'm assuming that the legislation in question included the code

Re: User-defined fields in control file

2006-02-14 Thread Steve Langasek
On Tue, Feb 14, 2006 at 08:09:00PM +0100, Andre Majorel wrote: > Would it be OK for an ISV to insert a user-defined field > (X-Yoyodyne-Peanuts) in their binary Debian packages ? Name > collisions aside, no chance of causing problems with dpkg, apt and > friends ? Nope, the most you should get is

User-defined fields in control file

2006-02-14 Thread Andre Majorel
Would it be OK for an ISV to insert a user-defined field (X-Yoyodyne-Peanuts) in their binary Debian packages ? Name collisions aside, no chance of causing problems with dpkg, apt and friends ? Thanks in advance. -- André Majorel http://www.teaser.fr/~amajorel/> Do not use this account for regul

Re: Recommending an image viewer

2006-02-14 Thread Christoph Berg
Re: Henning Makholm in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > (On a related note, will I lose my position in the NEW queue by > uploading improved versions of the package before it is accepted?) As I was told, no. The order in the html NEW summary will change, but the order in which lisa presents the packages to t

Re: Library interface version question

2006-02-14 Thread Shachar Shemesh
Henning Makholm wrote: >Scripsit Shachar Shemesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >>First, if I understand correctly, programs linked against this new >>library (which should still be called "libargtable2-0") should have a >>specific ">=" version in their dependencies. This does not currently >>happen.

Re: Recommending an image viewer

2006-02-14 Thread Daniel Kobras
On Tue, Feb 14, 2006 at 06:59:53PM +0200, Lars Wirzenius wrote: > ti, 2006-02-14 kello 16:28 +0100, Henning Makholm kirjoitti: > > Does anybody have a better idea than trying (in vain) to keep myself > > informed about the supply of image viewers in unstable and adjust the > > dependencies appropri

Re: Recommending an image viewer

2006-02-14 Thread Lars Wirzenius
ti, 2006-02-14 kello 16:28 +0100, Henning Makholm kirjoitti: > Does anybody have a better idea than trying (in vain) to keep myself > informed about the supply of image viewers in unstable and adjust the > dependencies appropriately? Something similar to sensible-browser or such would sort of sugg

Re: Bug#352535: ITP: gitmail -- Very simple graphical mail user agent for sending mail (GTK)

2006-02-14 Thread Lars Wirzenius
ma, 2006-02-13 kello 23:00 +0100, Adeodato Simó kirjoitti: > * Adeodato Simó [Mon, 13 Feb 2006 22:58:24 +0100]: > > > And it may fall under the "too buggy that we refuse to support it" > > Ah, forgot to say that the code is, at least, full of malloc(FIXED_NUM), > that afterwards get used w

Re: update-inetd and xinetd

2006-02-14 Thread Gabor Gombas
On Tue, Feb 14, 2006 at 08:37:26AM +1000, Andrew Pollock wrote: > I realise that update-inetd needs to be more flexible than just servicing > xinetd and netkit-inetd style configurations though... What do you mean by "more flexible"? IMHO update-inetd should implement just the minimum needed for

Recommending an image viewer

2006-02-14 Thread Henning Makholm
I am packaging xcftools (ITP #349424) which will include a convenience wrapper script that displays an xcf file by converting it to either ppm or png and using an external image viewer found throuh printcap on the converted file. Since the wrapper will not work unless an appropriate external viewe

Re: Bug#352535: ITP: gitmail -- Very simple graphical mail user agent for sending mail (GTK)

2006-02-14 Thread Ron Johnson
On Tue, 2006-02-14 at 03:35 -0500, Glenn Maynard wrote: > On Tue, Feb 14, 2006 at 10:07:45AM +0200, Jari Aalto wrote: > > Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > On Tue, 2006-02-14 at 01:16 +0200, Jari Aalto wrote: > > >> > > >> The speciality is the small size + GUI to send mail. Usefu

Re: copyright law vs. license text

2006-02-14 Thread Mahesh T. Pai
Daniel Ruoso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Em Sáb, 2006-02-11 às 13:46 -0500, Nathanael Nerode escreveu: > I have one single question... Does copyright law even applies to legal > agreements and license terms? I'm pretty sure noone can be sued for > using the terms someone used earlier, or even a

Re: Honesty in Debian (was Re: Amendment to GR on GFDL, and the changes to the Social Contract

2006-02-14 Thread Moritz Muehlenhoff
Adam McKenna wrote: >> No, like chosing ati over nvidia for graphic cards, or silicon image over >> others for SATA cards. > > Wait a minute, did I miss a memo? ATI isn't the devil anymore? It surely is, the current generation of ATI cards doesn't even support 2D with free drivers (beyond VESA, o

Re: Bug#352535: ITP: gitmail -- Very simple graphical mail user agent for sending mail (GTK)

2006-02-14 Thread Glenn Maynard
On Tue, Feb 14, 2006 at 10:07:45AM +0200, Jari Aalto wrote: > Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Tue, 2006-02-14 at 01:16 +0200, Jari Aalto wrote: > >> > >> The speciality is the small size + GUI to send mail. Useful for > >> low end harware (166Mhz / 64 M mem). > > > > But that's j

Re: Honesty in Debian (was Re: Amendment to GR on GFDL, and the changes to the Social Contract

2006-02-14 Thread Sven Luther
On Mon, Feb 13, 2006 at 11:43:27PM -0800, Adam McKenna wrote: > On Mon, Feb 13, 2006 at 03:54:23PM +0100, Sven Luther wrote: > > No, like chosing ati over nvidia for graphic cards, or silicon image over > > others for SATA cards. > > Wait a minute, did I miss a memo? ATI isn't the devil anymore?

Re: update-inetd and xinetd

2006-02-14 Thread Marco d'Itri
On Feb 13, Andrew Pollock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've been wanting to see netkit-inetd gone from base for many many years > now. Once, aj told me what needed to be done, and I think I even wrote it > down. Somewhere. I just have to find it again... This follows the usual pattern: I explain w

Re: Bug#352535: ITP: gitmail -- Very simple graphical mail user agent for sending mail (GTK)

2006-02-14 Thread Lionel Elie Mamane
On Mon, Feb 13, 2006 at 10:58:24PM +0100, Adeodato Simó wrote: > * Henrique de Moraes Holschuh [Mon, 13 Feb 2006 00:39:25 -0200]: >> Sure. People looking for git (see package git) and git (see package >> git-core) will have yet another false positive: an [IMHO!] useless app that >> duplicates fun

Re: Bug#352535: ITP: gitmail -- Very simple graphical mail user agent for sending mail (GTK)

2006-02-14 Thread Jari Aalto
Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tue, 2006-02-14 at 01:16 +0200, Jari Aalto wrote: >> >> The speciality is the small size + GUI to send mail. Useful for >> low end harware (166Mhz / 64 M mem). > > But that's just it. It's for *sending* mail only. What is the > purpose of a GUI for s

Re: Honesty in Debian (was Re: Amendment to GR on GFDL, and the changes to the Social Contract

2006-02-14 Thread Adam McKenna
On Mon, Feb 13, 2006 at 03:54:23PM +0100, Sven Luther wrote: > No, like chosing ati over nvidia for graphic cards, or silicon image over > others for SATA cards. Wait a minute, did I miss a memo? ATI isn't the devil anymore? --Adam -- Adam McKenna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --