Re: Advice on dpatch vs post-patching?

2005-08-07 Thread Paul TBBle Hampson
On Mon, Jul 11, 2005 at 03:11:51AM -0400, Decklin Foster wrote: > Paul TBBle Hampson writes: >> And this means that if upstream changes, the dpatch breaks and I >> _notice_ that it's happened. > I think this is a clear argument for going with dpatch. It is also much > easier for someone else (say

Re: request for sponsor for package Tripwire

2005-08-07 Thread Ben Finney
On 07-Aug-2005, Pat P wrote: > I have submitted an Intent to Adopt for the package Tripwire. Great! > I now am requesting someone to sponsor me while I work on this package. Best to ask for a sponsor once you actually have a new source package ready, since that's what prospective sponsors want

Re: request for sponsor for package Tripwire

2005-08-07 Thread Anibal Monsalve Salazar
On Sun, Aug 07, 2005 at 09:24:50PM -0500, Pat P wrote: > I now am requesting someone to sponsor me while I work on this package. Where is the source package (the .dsc, .orig.tar.gz and .diff.gz files)? Anibal Monsalve Salazar -- .''`. Debian GNU/Linux : :' : Free Operating System `. `' http://d

request for sponsor for package Tripwire

2005-08-07 Thread Pat P
I have submitted an Intent to Adopt for the package Tripwire. Tripwire is a tool that aids system administrators and users in monitoring a designated set of files for any changes. Used with system files on a regular (e.g., daily) basis, Tripwire can notify system administrators of corrupted or

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Re: sponsoring and adopting packages

2005-08-07 Thread Nico Golde
Hi, * Pat P <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-08-07 23:09]: > I am a little confused about how to het started here. I am in the process of > reading the information in the developers corner. How do I go about adopting a > package. Do I need to contact someone about which package I want to adopt, or > shou

RFC/RFS: scim 1.2.3-1 -- an input method platform

2005-08-07 Thread Ming Hua
Hi, I am the maintainer of package scim, an input method platform. It provides input methods for different languages (mainly Chinese, Japanese and Korean, but other languages are supported as well), and is already part of Debian (version 1.0.2 is in sarge). It supports X input method, as well as

sponsoring and adopting packages

2005-08-07 Thread Pat P
I am a little confused about how to het started here. I am in the process of reading the information in the developers corner. How do I go about adopting a package. Do I need to contact someone about which package I want to adopt, or should I go ahead and start working on it? I need a sponsor as w

Re: RFS: tvbrowser -- TV-Browser is a java-based TV guide

2005-08-07 Thread Arnaud Vandyck
Bas Wijnen wrote: [...] > I very much value (in GNU's words) "The freedom to study how the program > works, and adapt it to your needs". Therefore none of my sources.lists have > contrib in them. I don't want to use a program, just to find that I cannot > reasonably modify it when I feel the need

Re: RFS: tvbrowser -- TV-Browser is a java-based TV guide

2005-08-07 Thread Bas Wijnen
Hi, While completely off-topic (at least for -mentors), I still feel the need to respond to this. The DFSG defines what free software is. An important freedom (IMO) is #3, the freedom to modify the program and distribute modifications. However, this freedom is pretty useless (to people who want

Re: RFS: tvbrowser -- TV-Browser is a java-based TV guide

2005-08-07 Thread Joe Smith
Just to chime in: IMNSHO: It really makes little difference if software is packaged in main or contrib. The way I see it both have software available under a DFSG-complient licence. Because sometimes there is software in contrib that actually is usable without non-free software, although it use

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Re: Having a binary package in two source packages

2005-08-07 Thread Jeroen van Wolffelaar
On Sun, Aug 07, 2005 at 03:41:31PM +0200, Lo?c Minier wrote: > Hi, > > Is it possible to ship the same binary packages in two source packages > across two distributions? This situation can occur, but should be transitional and short. The archive will let the highest version numbered pac

Having a binary package in two source packages

2005-08-07 Thread Loïc Minier
Hi, Is it possible to ship the same binary packages in two source packages across two distributions? A concrete example would be a tools package which can be built from two major upstream releases that need to be kept in the distribution for the shared libs: short term: - unstable/t

Re: howto disable whiptail messages?

2005-08-07 Thread gregor herrmann
On Sun, Aug 07, 2005 at 11:09:18AM +0200, Ram Kumar DANGETI wrote: > The following manpage has the complete explanation of debconf. Setting > DEBIAN_FRONTEND to the required value could be useful for uninterrupted > installation. > http://linux.com.hk/PenguinWeb/manpage.jsp?section=7&name=debcon

Re: howto disable whiptail messages?

2005-08-07 Thread Ram Kumar DANGETI
The following manpage has the complete explanation of debconf. Setting DEBIAN_FRONTEND to the required value could be useful for uninterrupted installation. http://linux.com.hk/PenguinWeb/manpage.jsp?section=7&name=debconfSomehow this man page is missing on my machine. On 8/7/05, Ram Kumar DANGETI