On 20-Sep-01, 20:30 (CDT), Brian May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I made it a *.deb package, because that allows you to use apt-get to
> automatically upgrade the package on a *nfs root* partition to the
> latest version.
(Brian, thanks for the explanation. That was a lot more useful than "you
wa
Brian May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> immo vero scripsit
> In practise, it might be perfectly safe to install on a normal
> partition. Just that there is no point.
I think it replaces /sbin/init, so it's not harmless..
Thinking about the merits of having diskless nodes being
able to upgrade, is an im
> "Norbert" == Norbert Veber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Norbert> From the description of diskless-image-simple: WARNING:
Norbert> This package can and will break your computer. Do not
Norbert> install manually. It should only be installed via the
Norbert> diskless-newimage, pa
On Thu, Sep 20, 2001 at 09:58:16AM -0400, Norbert Veber wrote:
>
> If its not to be installed, it should not be in the archive. This is like
> going to a restaurant and being told not to eat a certain dish under any
> circumstances because you'll get food poisoning.. :)
>
> Clearly these pacakge
#include
Norbert Veber wrote on Thu Sep 20, 2001 um 09:58:16AM:
> If its not to be installed, it should not be in the archive. This is like
> going to a restaurant and being told not to eat a certain dish under any
> circumstances because you'll get food poisoning.. :)
What is the problem? The
On 19-Sep-01, 18:16 (CDT), Ethan Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> read the description for xfsprogs-bf and e2fsprogs-bf, your NOT
> SUPPOSED to install them. we need them for boot-floppies.
Fine. Why are they in the main archive? If it's so that the bf can
access them over the net, then the
On Wed, Sep 19, 2001 at 03:16:13PM -0800, Ethan Benson wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 19, 2001 at 11:01:24AM -0400, Norbert Veber wrote:
> > packages such as diskless-image-secure, diskless-image-simple, xfsprogs-bf,
> > e2fsprogs-bf should automatically qualify for grave or even critical bugs
> > for breaki
severity 112723 critical
thanks
David Starner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> immo vero scripsit
> On Thu, Sep 20, 2001 at 02:20:31PM +0900, Junichi Uekawa wrote:
> > This is, IMO a bogus bug.
> > Go and fix a real bug. There are enough already.
>
> A package that will do grave damage to your system if inst
On Thu, Sep 20, 2001 at 02:20:31PM +0900, Junichi Uekawa wrote:
> This is, IMO a bogus bug.
> Go and fix a real bug. There are enough already.
A package that will do grave damage to your system if installed
is not a real bug?
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Junichi Uekawa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> immo vero scripsit
A note.
> Good. Send me a patch.
> I will apply it.
... after woody, probably.
It has been there since potato, and I don't think I will make a last
minute change to a package.
This is, IMO a bogus bug.
Go and fix a real bug. There are enou
Em Wed, 19 Sep 2001 11:01:24 -0400
Norbert Veber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escreveu:
> It looks like more and more of these are popping up. It seems to me that
by the way, I think we're losing lots of the benefits our release/test cycle
is suppose to give us... I see many people making last-hour change
On Wed, Sep 19, 2001 at 11:01:24AM -0400, Norbert Veber wrote:
> packages such as diskless-image-secure, diskless-image-simple, xfsprogs-bf,
> e2fsprogs-bf should automatically qualify for grave or even critical bugs
> for breaking your system if installed.
read the description for xfsprogs-bf and
In Wed, 19 Sep 2001 11:01:24 -0400 Norbert cum veritate scripsit :
> Why are such things allowed into the archive? Will these things ever
> even
> make it into testing given that they are uninstallable?
diskless-image-secure | 0.3.6 |stable | all
diskless-image-secure | 0.3.15 |
Hi,
It looks like more and more of these are popping up. It seems to me that
packages such as diskless-image-secure, diskless-image-simple, xfsprogs-bf,
e2fsprogs-bf should automatically qualify for grave or even critical bugs
for breaking your system if installed.
From the description of diskle
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