On Thu, 2002-09-05 at 14:29, David Nicol wrote:
>
> So when is someone of the "qmail is unacceptable because DJB's
> in-practice license grant does not meet strict qualifications" camp
> going to write an equivalent drop-in replacement?
I don't think a drop-in replacement makes much sense. Qma
On Sun, 2002-08-18 at 15:12, Daniel Jacobowitz wrote:
> There's also the question of trusting irc daemons enough to run them on
> Debian machines.
It's this kind of thing that SELinux is really cool for.
[ -policy dropped because this message isn't relevant there ]
On Wed, 2002-05-01 at 19:03, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> [...] This is what allows us to
> have a menu system, automated completions in bash, auto-recompilation
> of elisp packages, and a plethora of other synergies that elevates
> De
On Wed, 2002-03-06 at 20:42, Ben Collins wrote:
> BRU makes a Linux backup solution. I would strongly suggest trying some
> of the free backup solutions that come with Debian. Things like
> afbackup, amanda, (good 'ole) dump, kbackup, taper, tob and the ever
> useful "tar".
If you're backing up t
On Sun, 2002-02-24 at 18:16, Andrew Roland wrote:
> I am very sorry for wasting your time, but I am considering using a linux
> program for my Power Mac. I have never used linux before, but I think that
> Debian will be my choice.
> I have a concern though: Does Debian (or any linux os) have a grap
Alexander Koch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Are not there some built into some laptops like Acer and what not?
> What about those builtin- ones? Lucent Winmodem it says with
> Winblows. What am I to do?
So just don't buy hardware for which only proprietary drivers are
available. If you're stuck
> "Chris" == Chris Pimlott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Chris> I would say alot of stuff is the OS - the kernel, glibc,
Chris> bash, X, my window manager - but to say every application
Chris> is part of the OS is silly.
I agree.
Chris> Therefore, in my eyes, to say Debian is
> "Hamish" == Hamish Moffatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Hamish> Let's create the add-ons directory and move contrib and
Hamish> non-free in there, as Anthony proposed. (I already
Hamish> seconded that.) That's good enough to show it's not part
Hamish> of the distribution, but
> "Hamish" == Hamish Moffatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> "What is Debian?
>>
>> Debian is a mostly free operating system (OS) for your
>> computer."
Hamish> Not at all. The distribution contains only 'main' right
Hamish> now, and that's not going to change. non-fr
> "Marek" == Marek Habersack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Marek> No, Debian is obligated to provide *functional* software,
Marek> that's it. The software should be free, that's the ideal
Marek> and a goal of this distribution, but the project allows for
Marek> non-free software
> "Jules" == Jules Bean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Jules> Certainly the majority of vocal participants in this debate
Jules> (although whether they represent an actual majority of
Jules> developers would need a vote) have agreed that debian's
Jules> goal to create a (very) go
Hi,
I have been a Debian user for year and a half now. After having come
from a Red Hat background, I came to love the quality that Debian
offered. However, although I did use a few packages from non-free
like Netscape for a while, I found free replacements like Mozilla and
lynx-ssl were more th
> "Goswin" == Goswin Brederlow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Goswin> I want to ask anyone willing to delete non-free: WHAT IS
Goswin> FREE?
Free is "http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html";.
ns when I decide to upload a package of 10 2-hour long Linux training
videos I made in MPEG format? Well, everyone has to buy another disk. Are
you volunteering, becuase disk space is _so_ cheap?
Again, the problem isn't how little disk space we have. The problem is the
increasingly low u
ow utility/size ratio of some packages.
[note, this discussion belongs on -project. Reply-To: is set]
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