Re: confusion about non-free (Re: Bits from the Debian Eee PC team, summer 2008)

2008-08-03 Thread Ben Armstrong
On Sun, 3 Aug 2008 14:17:46 +0200 Robert Millan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I wonder what is it that we do wrong to spread this confusion so much that it > affects even Debian developers themselves. > > What is this to blame? Would it be the FTP archive layout? Perhaps having an > unified BTS?

Re: confusion about non-free (Re: Bits from the Debian Eee PC team, summer 2008)

2008-08-03 Thread Ben Armstrong
On Sun, 3 Aug 2008 14:17:46 +0200 Robert Millan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I wonder what is it that we do wrong to spread this confusion so much that it > affects even Debian developers themselves. > > What is this to blame? Would it be the FTP archive layout? Perhaps having an > unified BTS?

Re: confusion about non-free (Re: Bits from the Debian Eee PC team, summer 2008)

2008-08-04 Thread Ben Armstrong
On Mon, 4 Aug 2008 20:36:17 +0200 Robert Millan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Therefore Lenny is not Debian, but a superset of it? > > This is troubling. Do you have any suggestions on how to address this? I have never understood this to be the case. Our codenames refer to Debian releases. Both

Dealing gently with our peers (was: confusion about non-free)

2008-08-04 Thread Ben Armstrong
On Mon, 4 Aug 2008 21:17:20 +0200 Robert Millan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just to make it clear, please don't take it as if I were recriminating > something to you. My understanding is that this problem is about general > perception and I don't think it's your fault in any way. I understand th

Re: confusion about non-free (Re: Bits from the Debian Eee PC team, summer 2008)

2008-08-04 Thread Ben Armstrong
Some good points here, but can we please continue this on debian-project and stop cross-posting to debian-devel? Thanks, Ben -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: confusion about non-free (Re: Bits from the Debian Eee PC team, summer 2008)

2008-08-05 Thread Ben Armstrong
On Tue, 5 Aug 2008 14:20:03 +0200 Robert Millan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The pattern I see is that some people complain about my message being harsh > by sending replies that are outright insulting. > > I think the reason you (and the other minority of bashers in this thread) are > annoyed is

Re: Dealing gently with our peers (was: confusion about non-free)

2008-08-05 Thread Ben Armstrong
On Tue, 5 Aug 2008 15:08:56 +0200 Robert Millan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I did. It's obvious I didn't consider them well enough, but I assure you > when I added 'Friendly' there (which is not part of my usual signature) I was > considering the personal factors. This was a thin cloak for words

Re: DEAMANDE

2011-01-10 Thread Ben Armstrong
On 01/10/2011 11:19 AM, sefie-janvier.ouatt...@cegetel.net wrote: > Bonjour > > Si vous avez une bonne connexion internet > > Allez ici : http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/project/build/ > > vous aurez les cd/dvd des version disponible depuis le site officiel de > Debian I'm fairly sure that'

Re: Why so many install DVD's ?

2011-03-04 Thread Ben Armstrong
On 03/04/2011 12:46 PM, dos4ever wrote: > Hello I checked the FAQ and did not find the answer to this question: > Why 7 install iso files at 4.4G & 1 at 842M =31Gb. > I would hope that disk 1 is all that is needed to install the OS and the > rest are programs? > If they are all needed to install t

Re: Doesn't Debian work from a live cd?

2011-08-06 Thread Ben Armstrong
On 06/08/11 07:32 AM, Paul Wise wrote: > On Fri, 2011-08-05 at 14:36 -0400, Denny Nebgen wrote: > >> Hi Paul, I downloaded and burned an iso image cd of debian and when I >> ran the cd, the only options were to install and not run live. My first >> experience with Debian linux so, I may be misin

Re: Greaat disappointment

2011-09-30 Thread Ben Armstrong
On 30/09/11 08:55 PM, Qactuar Rogue wrote: > I did nothing, just kindly asked for help regarding partitioning. As I saw it, you lead by implying the channel is at least partly populated by dumbasses. That did not get you off to a good start. As for what transpired in PM, that's strictly between y

Re: General Resolution: Diversity statement results

2012-06-06 Thread Ben Armstrong
On 06/06/2012 01:08 PM, Ian Jackson wrote: > I think there may be information in people's non-normalised votes. > For example on the diversity ballot `-2' seems to say `I'd rather just > forget about this' in a way that `-1' doesn't. Or "my mail client broke my vote and I didn't catch it and fix i

Re: General Resolution: Diversity statement results

2012-06-06 Thread Ben Armstrong
On 06/06/2012 01:57 PM, Ben Armstrong wrote: > My vote of '12' was rendered precisely as '-2' by icedove 10 and 11 + enigma > 1.4 and 1.4.1 oops, enigmail*, of course -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-project-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubsc

Re: trademark policy draft

2012-08-01 Thread Ben Armstrong
On 08/01/2012 11:41 AM, Joey Hess wrote: > Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: >> \item You cannot use DEBIAN trademarks in a domain name, with or without >> commercial intent. > > So debian.mirror.my.org is illegal? Hmm, 'debian' is the default live hostname. That's a lot of potential infringements ...

Re: Presentation of iso downloads - simpler like Fedora?

2012-08-16 Thread Ben Armstrong
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 08/13/2012 05:10 AM, Philip Hands wrote: > While contrasting with Ubuntu, there is also the issue of Debian Live CDs > which are close to > impossible to find, and if you eventually manage to find them, turn out to be > too big to fit on > a CD.

Re: Presentation of iso downloads - simpler like Fedora?

2012-08-22 Thread Ben Armstrong
On 08/22/2012 09:36 AM, Alberto Fuentes wrote: > what would be nice its one image installer/live-cd like ubuntu does :> > > Why is not done like that yet? sorry if this was already discussed Huh? The live images include an installer. Or did I miss your meaning? As for "one image" (if you meant,

Re: Presentation of iso downloads - simpler like Fedora?

2012-08-22 Thread Ben Armstrong
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 08/21/2012 09:05 AM, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: > Along the same lines, I suggest to simplify the choices according to the ways > of acquiring > Debian that are more likely for users. The suggestion is implemented in the > attached patch: > > - it

Re: mjg59's blog on planet.d.o

2012-10-30 Thread Ben Armstrong
On 10/30/2012 08:05 AM, Piotr Ożarowski wrote: > [Paul Wise, 2012-10-30] >> http://wiki.debian.org/PlanetDebian#What_Can_I_Post_On_Planet > > and this part is written in stone and we cannot change it? I doubt if you would find many supporters to change it. > Anyway, I don't care that much, as sa

Re: Following GR amendments evolution ? - Was: Re: General Resolution: Code of conduct

2014-03-11 Thread Ben Armstrong
On 03/11/2014 07:18 AM, Olivier Berger wrote: > I guess the whole site is in CVS, and one could find some history, but > maybe there could be some easier way... Yes. I guess it's a bit ugly to look at the wml sources, but it is all here: See https://www.debian.org/devel/website/using_cvs and spec

Re: Project name

2001-08-09 Thread Ben Armstrong
On Thu, Aug 09, 2001 at 03:06:56PM +0200, Lars Bahner wrote: > I was just wondering if commonly used project name, ie. ``Debian > GNU/Linux'' is starting to be somewhat misleading? Commonly used by whom? As a project, we are Debian. What the project produces are these OSes: > * Debian GNU

Re: Project name

2001-08-09 Thread Ben Armstrong
On Thu, Aug 09, 2001 at 03:30:38PM +0200, Lars Bahner wrote: > From http://www.debian.org/index.html > > Debian GNU/Linux -- The Universal Operating System Like I said. That's one of the OSes we produce. It's our front runner, and therefor in the main page title. I think it is appropriate. (I

Re: Project name

2001-08-09 Thread Ben Armstrong
On Thu, Aug 09, 2001 at 04:06:45PM +0200, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > No, the Hurd is only the user-extensible operating system > and as such potentially universal (but in that even more so then Linux > ever will be). Nevermind ;) Ah, so we could change it is a statement of faith? :) > As far as m

Re: Embedded Product

2001-10-25 Thread Ben Armstrong
On Wed, Oct 24, 2001 at 12:58:22PM +0200, Martin Schulze wrote: > Isao Nagamori wrote: > > Hello Debian Organization, > > > > > > My Name is isao nagamori at Motorola (Japan) SPS sales FAE. > > I want to know information about Debian product which is ported for > > embedded platform > > such as

Re: Embedded Product

2001-10-30 Thread Ben Armstrong
On Tue, Oct 30, 2001 at 01:35:04PM +0900, Isao Nagamori wrote: > So, reading home page (http://emdebian.sourceforge.net/news.htm), > my understanding is that debian is trying to port Linux to embedded hardware. Well, not entirely correct. The footnote at the bottom of the home page says:

Promoting free software in education

2001-12-06 Thread Ben Armstrong
Hi, I have been speaking with Doug Loss and Roger Dingeldine of SEUL/edu (see www.seul.org/edu) about a coalition they are forming, the purpose of which will be to promote free software and free content in education. I feel Debian and this coalition, which to date is being called the Schoolforge[

Re: irc.debian.org

2002-08-16 Thread Ben Armstrong
On Fri, Aug 16, 2002 at 05:55:27PM +0200, Josip Rodin wrote: > I would like the fundraising notices on OPN to stop. Hundreds and thousands > Debian users are not subject to such things in the rest of Debian, they > should not be subject to it when they join IRC looking for help in #debian. > > I t

Re: New project proposal: debian-lex

2003-04-21 Thread Ben Armstrong
On Mon, Apr 21, 2003 at 07:48:08PM +0200, Andreas Tille wrote: > On 20 Apr 2003, Jeremy Malcolm wrote: > > OK, thanks. Here (http://people.debian.org/~terminus/debian-lex/) is a > > rough Web page which I have shamelessly plagiarised from your Debian-Med > > project. > I just builded the Debian-me