Accepted xfree86 4.3.0-0pre1v5 (powerpc all source)

2003-12-26 Thread Branden Robinson
] Changed-By: Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Description: lbxproxy - Low Bandwidth X (LBX) proxy server libdps-dev - Display PostScript (DPS) client library development files libdps1- Display PostScript (DPS) client library libdps1-dbg - Display PostScript (DPS) client library (unstripped

Re: Changes in formal naming for NetBSD porting effort(s)

2003-12-18 Thread Branden Robinson
parochial fundamentalist beliefs, and who didn't let their conviction that I was going to Hell prevent them from cultivating a friendship with me. I try to fight meme wars on designated meme battlefiends, like public discussion forums on the Internet. -- G. Branden Robinson

Re: Changes in formal naming for NetBSD porting effort(s)

2003-12-18 Thread Branden Robinson
, so I think it's clear that you will accept no path to the stated conclusion. You're welcome to your dogmatism, but don't be surprised if no one else cares to share it. -- G. Branden Robinson|Men use thought only to justify Debian GNU/Linux |their wrong

Re: Changes in formal naming for NetBSD porting effort(s)

2003-12-18 Thread Branden Robinson
[I am not subscribed to debian-bsd.] On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 11:33:48PM +0800, Cameron Patrick wrote: On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 10:24:04AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: | Demons are evil, | | Demons don't exist. Consequently, their moral value is undefinable. I claim that their moral

Re: Changes in formal naming for NetBSD porting effort(s)

2003-12-18 Thread Branden Robinson
On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 08:17:03AM -0800, Nunya wrote: On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 10:31:53AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 05:23:39PM -0800, Nunya wrote: On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 04:12:56PM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: Because Christians are the people who primarily

Re: [OT] Re: Changes in formal naming for NetBSD porting effort(s)

2003-12-18 Thread Branden Robinson
? Oh, is *that* who Tom Ballard is? I'd heard about this guy. Stuff is starting to fall into place now. -- G. Branden Robinson|If you wish to strive for peace of Debian GNU/Linux |soul, then believe; if you wish to [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [OT] Re: Changes in formal naming for NetBSD porting effort(s)

2003-12-18 Thread Branden Robinson
that on purpose, invoking the Deliberate Invocation Corollary. -- G. Branden Robinson| Good judgement comes from Debian GNU/Linux | experience; experience comes from [EMAIL PROTECTED] | bad judgement. http://people.debian.org/~branden

Re: [OT] Re: Changes in formal naming for NetBSD porting effort(s)

2003-12-18 Thread Branden Robinson
. Historical revisionism has never been more successfully practiced than by Christians and capitalists in the United States during the 20th century. -- G. Branden Robinson| Eternal vigilance is the price of Debian GNU/Linux | liberty. [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Changes in formal naming for NetBSD porting effort(s)

2003-12-18 Thread Branden Robinson
On Thu, Dec 18, 2003 at 04:31:42AM +, Henning Makholm wrote: Scripsit Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Mon, Dec 15, 2003 at 01:12:21AM +, Henning Makholm wrote: I think you trimmed away content that was crucial for understanding the parts you did quote, but whatever. If you

Re: Changes in formal naming for NetBSD porting effort(s)

2003-12-18 Thread Branden Robinson
. Branden Robinson|Fair use is irrelevant and Debian GNU/Linux |improper. [EMAIL PROTECTED] |-- Asst. U.S. Attorney Scott http://people.debian.org/~branden/ |Frewing, explaining the DMCA signature.asc Description: Digital

Re: [OT] Re: Changes in formal naming for NetBSD porting effort(s)

2003-12-18 Thread Branden Robinson
to seeing John Ashcroft being kicked out. /me rises from the pew and says Amen! See? I can be religious. -- G. Branden Robinson| What influenced me to atheism was Debian GNU/Linux | reading the Bible cover to cover. [EMAIL PROTECTED

[OT] Re: Changes in formal naming for NetBSD porting effort(s)

2003-12-18 Thread Branden Robinson
. Branden Robinson| Organized religion is a sham and a Debian GNU/Linux | crutch for weak-minded people who [EMAIL PROTECTED] | need strength in numbers. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | -- Jesse Ventura signature.asc Description

Re: Release-critical Bugreport for December 12, 2003

2003-12-18 Thread Branden Robinson
/msg00010.html [2] http://www.debian.org/intro/organization -- G. Branden Robinson| A fundamentalist is someone who Debian GNU/Linux | hates sin more than he loves [EMAIL PROTECTED] | virtue. http://people.debian.org/~branden

Accepted xfree86 4.2.1-15 (powerpc all source)

2003-12-18 Thread Branden Robinson
: Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Changed-By: Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Description: lbxproxy - Low Bandwidth X (LBX) proxy server libdps-dev - Display PostScript (DPS) client library development files libdps1- Display PostScript (DPS) client library libdps1-dbg - Display PostScript

Re: Changes in formal naming for NetBSD porting effort(s)

2003-12-17 Thread Branden Robinson
[I am not subscribed to debian-bsd.] On Mon, Dec 15, 2003 at 02:49:39PM -0500, Daniel Burrows wrote: On Sun, Dec 14, 2003 at 07:03:25PM -0500, Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] was heard to say: [I am not subscribed to debian-bsd.] On Sun, Dec 14, 2003 at 08:21:30PM +0100, Roland Mas

Re: Changes in formal naming for NetBSD porting effort(s)

2003-12-17 Thread Branden Robinson
*concept* of a 'daemon' to be anathema, evil, foul, unclean, and all sorts of other descriptives. Cf. Jesux. ...which has gone for some years without attracting anyone who is both pious enough and clueful enough to develop it. I find this inverse correlation suggestive. :) -- G. Branden

Re: Changes in formal naming for NetBSD porting effort(s)

2003-12-17 Thread Branden Robinson
On Mon, Dec 15, 2003 at 11:03:00PM +, Roger Leigh wrote: Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [I am not subscribed to debian -bsd.] What would be unacceptable about it, and why is it only a borderline case? What would push it over the borderline? Demons are evil, Demons

Re: Changes in formal naming for NetBSD porting effort(s)

2003-12-17 Thread Branden Robinson
. Hey! A fantasy novel I've actually read! I feel so cultured now! /me puts on his mailing list charter cop uniform and arrests himself -- G. Branden Robinson| The software said it required Debian GNU/Linux | Windows 3.1 or better, so I [EMAIL

Re: Changes in formal naming for NetBSD porting effort(s)

2003-12-17 Thread Branden Robinson
.] Wow, even despite the Keanu factor, this film already sounds like a shoo-in for an Oscar. Best Documentary, of course. -- G. Branden Robinson| If you're handsome, it's flirting. Debian GNU/Linux | If you're a troll, it's sexual [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Changes in formal naming for NetBSD porting effort(s)

2003-12-17 Thread Branden Robinson
relgion is better, pray enlighten us with your beliefs about demons, and we'll make up our own minds :-) I think it's better that the parochial religionists on this list be brought to light like roaches in the kitchen. -- G. Branden Robinson|I reverse the phrase of Voltaire

Re: Changes in formal naming for NetBSD porting effort(s)

2003-12-17 Thread Branden Robinson
killfiled it, why does it matter if we keep discussing it? -- G. Branden Robinson| Debian GNU/Linux | If encryption is outlawed, only [EMAIL PROTECTED] | outlaws will @goH7Ok=q4fDj]Kz?. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | signature.asc

Re: Changes in formal naming for NetBSD porting effort(s)

2003-12-17 Thread Branden Robinson
[I am not subscribed to debian-bsd.] [We're back off-topic for -legal.] On Sun, Dec 14, 2003 at 07:33:17PM -0500, Brian T. Sniffen wrote: Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have little patience for superstitious beliefs, and less still for people who claim to be defending

Re: Changes in formal naming for NetBSD porting effort(s)

2003-12-17 Thread Branden Robinson
opinion expressed as a generalization. I think you better quit while you're ahead. It seemed inductively valid, but easy enough to disprove. Anyone care to provide a counter-example? Do any non-Christians wish to express personal discomfort or offense with the names I proposed? -- G. Branden

Re: Changes in formal naming for NetBSD porting effort(s)

2003-12-17 Thread Branden Robinson
[I am not subscribed to debian-bsd.] On Sun, Dec 14, 2003 at 11:37:44PM -0500, Nathan Hawkins wrote: On Sun, Dec 14, 2003 at 06:53:15PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: I doubt you'd have known they were names from Christian demonology if I hadn't told you. I didn't propse that we use better

Re: Changes in formal naming for NetBSD porting effort(s)

2003-12-17 Thread Branden Robinson
domain. Still, at least a challenge to our usage of Lovecraftian names would be rickety on two planks instead of just one, as in the case of Pratchett. -- G. Branden Robinson| Q: How does a Unix guru have sex? Debian GNU/Linux | A: unzip;strip;touch;finger

Re: Changes in formal naming for NetBSD porting effort(s)

2003-12-17 Thread Branden Robinson
names weren't my suggestion; if they're adopted, then I cannot claim the credit for proposing them. -- G. Branden Robinson|Computer security is like an onion: Debian GNU/Linux |the more you dig in, the more you [EMAIL PROTECTED] |want

Re: Changes in formal naming for NetBSD porting effort(s)

2003-12-17 Thread Branden Robinson
[I am not subscribed to debian-bsd.] On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 01:24:34PM -0600, Paul Baker wrote: On Dec 13, 2003, at 3:27 PM, Branden Robinson wrote: Thus: Debian FreeBSD - Debian Forneus (BSD) Debian NetBSD - Debian Naberius (BSD) Debian OpenBSD - Debian Orobos

Re: Changes in formal naming for NetBSD porting effort(s)

2003-12-17 Thread Branden Robinson
all agree to drop it, and avoid subjects like this in future. I think the fundies should crawl back into their spider holes to await the Apocalypse, while us heathens and sinners who don't TRULY know the saving grace of Jesus Christ can get back to making the world a better place. -- G. Branden

Re: Changes in formal naming for NetBSD porting effort(s)

2003-12-17 Thread Branden Robinson
therefore think using names from Tolkien is imprudent, *even if* we're on a good legal footing. -- G. Branden Robinson| I came, I saw, she conquered. Debian GNU/Linux | The original Latin seems to have [EMAIL PROTECTED] | been garbled

Re: Changes in formal naming for NetBSD porting effort(s)

2003-12-17 Thread Branden Robinson
On Mon, Dec 15, 2003 at 01:12:21AM +, Henning Makholm wrote: Scripsit Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] I think you didn't bother to read any of the parts of my message that you didn't quote. I did. But I trimmed away those that were not necessary for the reader to be reminded

Re: Changes in formal naming for NetBSD porting effort(s)

2003-12-17 Thread Branden Robinson
. Branden Robinson|I'm sorry if the following sounds Debian GNU/Linux |combative and excessively personal, [EMAIL PROTECTED] |but that's my general style. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ |-- Ian Jackson signature.asc Description

Re: Changes in formal naming for NetBSD porting effort(s)

2003-12-17 Thread Branden Robinson
On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 02:08:44AM +0100, Robert Millan wrote: On Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 11:54:09AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: No, it's probably antipathy for the Free Software Foundation driving this more than anything else. Maybe they'd prefer Debian GNU

Re: Complaint

2003-12-17 Thread Branden Robinson
don't have to put up with that sort of thing since Branden Robinson wasn't elected DPL[1]. [1] If you need this sentence explained to you, please email me privately. :) -- G. Branden Robinson|There is no housing shortage in Debian GNU/Linux |Lincoln

Re: Changes in formal naming for NetBSD porting effort(s)

2003-12-14 Thread Branden Robinson
. That provides us a nice insulator from bullshit[1]. [1] well, legal bullshit anyway, if not fundie bullshit, as Nathan Hawkins pointed out -- but such complaints deserve only our contempt, IMO -- G. Branden Robinson|I've made up my mind. Don't try to Debian GNU/Linux

Re: Changes in formal naming for NetBSD porting effort(s)

2003-12-14 Thread Branden Robinson
On Sat, Dec 13, 2003 at 10:30:04PM +, Henning Makholm wrote: [snip] I think you're seing spectres. I think you didn't bother to read any of the parts of my message that you didn't quote. -- G. Branden Robinson|I'm sorry if the following sounds Debian GNU/Linux

Re: Bug reports missing

2003-12-14 Thread Branden Robinson
On Sun, Dec 14, 2003 at 11:52:15PM +1100, Hamish Moffatt wrote: On Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 11:22:48AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: On Wed, Dec 10, 2003 at 11:20:30PM +1100, Hamish Moffatt wrote: It's your punishment for using the close command. DON'T! There is no need and no excuse. I

Re: Changes in formal naming for NetBSD porting effort(s)

2003-12-14 Thread Branden Robinson
and edited. [Christians are a] powerful subtribe of the Hypocrites, whose principal industries are murder and cheating, which they are pleased to call 'war' and 'commerce'. Hmm, that last bit explains George W. Bush's deeply religious feelings quite well! :) -- G. Branden Robinson

Re: Changes in formal naming for NetBSD porting effort(s)

2003-12-14 Thread Branden Robinson
[I am not subscribed to -bsd.] On Sun, Dec 14, 2003 at 12:02:44PM -0500, Nathan Hawkins wrote: On Sat, Dec 13, 2003 at 04:27:27PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: Debian FreeBSD - Debian Forneus (BSD) Debian NetBSD - Debian Naberius (BSD) Debian OpenBSD - Debian

Re: Changes in formal naming for NetBSD porting effort(s)

2003-12-13 Thread Branden Robinson
, as this could potentially ] [ affect any of the BSD ports.] I've still got some -devel-relevant stuff here, so I'm preserving that list in the headers for the moment. On Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 11:54:09AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: I checked

Re: Changes in formal naming for NetBSD porting effort(s)

2003-12-13 Thread Branden Robinson
[I am not subscribed to debian-bsd.] On Sat, Dec 13, 2003 at 09:28:12AM +0430, Stephane Bortzmeyer wrote: On Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 11:54:09AM -0500, Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote a message of 126 lines which said: Debian either needs a trademark license from the NetBSD

announcing public access to X Strike Force SVN repositories

2003-12-12 Thread Branden Robinson
to read Branden's tutorial: http://necrotic.deadbeast.net/~branden/svn_pres/top.html If you have more time, a comprehensive manual, written by Subversion's developers, is also available: http://svnbook.red-bean.com/ -- G. Branden Robinson| Why do we have to hide from

Re: Bug reports missing

2003-12-12 Thread Branden Robinson
the close command. DON'T! There is no need and no excuse. I disagree. See situations like #214865 or #218038. close *can* be handled responsibly. -- G. Branden Robinson| The power of accurate observation Debian GNU/Linux | is frequently called cynicism

Re: Changes in formal naming for NetBSD porting effort(s)

2003-12-12 Thread Branden Robinson
be regarded as infringing a mark if we don't take some action; and 2) the comprehensibility of our OS names to the pubic. [1] which ain't much -- G. Branden Robinson| The greatest productive force is Debian GNU/Linux | human selfishness. [EMAIL

Accepted xcursor 1.0.2-3 (powerpc source)

2003-12-09 Thread Branden Robinson
] Changed-By: Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Description: libxcursor-dev - X Cursor management library (development files) libxcursor1 - X Cursor management library libxcursor1-dbg - X Cursor management library (unstripped) Changes: xcursor (1.0.2-3) unstable; urgency=low . * Update

Re: Best pratices for short descriptions

2003-12-04 Thread Branden Robinson
is good). Welcome to the Debian Project. -- G. Branden Robinson|Humor is a rubber sword - it allows Debian GNU/Linux |you to make a point without drawing [EMAIL PROTECTED] |blood. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ |-- Mary Hirsch

Accepted xrender 0.8.3-5 (powerpc source)

2003-12-04 Thread Branden Robinson
] Changed-By: Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Description: libxrender-dev - X Rendering Extension client library (development files) libxrender1 - X Rendering Extension client library libxrender1-dbg - X Rendering Extension client library (unstripped) Closes: 222343 Changes: xrender (0.8.3-5

Re: Bug#222076: /etc/init.d/xdm: if stop from within, cannot start again

2003-12-01 Thread Branden Robinson
described is far more general and does not apply only to xdm. Tagging wontfix. Someday this may get reassigned to an init package. -- G. Branden Robinson|Humor is a rubber sword - it allows Debian GNU/Linux |you to make a point without drawing [EMAIL

Re: Bug#220301: ITP: entropy -- Emerging Network To Reduce Orwellian Potency Yield

2003-11-20 Thread Branden Robinson
dedication on the part of Freenet developers to using features only available or operational in Sun's JDK (non-free, naturally) -- G. Branden Robinson| If God had intended for man to go Debian GNU/Linux | about naked, we would have been [EMAIL PROTECTED

[OT] Re: Bug#221709: ITP: at76c503a-source -- at76c503a driver source

2003-11-20 Thread Branden Robinson
of usefulness had anything do with our decisions about what to ship, there'd be a lot less stuff in *main*, let alone non-free. Further discussion should probably take place on -project. -- G. Branden Robinson|Religion is regarded by the common Debian GNU/Linux

Re: Bug#221709: ITP: at76c503a-source -- at76c503a driver source

2003-11-20 Thread Branden Robinson
support? -- G. Branden Robinson| If you don't think for yourself, Debian GNU/Linux | others will think for you -- to [EMAIL PROTECTED] | their advantage. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | -- Harold Gordon signature.asc

Re: MIPS port backlog, autobuilder machines and some arrogance

2003-11-17 Thread Branden Robinson
buildd. Please. We can't have actual facts getting in the way of efforts to close ranks and circle the wagons. -- G. Branden Robinson|Lowery's Law: Debian GNU/Linux |If it jams -- force it. If it [EMAIL PROTECTED] |breaks, it needed

Accepted xft 2.1.2-5 (powerpc source)

2003-11-17 Thread Branden Robinson
-By: Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Description: libxft-dev - FreeType-based font drawing library for X (development files) libxft2- FreeType-based font drawing library for X libxft2-dbg - FreeType-based font drawing library for X (unstripped) Closes: 221129 Changes: xft (2.1.2-5) unstable

Re: Changes in t1lib.

2003-11-15 Thread Branden Robinson
On Fri, Nov 14, 2003 at 09:20:53PM +0100, Andreas Metzler wrote: As t1lib-dev (1.3.1) and libt1-dev (5.0.0) are not API compatible I'd consider that a pseudo-package useless or even unwelcome. Good point. -- G. Branden Robinson|The errors of great men are Debian GNU/Linux

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

2003-11-15 Thread Branden Robinson
: The Biological Differences Between Men and Women_ Warren Farrell, _The Myth of Male Power_ Matt Ridley, _The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature_ Did any one else notice that we are quite desperately off-topic? -- G. Branden Robinson| If God had intended for man

Re: Bug#219163: ITP: synaptic-touchpad -- Synaptics TouchPad driver for XFree86

2003-11-14 Thread Branden Robinson
On Fri, Nov 14, 2003 at 11:07:41AM +1100, Daniel Stone wrote: On Thu, Nov 13, 2003 at 01:58:44PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: That doesn't mean it won't happen, but it should be rare enough that an ad-hoc approach will work. Right, but I'm just saying that you'd then have to have

Re: Changes in t1lib.

2003-11-14 Thread Branden Robinson
On Thu, Nov 13, 2003 at 02:23:53PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: On Mon, Nov 10, 2003 at 08:29:29PM +0100, Artur R. Czechowski wrote: [...] 1. I left package with 1.3.1 version with names: t1lib1, t1lib-dev, t1lib-doc, t1lib1-bin. Version 5.0.0 is uploaded with names: libt1-5, libt1

Re: ftpmaster accepts packages that have been rejected a few days ago

2003-11-14 Thread Branden Robinson
something, have the decency to cite specific examples. If they're really making a lot of mistakes, this should not require much time to research. -- G. Branden Robinson| Psychology is really biology. Debian GNU/Linux | Biology is really chemistry. [EMAIL

Re: Bug#220358: ITP: mecab-ipadic -- IPA dictionary compiled for Mecab

2003-11-14 Thread Branden Robinson
need to just get stuffed. And I hear the Prince of Wales will be quite happy to help them do so... -- G. Branden Robinson|For every credibility gap, there is Debian GNU/Linux |a gullibility fill. [EMAIL PROTECTED] |-- Richard Clopton

Re: MIPS port backlog, autobuilder machines and some arrogance

2003-11-14 Thread Branden Robinson
port or the Debian project at all. I'm not sure I agree with your decision, but I do think I understand your frustration. Can I ask why it is such a disaster to have an alternate or standby buildd for the mips architecture? -- G. Branden Robinson|Kissing girls is a goodness

Re: Bug#219163: ITP: synaptic-touchpad -- Synaptics TouchPad driver for XFree86

2003-11-13 Thread Branden Robinson
On Wed, Nov 12, 2003 at 11:32:14AM +1100, Daniel Stone wrote: On Tue, Nov 11, 2003 at 06:58:15PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: I think it would be really dumb for a driver author to re-use an existing name for a different purpose. Well, Synaptics could branch out and start making graphics

Re: Changes in t1lib.

2003-11-13 Thread Branden Robinson
), file a bug against ftp.debian.org requesting the removal of the t1lib-old source package (or whatever you called it). That's one way to go about this that should not require any pseudopackages. Needless to say, steps 1 and 2 should happen in rapid succession, or simultaneously. -- G. Branden

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

2003-11-13 Thread Branden Robinson
On Wed, Nov 12, 2003 at 04:38:25PM +0100, Eike Sauer wrote: As far as I know(*), the patent is still valid in Europe and Japan until mid 2004. Shouldn't this matter for an international project? What makes you think sarge will have been released by then? 8-) -- G. Branden Robinson

Accepted xfree86 4.2.1-14 (powerpc all source)

2003-11-13 Thread Branden Robinson
: Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Changed-By: Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Description: lbxproxy - Low Bandwidth X (LBX) proxy server libdps-dev - Display PostScript (DPS) client library development files libdps1- Display PostScript (DPS) client library libdps1-dbg - Display PostScript

Re: Bug#219163: ITP: synaptic-touchpad -- Synaptics TouchPad driver for XFree86

2003-11-11 Thread Branden Robinson
On Mon, Nov 10, 2003 at 03:59:48PM +1100, Daniel Stone wrote: On Sun, Nov 09, 2003 at 11:56:04PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: I thought about the latter as well. It's not too long-winded if we expect having input and video modules with identical names. I can't particularly see

Re: Bug#219163: ITP: synaptic-touchpad -- Synaptics TouchPad driver for XFree86

2003-11-11 Thread Branden Robinson
On Mon, Nov 10, 2003 at 12:16:17PM +0100, Mattia Dongili wrote: I'd stick for the short version (I agree with Daniel though). But, isn't this the first external module being packaged? If so we should take a decision about their naming scheme. I think we just did. :) -- G. Branden Robinson

Re: Changes in t1lib.

2003-11-11 Thread Branden Robinson
render them impossible. What's wrong with libt1-dev? Do you expect to have to support development against multiple versions of t1lib? Apparently so. Well, he's since followed up and said he won't have to. -- G. Branden Robinson|You can have my PGP passphrase when

Re: Bug#219163: ITP: synaptic-touchpad -- Synaptics TouchPad driver for XFree86

2003-11-10 Thread Branden Robinson
suggest changing the beginning of the sentence to This package provides an input driver -- G. Branden Robinson|Freedom is kind of a hobby with me, Debian GNU/Linux |and I have disposable income that [EMAIL PROTECTED] |I'll spend

Re: Bug#218832: ITP: libnettle -- a low-level cryptographic library

2003-11-09 Thread Branden Robinson
[snip] Guys, would you *please* move this discussion to -legal, which is a far more appropriate place for it? -- G. Branden Robinson|Somewhere, there is a .sig so funny Debian GNU/Linux |that reading it will cause an [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Bug#219163: ITP: synaptic-touchpad -- Synaptics TouchPad driver for XFree86

2003-11-09 Thread Branden Robinson
On Sun, Nov 09, 2003 at 10:03:14AM +1100, Daniel Stone wrote: On Sat, Nov 08, 2003 at 02:52:09PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: On Thu, Nov 06, 2003 at 08:04:21PM +0100, Mattia Dongili wrote: On Thu, Nov 06, 2003 at 01:23:09PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: Er, actually, last I heard

Re: Changes in t1lib.

2003-11-09 Thread Branden Robinson
? -- G. Branden Robinson| Life is what happens to you while Debian GNU/Linux | you're busy making other plans. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | -- John Lennon http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Bug#219251: ITP: ircservices-ptlink -- IRC Services for PTlink IRCd

2003-11-09 Thread Branden Robinson
. Very good. Do we *have* to have the word powerful in there? We're not Red Hat. We don't need to hype our packages. -- G. Branden Robinson| The Rehnquist Court has never Debian GNU/Linux | encountered a criminal statute it [EMAIL PROTECTED

[OT] Re: Bug#219293: ITP: songwrite -- a tablatures editor and player

2003-11-09 Thread Branden Robinson
at the fifth position?. Well, okay, the ones who don't know any music theory wouldn't know what I meant, but fuck 'em -- all they know is pentatonic minor anyway. :) -- G. Branden Robinson| One man's magic is another man's Debian GNU/Linux | engineering

Re: rename linux-kernel-headers to system-headers

2003-11-08 Thread Branden Robinson
this again and again. Because at this point it'd be a nuisance to rename it, I decided not to. If there is a strong consensus to the contrary we can do it. I support your decision. -- G. Branden Robinson|The first thing the communists do Debian GNU/Linux

Re: Bug#218832: ITP: libnettle -- a low-level cryptographic library

2003-11-08 Thread Branden Robinson
questions, please consult the debian-legal mailing list for advice. -- G. Branden Robinson|When we call others dogmatic, what Debian GNU/Linux |we really object to is their [EMAIL PROTECTED] |holding dogmas that are different http

Re: Bug#219163: ITP: synaptic-touchpad -- Synaptics TouchPad driver for XFree86

2003-11-08 Thread Branden Robinson
On Thu, Nov 06, 2003 at 08:04:21PM +0100, Mattia Dongili wrote: On Thu, Nov 06, 2003 at 01:23:09PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: Er, actually, last I heard, the author was still looking into relicensing it in a manner consistent with XFree86's requirements. (They don't accept GPLed code

Re: Changes in t1lib.

2003-11-08 Thread Branden Robinson
xlibs as an example to support your case, either. :) ) -- G. Branden Robinson|Lowery's Law: Debian GNU/Linux |If it jams -- force it. If it [EMAIL PROTECTED] |breaks, it needed replacing anyway. http://people.debian.org/~branden

Re: Bug#219293: ITP: songwrite -- a tablatures editor and player

2003-11-08 Thread Branden Robinson
On Thu, Nov 06, 2003 at 02:11:30PM -0500, Joe Drew wrote: Songwrite is a tablatures (guitar partitions) editor and player entirely written in Python. Is 'partitions' the right word here? (I honestly don't know.) No. I'd say guitar tablature notation editor. -- G. Branden Robinson

Re: webmin and usermin package descriptions

2003-11-08 Thread Branden Robinson
some better ones? You could always send them to debian-l10n-english. -- G. Branden Robinson|Religion is regarded by the common Debian GNU/Linux |people as true, by the wise as [EMAIL PROTECTED] |false, and by the rulers as useful

Re: Bug#219163: ITP: synaptic-touchpad -- Synaptics TouchPad driver for XFree86

2003-11-06 Thread Branden Robinson
it to an RFP. If you package it, close the bug in the changelog of the initial release. -- G. Branden Robinson|Somewhere, there is a .sig so funny Debian GNU/Linux |that reading it will cause an [EMAIL PROTECTED] |aneurysm

Re: A case study of a new user turned off debian

2003-11-06 Thread Branden Robinson
On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 04:35:13PM +0100, Josip Rodin wrote: It would be helpful if people wouldn't make sweeping generalizations all the time. /me hands Josip an Excellence in Un-self-conscious Irony Award -- G. Branden Robinson|A committee is a life form with six Debian

Re: Grsec/PaX and Exec-shield

2003-11-03 Thread Branden Robinson
Hat's relationship to this issue, I would go for how non-professional Russel Coker has been with his posts. I think you're making unwarranted assumpos. -- G. Branden Robinson| I suspect Linus wrote that in a Debian GNU/Linux | complicated way only

Accepted xfree86 4.2.1-13 (powerpc all source)

2003-10-28 Thread Branden Robinson
Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Changed-By: Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Description: lbxproxy - Low Bandwidth X (LBX) proxy server libdps-dev - Display PostScript (DPS) client library development files libdps1- Display PostScript (DPS) client library libdps1-dbg - Display PostScript

Accepted xfree86 4.3.0-0pre1v4 (powerpc all source)

2003-10-22 Thread Branden Robinson
: low Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force [EMAIL PROTECTED] Changed-By: Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Description: lbxproxy - Low Bandwidth X (LBX) proxy server libdps-dev - Display PostScript (DPS) client library development files libdps1- Display PostScript (DPS) client library

Re: Bug#88029: Package which uses jam (instead make)

2003-10-21 Thread Branden Robinson
a non-makefile. (itinerant policy-editor hat on) Me neither. -- G. Branden Robinson|Humor is a rubber sword - it allows Debian GNU/Linux |you to make a point without drawing [EMAIL PROTECTED] |blood. http://people.debian.org/~branden

Re: Source only uploads?

2003-10-20 Thread Branden Robinson
* Trojan in it either, which escaped the attention of the package maintainer and which was gleefully compiled by the buildds, and dutifully signed by the buildd admins! *COUGH*micq*COUGH* /me clears throat. Much better. Yes, surely your proposed scenario will save us from these evils. -- G. Branden

Re: Source only uploads?

2003-10-17 Thread Branden Robinson
an unbuildable package. -- G. Branden Robinson|No executive devotes much effort to Debian GNU/Linux |proving himself wrong. [EMAIL PROTECTED] |-- Laurence J. Peter http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | signature.asc Description: Digital

Re: testing packages at build

2003-10-16 Thread Branden Robinson
on this. I'll try to responsibly do likewise this time. -- G. Branden Robinson| Debian GNU/Linux | De minimis non curat lex. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Accepted xrender 0.8.3-4 (powerpc source)

2003-10-16 Thread Branden Robinson
PROTECTED] Changed-By: Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Description: libxrender-dev - X Rendering Extension client library (development files) libxrender1 - X Rendering Extension client library libxrender1-dbg - X Rendering Extension client library (unstripped) Closes: 216029 Changes: xrender (0.8.3

Re: Bug#215728: ITP: gngeogui -- GTK GUI-frontend for gngeo

2003-10-15 Thread Branden Robinson
On Tue, Oct 14, 2003 at 01:45:15PM -0400, Joe Drew wrote: gngeogui uses GTK for its graphical interface. Don't forget that (I believe) the official spelling of the library's name is GTK+. -- G. Branden Robinson|It's like I have a shotgun in my Debian GNU/Linux

Re: Bug#215827: ITP: lartc -- Linux Advanced Routing and Traffic Control HOWTO

2003-10-15 Thread Branden Robinson
is used? -- G. Branden Robinson| If you want your name spelled Debian GNU/Linux | wrong, die. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | -- Al Blanchard http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Accepted render 0.8-2 (all source)

2003-10-15 Thread Branden Robinson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Format: 1.7 Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 02:30:19 -0500 Source: render Binary: render-dev Architecture: source all Version: 0.8-2 Distribution: unstable Urgency: low Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force [EMAIL PROTECTED] Changed-By: Branden Robinson [EMAIL

Accepted render 0.8-3 (all source)

2003-10-15 Thread Branden Robinson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Format: 1.7 Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 16:56:13 -0500 Source: render Binary: render-dev Architecture: source all Version: 0.8-3 Distribution: unstable Urgency: low Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force [EMAIL PROTECTED] Changed-By: Branden Robinson [EMAIL

Accepted xrender 0.8.3-3 (powerpc source)

2003-10-15 Thread Branden Robinson
] Changed-By: Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Description: libxrender-dev - X Rendering Extension client library (development files) libxrender1 - X Rendering Extension client library libxrender1-dbg - X Rendering Extension client library (unstripped) Closes: 215845 Changes: xrender (0.8.3-3

Accepted xft2 2.1.1-3 (powerpc source)

2003-10-14 Thread Branden Robinson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Format: 1.7 Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2003 19:31:11 -0500 Source: xft2 Binary: libxft2-dbg libxft2 libxft2-dev Architecture: source powerpc Version: 2.1.1-3 Distribution: unstable Urgency: low Maintainer: Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Changed-By: Branden

Accepted xft 2.1.2-2 (powerpc source)

2003-10-14 Thread Branden Robinson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Format: 1.7 Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 00:00:13 -0500 Source: xft Binary: libxft2 libxft-dev libxft2-dbg Architecture: source powerpc Version: 2.1.2-2 Distribution: unstable Urgency: low Maintainer: Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Changed-By: Branden

Accepted xft 2.1.2-1 (powerpc source)

2003-10-14 Thread Branden Robinson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Format: 1.7 Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 20:55:54 -0500 Source: xft Binary: libxft2 libxft-dev libxft2-dbg Architecture: source powerpc Version: 2.1.2-1 Distribution: unstable Urgency: low Maintainer: Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Changed-By: Branden

Accepted xft 2.1.2-3 (powerpc source)

2003-10-14 Thread Branden Robinson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Format: 1.7 Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 15:02:06 -0500 Source: xft Binary: libxft2 libxft-dev libxft2-dbg Architecture: source powerpc Version: 2.1.2-3 Distribution: unstable Urgency: low Maintainer: Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Changed-By: Branden

Accepted xft 2.1.2-4 (powerpc source)

2003-10-14 Thread Branden Robinson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Format: 1.7 Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 18:09:37 -0500 Source: xft Binary: libxft2-dbg libxft-dev libxft2 Architecture: source powerpc Version: 2.1.2-4 Distribution: unstable Urgency: low Maintainer: Branden Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Changed-By: Branden

Re: testing packages at build

2003-10-12 Thread Branden Robinson
3.3 instead of cpp 3.2. -- G. Branden Robinson| Debian GNU/Linux | Extra territorium jus dicenti [EMAIL PROTECTED] | impune non paretur. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Hardcoding of .la file paths in .la files

2003-10-11 Thread Branden Robinson
(at least not in the way, say, IRIX does, which would be closer to what you wrote, but not quite) What we ship in the packages is a symbolic link $SONAME - $FILENAME. Thanks for the clarification. -- G. Branden Robinson|Those who fail to remember the laws Debian GNU/Linux

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