Re: A concrete proposal for rolling implementation

2011-05-09 Thread sean finney
Hi Teodor/Bruce, On Mon, May 09, 2011 at 05:48:25PM +0300, Teodor MICU wrote: > I've been disappointed at first to read that so many approve this > "rolling" implementation that in fact is just "c-u-t", constantly > usable testing [1]! Outside of the freeze period it doesn't really > matter and on

Bug#626225: ITP: cmtk -- The Computational Morphometry Toolkit

2011-05-09 Thread NeuroDebian Team
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: NeuroDebian Team * Package name: cmtk Version : 1.7.0 Upstream Author : Torsten Rohlfing * URL : http://www.nitrc.org/projects/cmtk/ * License : GPL-3+ Programming Lang: C++ Description : The Computational Morpho

a few packages for adoption

2011-05-09 Thread Jay Berkenbilt
** Please reply to me directly (or CC me on replies) as I am not currently subscribed to debian-devel. ** I recently became a father of twins and, as such, have less time to work on packages than I used to. While I do plan on keeping some of my packages, there are others I'm interested

Re: A concrete proposal for rolling implementation

2011-05-09 Thread Bruce Sass
On May 9, 2011 08:48:25 am Teodor MICU wrote: > To conclude, "unstable-next" suite (or some other name [2]) is a > requirement for "rolling" [3]. > > Thanks > > [2] but not "experimental" ...unless the nature of experimental is changed, and its current function replaced with PPA's? - Bruce -

anyone interested in adopting ICU?

2011-05-09 Thread Jay Berkenbilt
** Please reply to me directly (or CC me on replies) as I am not currently subscribed to debian-devel. ** I'm looking for someone who might like to take over the icu package. This is ICU4C (C/C++), not to be confused with ICU4J (Java), which is a separate package maintained by someone el

Re: Software quality metrics in Debian?

2011-05-09 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Thomas Koch dijo [Sun, May 08, 2011 at 10:09:16AM +0200]: > Hi, > > I'd like to hear your opinions about an idea and propose a discussion about > it > on Debconf: > > a) Dream: Debian could publish quality metrics about the packaged software in > a machine readable format. > > b) Software qua

Bug#626179: ITP: letodms -- open-source document-management-system based on PHP and MySQL

2011-05-09 Thread Francisco Manuel Garcia Claramonte
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Francisco Manuel Garcia Claramonte * Package name: letodms Version : 3.0.0 Upstream Author : Uwe Steinmann Markus Westphal * URL : http://www.letodms.com/ * License : GPL Programming Lang: PHP De

Re: Writing to /etc/ from a "privileged" UI

2011-05-09 Thread Roger Leigh
On Mon, May 09, 2011 at 04:59:39PM +0200, David Paleino wrote: > On Mon, 9 May 2011 09:45:41 -0400, Marvin Renich wrote: > > > * David Paleino [110509 04:19]: > > > On Mon, 9 May 2011 11:12:53 +0200, Adam Borowski wrote: > > > > > > > /etc may include only _static_ configuration. What you have

Re: Writing to /etc/ from a "privileged" UI

2011-05-09 Thread David Paleino
On Mon, 9 May 2011 16:13:16 +0100, Jon Dowland wrote: > On Mon, May 09, 2011 at 11:29:07AM +0200, David Paleino wrote: > > On Mon, 9 May 2011 10:21:21 +0100, Simon McVittie wrote: > > > I seem to remember newer NM versions (in experimental) have changed the > > > default to be the other way round,

Re: Writing to /etc/ from a "privileged" UI

2011-05-09 Thread Jan Hauke Rahm
On Mon, May 09, 2011 at 04:59:39PM +0200, David Paleino wrote: > On Mon, 9 May 2011 09:45:41 -0400, Marvin Renich wrote: > > > * David Paleino [110509 04:19]: > > > On Mon, 9 May 2011 11:12:53 +0200, Adam Borowski wrote: > > > > > > > /etc may include only _static_ configuration. What you have

Re: Writing to /etc/ from a "privileged" UI

2011-05-09 Thread Jon Dowland
On Mon, May 09, 2011 at 11:29:07AM +0200, David Paleino wrote: > On Mon, 9 May 2011 10:21:21 +0100, Simon McVittie wrote: > > I seem to remember newer NM versions (in experimental) have changed the > > default to be the other way round, on the basis that network connections are > > system-wide, so

Re: Writing to /etc/ from a "privileged" UI

2011-05-09 Thread David Paleino
On Mon, 9 May 2011 09:45:41 -0400, Marvin Renich wrote: > * David Paleino [110509 04:19]: > > On Mon, 9 May 2011 11:12:53 +0200, Adam Borowski wrote: > > > > > /etc may include only _static_ configuration. What you have is variable > > > state which belongs in /var. It's no different from a da

Re: Privacy Extensions for Stateless Address Autoconfiguration in IPv6in wheezy as default?

2011-05-09 Thread Arnd Hannemann
> On 09/05/2011 12:51, Arnd Hannemann wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Am 09.05.2011 11:34, schrieb Vincent Danjean: >>> RFC 4941 is a problem if you want to use to use IPv6 and proxy NDP, >>> at least until the kernel allow to proxy a network instead of hosts. >>> This does not seem for now: >>> http://marc.i

Re: Privacy Extensions for Stateless Address Autoconfiguration in IPv6 in wheezy as default?

2011-05-09 Thread Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
On Mon, 09 May 2011, Bjørn Mork wrote: > Henrique de Moraes Holschuh writes: > > We've been trying to avoid that kind of bad practice here in Brazil, > > through an effort to get ISPs to undertand you do NOT issue /64 to > > clients in the various NANOG-like (locally called "GTER") encounters > >

Re: A concrete proposal for rolling implementation

2011-05-09 Thread Teodor MICU
2011/5/5 Raphael Hertzog : > On Thu, 05 May 2011, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: >> Also, having the unstable-next suite you've mention would tight more the >> deployment of rolling to other project mechanisms, while the rest of the >> proposal enjoyed much more decoupling. > > There's no reason why thi

Re: Writing to /etc/ from a "privileged" UI

2011-05-09 Thread Marvin Renich
* David Paleino [110509 04:19]: > On Mon, 9 May 2011 11:12:53 +0200, Adam Borowski wrote: > > > /etc may include only _static_ configuration. What you have is variable > > state which belongs in /var. It's no different from a database, or dpkg's > > status data. > > Static IPs, DNS servers and

Re: Multiarch, policy and cross-compiler libraries for non-Debian architectures

2011-05-09 Thread Steve Langasek
On Wed, May 04, 2011 at 12:40:47PM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote: > Steve Langasek writes: > > On Mon, May 02, 2011 at 06:09:17PM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote: > >> Also the libc6-msp430-dev:all and libc6-dev:msp430 packages will both be > >> using /usr/inlcude// and already trigger the

Re: Privacy Extensions for Stateless Address Autoconfiguration in IPv6 in wheezy as default?

2011-05-09 Thread Bastian Blank
On Mon, May 09, 2011 at 12:51:30PM +0200, Arnd Hannemann wrote: > Also, wouldn't using DHCPv6 solve this problem as well? The way to go is DHCPv6-PD. Bastian -- Our missions are peaceful -- not for conquest. When we do battle, it is only because we have no choice. -- Kirk, "The

Re: Privacy Extensions for Stateless Address Autoconfiguration in IPv6 in wheezy as default?

2011-05-09 Thread Arnd Hannemann
Hi, Am 09.05.2011 11:34, schrieb Vincent Danjean: > On 08/05/2011 17:33, Martin Zobel-Helas wrote: >> i currently wonder if Debian should implement RFC 4941 as default for >> wheezy. > [...] >> I would like to hear other developers meanings to this issue, before >> proposing this as release goal f

Bug#626159: ITP: scilab-jims -- Binding the worlds of Scilab and Java

2011-05-09 Thread Sylvestre Ledru
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Sylvestre Ledru * Package name: scilab-jims Version : 0.2 Upstream Author : Calite Denizet * URL : http://forge.scilab.org/index.php/p/JIMS/ * License : CeCILL Programming Lang: C, Java & Scilab Description : B

Re: 0-day NMUs for RC bugs without activity for 7 days?

2011-05-09 Thread Didier Raboud
Roberto C. Sánchez wrote: > So, my experience with #624819 was basically this. The bug was > reported, followed by an NMU upload about 45 minutes after the bug was > initially reported. Please don't misunderstand. I appreciate that the > submitter was proactive. However, emailing the patch fir

Re: Privacy Extensions for Stateless Address Autoconfiguration in IPv6 in wheezy as default?

2011-05-09 Thread Vincent Danjean
On 09/05/2011 11:53, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote: > On Mon, 09 May 2011, Vincent Danjean wrote: >> On 08/05/2011 17:33, Martin Zobel-Helas wrote: >> Note: proxy NDP is required when your provider gives you a flat /64 >> (ie its router is in your /64, generally prefix::1 and it tries to talk >

Re: Privacy Extensions for Stateless Address Autoconfiguration in IPv6 in wheezy as default?

2011-05-09 Thread Vincent Danjean
On 09/05/2011 12:51, Arnd Hannemann wrote: > Hi, > > Am 09.05.2011 11:34, schrieb Vincent Danjean: >> RFC 4941 is a problem if you want to use to use IPv6 and proxy NDP, >> at least until the kernel allow to proxy a network instead of hosts. >> This does not seem for now: >> http://marc.info/?l=li

Re: Writing to /etc/ from a "privileged" UI

2011-05-09 Thread David Paleino
On Mon, 9 May 2011 11:55:39 +0200, Jan Hauke Rahm wrote: > Aside from privileges wicd needs or has to write in /etc, how does it > handle read-only / (including /etc)? Does it fall back to /var? No. I haven't tried, but it should be able to connect without a writable /(etc) (it already uses /var

Re: Bug#616317: base: commit= ext3 mount option in fstab has no effect.

2011-05-09 Thread Adam Borowski
On Sat, May 07, 2011 at 10:43:29PM -0400, Ted Ts'o wrote: > This isn't a bug in e2fsprogs; e2fsprogs has absolutely nothing to do > with mounting the file system. > > Debian simply doesn't support the mount options for the root file > system in /etc/fstab having any effect on how the root file sys

Re: Writing to /etc/ from a "privileged" UI

2011-05-09 Thread Jan Hauke Rahm
On Mon, May 09, 2011 at 09:39:07AM +0200, David Paleino wrote: > Hello everybody, > I'm writing this mail to gather comments about a serious bug I received some > time ago, for which I haven't yet had time to make a proper fix. The bug is > #612918, against wicd, "Uses /etc/wicd/wireless-settings.c

Re: Privacy Extensions for Stateless Address Autoconfiguration in IPv6 in wheezy as default?

2011-05-09 Thread Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
On Mon, 09 May 2011, Vincent Danjean wrote: > On 08/05/2011 17:33, Martin Zobel-Helas wrote: > > i currently wonder if Debian should implement RFC 4941 as default for > > wheezy. > [...] > > I would like to hear other developers meanings to this issue, before > > proposing this as release goal for

Re: Privacy Extensions for Stateless Address Autoconfiguration in IPv6 in wheezy as default?

2011-05-09 Thread Vincent Danjean
On 08/05/2011 17:33, Martin Zobel-Helas wrote: > i currently wonder if Debian should implement RFC 4941 as default for > wheezy. [...] > I would like to hear other developers meanings to this issue, before > proposing this as release goal for wheezy. RFC 4941 is a problem if you want to use to use

Re: OK, Re: need a server for debdelta repository

2011-05-09 Thread A Mennucc
Il 03/05/2011 18:44, Stefano Zacchiroli ha scritto: > Out of curiosity, and given http://debdelta.debian.net has been around > for a long while now and is used (according to my exchanges with you) > regularly, do you have a plan for integration into debian.*org* proper? > I would like to. But so fa

Re: Writing to /etc/ from a "privileged" UI

2011-05-09 Thread David Paleino
On Mon, 9 May 2011 10:21:21 +0100, Simon McVittie wrote: > On Mon, 09 May 2011 at 09:39:07 +0200, David Paleino wrote: > > I took a look at how NetworkManager handles that: it stores configuration > > using gconf, so it's not really comparable > > NM can go either way - it'll use the current user

Re: Writing to /etc/ from a "privileged" UI

2011-05-09 Thread Simon McVittie
On Mon, 09 May 2011 at 09:39:07 +0200, David Paleino wrote: > I took a look at how NetworkManager handles that: it stores configuration > using > gconf, so it's not really comparable NM can go either way - it'll use the current user's gconf for connections that are not "shared with other users",

Re: Writing to /etc/ from a "privileged" UI

2011-05-09 Thread David Paleino
On Mon, 9 May 2011 11:12:53 +0200, Adam Borowski wrote: > /etc may include only _static_ configuration. What you have is variable > state which belongs in /var. It's no different from a database, or dpkg's > status data. Static IPs, DNS servers and WEP/WPA keys for a given wireless network are

Re: Writing to /etc/ from a "privileged" UI

2011-05-09 Thread Adam Borowski
On Mon, May 09, 2011 at 09:39:07AM +0200, David Paleino wrote: > Hello everybody, > I'm writing this mail to gather comments about a serious bug I received some > time ago, for which I haven't yet had time to make a proper fix. The bug is > #612918, against wicd, "Uses /etc/wicd/wireless-settings.c

Re: 0-day NMUs for RC bugs without activity for 7 days?

2011-05-09 Thread George Danchev
On Saturday 07 May 2011 15:14:59 Raphael Hertzog wrote: > Hi, > > On Sat, 07 May 2011, Jakub Wilk wrote: > > This works both ways. If a NMUer uploaded my package without a delay > > and without a good reason[0], I want to be able to yell at him „you > > are a jerk (according to Developers Referenc

Re: Best practice for cleaning autotools-generated files?

2011-05-09 Thread Tollef Fog Heen
]] Enrico Weigelt | Autoconf (w/o automake) offers no means to tell additional m4 | include pathes (eg. in configure.ac), so that just calling | autoreconf (w/o any additional parameters!) can do a full | regeneration all on its own. What's wrong with the suggestion in http://lists.debian.org/de

Re: Writing to /etc/ from a "privileged" UI

2011-05-09 Thread David Paleino
On Mon, 9 May 2011 09:39:07 +0200, David Paleino wrote: > ... Gah, I clicked "Reply" instead of "Compose". Sorry everybody. -- . ''`. Debian developer | http://wiki.debian.org/DavidPaleino : :' : Linuxer #334216 --|-- http://www.hanskalabs.net/ `. `'` GPG: 1392B174 | http://deb.l

Writing to /etc/ from a "privileged" UI

2011-05-09 Thread David Paleino
Hello everybody, I'm writing this mail to gather comments about a serious bug I received some time ago, for which I haven't yet had time to make a proper fix. The bug is #612918, against wicd, "Uses /etc/wicd/wireless-settings.conf as state file". My opinion is that wireless networks with some kin

Re: New Packages generator

2011-05-09 Thread Joerg Jaspert
>> As we have received no notice of errors and as we also do not see >> anything bad ourself, I just activated the new generator for the >> archive. Starting with the next dinstall run in a few minutes all >> Packages and Sources files[2] will be generated using the new tool. > is that a related br