Re: Documentation license problem solved: OpenContent License (OPL)

1998-09-22 Thread Gordon Matzigkeit
Hi! > Jens Ritter writes: >> [...] You may not charge a fee for the OC itself. JR> ^^ JR> As I understand it, GPL does not put this restriction on the JR> content it licenses. That's one of the points I missed. Thanks for reading the fine pr

Re: Documentation license problem solved: OpenContent License (OPL)

1998-09-22 Thread Jens Ritter
Ben Gertzfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [cited from opencontent License] >1. You may copy and distribute exact replicas of the OpenContent (OC) >as you receive it, in any medium, provided that you conspicuously and >appropriately publish on each copy an appropriate copyright notice

Re: Documentation license problem solved: OpenContent License (OPL)

1998-09-22 Thread Gordon Matzigkeit
Hi! > Ben Gertzfield writes: BG> On slashdot.org today, an article about the OpenContent License BG> (OPL, pronounced 'opal') was posted. OPL is nice because it is designed to be easy-to-understand. However, keep in mind that there are a number of people (myself included) who are using GP

Re: NAG messages.

1998-09-22 Thread Brian White
> This is a formal request for removal from the NAG distribution list. > > Receiving 100 useless messages, each indicating an outstanding bug, is the > worst kind of spam. It imparts no information, either about the bugs, or > any suggested fixes. It only adds useless mail to my inbox, which I mus

Documentation license problem solved: OpenContent License (OPL)

1998-09-22 Thread Ben Gertzfield
I think our ongoing problem of finding an appropriate license for documentation has been solved. On slashdot.org today, an article about the OpenContent License (OPL, pronounced 'opal') was posted. The license looks perfect for our use. I've included it at the bottom of this message. It specifie

Re: /etc/shells policy?

1998-09-22 Thread Luis Francisco Gonzalez
Hi, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > >>"Luis" == Luis Francisco Gonzalez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Luis> there is an "oldish" bug report open on tcsh that complains > Luis> about tcsh not deleting it's own entry from /etc/shells upon > Luis> removal from the system. > > Since that file b

Re: Call for seconds: Policy modifications

1998-09-22 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Karl M. Hegbloom wrote: >When you are installing Debian on 200 basicly identical machines, why >not install it on one box, then boot the others with a floppy, and >image the hard drive over an nfs mount? I've heard of a school that >maintains a room full of Windows PC's like that. When

Re: Bug#26915: PROPOSED] Debian Logo License

1998-09-22 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, *blush*. How embarrasing. I shall let the original proposer send a mail to the BTS to this new bug detailing the proposal, with the current draft. The woding can still be polished while we wait for a second, and then again in the discussion period. As ESR said, release earl

Bug#26915: PROPOSED] Debian Logo License

1998-09-22 Thread john
manoj writes: > I formally second this proposal, and bring it in tune with the > amendment guidelines by filing a wishlist bug. The next person > seconding this proposal please reply to this message... I second it. Let's just pass the thing and be done with it. It isn't important enough to justi

Re: {PROPOSAL} #7890: Policy manual contradicts itself about including docs

1998-09-22 Thread Santiago Vila Doncel
On 21 Sep 1998, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > - ship HTML versions in the binary package, in the directory > - /usr/doc/package or its subdirectories. > + ship HTML versions in a binary package, under the directory > + /usr/doc/ or its subdirectories. I second this. It reflects the fact t

Re: PROPOSAL: Debian Logo (Was: Logo License has *expired*)

1998-09-22 Thread Michael Bramer
On Tue, Sep 22, 1998 at 02:43:28AM +, Joseph Carter wrote: > On Mon, Sep 21, 1998 at 07:19:21PM -0700, Ben Gertzfield wrote: > > Joseph> I propose that a new permanent license be given to the > > Joseph> Debian Logo. While not a final draft certainly, I suggest > > Joseph> the foll

Bug#26915: PROPOSED] Debian Logo License

1998-09-22 Thread Joseph Carter
On Tue, Sep 22, 1998 at 12:26:29AM -0400, Buddha Buck wrote: > > I formally second this proposal, and bring it in tune with the > > amendment guidelines by filing a wishlist bug. The next person > > seconding this proposal please reply to this message; however, I > > suggest not cluttering u

Re: Finding a source package

1998-09-22 Thread John Lapeyre
On Mon, 21 Sep 1998, Jason Gunthorpe wrote: jgg> jgg>We have rather a bit of a problem.. As it stands it is not possible to jgg>locate the source tar.gz and .dsc without searching in all cases, I also sometimes wonder about the fact that, while we encourage people to look at the source, i

Finding a source package

1998-09-22 Thread Jason Gunthorpe
We have rather a bit of a problem.. As it stands it is not possible to locate the source tar.gz and .dsc without searching in all cases, Consider the fragment from the package file (below). Notice how this multi-binary package creates .debs in two sections, it is indeterminate if the source packa

Re: {PROPOSAL} #7890: Policy manual contradicts itself about including docs

1998-09-22 Thread Adam P. Harris
Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I also further stated: > I was not really suggesting replacing the info documentation > (or the man pages, for that matter), I meant in addition to. The > policy *does* say that HTML is our preferred format, so it should > als

{PROPOSAL} #7890: Policy manual contradicts itself about including docs

1998-09-22 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, I am going through the bug reports against debian-policy, and I propose handling them one by one. Starting with the oldest bug report. A recap: The following paragraphs are somewhat contradictory: 1) If a pa

Bug#26915: PROPOSED] Debian Logo License

1998-09-22 Thread Buddha Buck
> Package: debian-policy > Version: current > Severity: wishlist > > Hi, > > I formally second this proposal, and bring it in tune with the > amendment guidelines by filing a wishlist bug. The next person > seconding this proposal please reply to this message; however, I > suggest not cl

Bug#26915: [PROPOSED] Debian Logo License

1998-09-22 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Package: debian-policy Version: current Severity: wishlist Hi, I formally second this proposal, and bring it in tune with the amendment guidelines by filing a wishlist bug. The next person seconding this proposal please reply to this message; however, I suggest not cluttering up the BT

Re: PROPOSAL: Debian Logo (Was: Logo License has *expired*)

1998-09-22 Thread Ben Gertzfield
> "Joseph" == Joseph Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Neale> The temporary logo license expired 21 days ago. I'm not a Neale> developer so I can't do it, but could someone please write Neale> up a proposal for a permanent license? This is getting Neale> ridiculous. Jos

Re: PROPOSAL: Debian Logo (Was: Logo License has *expired*)

1998-09-22 Thread Joseph Carter
On Mon, Sep 21, 1998 at 07:19:21PM -0700, Ben Gertzfield wrote: > Neale> The temporary logo license expired 21 days ago. I'm not a > Neale> developer so I can't do it, but could someone please write > Neale> up a proposal for a permanent license? This is getting > Neale> ridiculou

Re: PROPOSAL: Debian Logo (Was: Logo License has *expired*)

1998-09-22 Thread john
Ben Gertzfield writes: > Looks good to me other than those changes. Same here. Ship it. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI

Re: PROPOSAL: Debian Logo (Was: Logo License has *expired*)

1998-09-22 Thread Ben Gertzfield
> "Joseph" == Joseph Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Joseph> [Please remove debian-devel when replying] Joseph> On Mon, Sep 21, 1998 at 12:00:30PM -0600, Neale Pickett Joseph> wrote: Neale> The temporary logo license expired 21 days ago. I'm not a Neale> developer so

PROPOSAL: Debian Logo (Was: Logo License has *expired*)

1998-09-22 Thread Joseph Carter
[Please remove debian-devel when replying] On Mon, Sep 21, 1998 at 12:00:30PM -0600, Neale Pickett wrote: > The temporary logo license expired 21 days ago. I'm not a developer so > I can't do it, but could someone please write up a proposal for a > permanent license? This is getting ridiculous.