Bug#158533: project: qmail is installed on murphy

2002-09-05 Thread Colin Walters
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. Qmail

Re: Working on debian developer's reference and best packaging practices

2002-05-02 Thread Colin Walters
[ -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

Re: General Question

2002-02-24 Thread Colin Walters
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 graphic

Re: Win modems

2001-05-11 Thread Colin Walters
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

Re: General Resolution: Removing non-free

2000-06-11 Thread Colin Walters
"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 which has

Re: Clarifications

2000-06-11 Thread Colin Walters
"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 to ensure

Re: NO [ Re: General Resolution: Removing non-free ]

2000-06-08 Thread Colin Walters
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;.

Re: Size of Debian a Problem? Forget it!

1999-10-20 Thread Colin Walters
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