Re: kernel-{image,headers} package bloat

2001-04-22 Thread esoR ocsirF
On Sun, Apr 22, 2001 at 09:59:42PM +1000, Craig Sanders wrote: > > > > I compile my own kernels, and have for a long time. But it's a pain to > > in that case, a far better solution is a package containing a bunch > of pre-generated kernel .config files, plus a menu script to copy > > call it ker

Re: rsync mirror script for pools - first pre alpha release

2001-01-05 Thread esoR ocsirF
On Wed, Jan 03, 2001 at 08:13:26PM +0100, Goswin Brederlow wrote: > > Suggestions to the script are welcome, esspecially: How do I make > debconf popup a checklist like: > > ++ > | What distributions should be mirrored? | > |

RFC: pools and catagories of packages

2000-12-28 Thread esoR ocsirF
Greetings, IANAD, but I would like to suggest an idea that I had. There has been a lot of interest in getting packages arranged by different catagorizations, something like the menu. Most ideas that I have seen so far seem to imply adding new fields to the debs, but his seems like overkill to me.

Re: partial mirroring script (that actually doesn't work)

2000-12-23 Thread esoR ocsirF
ACK, Sorry about replying to my own message but there is one little thing missing from the script. It doesn't make the codename symlinks to the distributions. Here is a fix for that. I put it just before the pools get handled. # Generate the sym links that refer to each of the dists for DIST in

Re: partial mirroring script (that actually doesn't work)

2000-12-23 Thread esoR ocsirF
Greetings, I administer a small partial mirror at my school and was trying to get it to handle stable and testing. I used the script in the previous meesage in this thread but it actually doesn't work, well not completely. I had to make a few modifications to it and it populates the mirror ok but I

Re: Boost Windows Reliability!!!!!

2000-12-22 Thread esoR ocsirF
On Sat, Dec 23, 2000 at 01:39:45AM +1100, Daniel Stone wrote: > > On Fri, Dec 22, 2000 at 12:43:03AM +0100, Bas Zoetekouw wrote: > > > Hmm, the debian lists get quite a lot of spam lately. Is there anything > > > that can be done about this? > > > > Pardon my French, but this is a fucking stupid

Web Page needs updated

2000-08-17 Thread esoR ocsirF
Hello all, I was going to submit a bug reprt but I wasn't sure which virtual package the web page was listed under. The main Debian web page still points to the slink info under "Distribution" -> Installation Instructions I am assuming that this is incorrect as potato is now stable. Will someone

Re: Intent To Split: netbase

2000-08-17 Thread esoR ocsirF
On Tue, Aug 15, 2000 at 06:54:24AM -0700, Joey Hess wrote: > > The question that seems to want to be raised is whether this > > is true? Are people really confused more by having extra commands > > available, or are they confused by _not_ havingcertain commands > > present? > > Sounds fine

Re: X with wdm capable of selecting host at login

2000-08-14 Thread esoR ocsirF
On Mon, Aug 14, 2000 at 09:19:41PM -0400, Jonathan D. Proulx wrote: > this means either: > > there are no host on the local subnet which are willing to let you > connect via XDMP or some thing is scrod in your config files (like wdm > is looking at xmd's config or some other random weirdness). >

Re: X with wdm capable of selecting host at login

2000-08-14 Thread esoR ocsirF
On Mon, Aug 14, 2000 at 02:23:50PM -0700, Philippe Troin wrote: > > In /etc/X11/wdm/wdm-config, add: > > ! Use our chooser > DisplayManager*chooser: > > Start X with "X -indirect localhost" and voila. Ok, this sounds like like what I am looking for but, I seem to be brain dead.

X with (g|w|x)dm capable of selecting host at login

2000-08-14 Thread esoR ocsirF
Hi, A while back there was mention of developing a display manageer that could select a host to login to. What ever became of this? I am setting up a small group of machines for our physics/engineering depts. and would like to have this available. Is this still just ideaware? My apologies if thi

Re: Release-critical Bugreport for March 31, 2000

2000-04-01 Thread esoR ocsirF
Caution, IANAD. Just tring to help Package: cricket (debian/main) Maintainer: Matt Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 56948 cricket depends on non-existant package Package: ftp.debian.org (pseudo) Maintainer: Guy Maor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 60707 cricket depends on a nonexistent package Shouldn't

OT: Transmeta

2000-03-21 Thread esoR ocsirF
On Mon, Mar 20, 2000 at 09:15:02PM -0800, Scott Simmons wrote: > > Note: Since this message is of a commercial nature, we cleared it > with Wichert Akkerman first and we're also donating $1000 to > Debian. > Wowzers! Wouldn't it be swell if every commercial email that made it to this list was als