Re: Oprhaning python-gdata

2009-10-12 Thread Richard Fearn
Hi, > Totem isn't using python-gdata anymore, so I'm orphaning it. > Feel free to pick it up at: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/packages/name/python-gdata As I'm currently using this (to talk to Google Calendar), I wouldn't mind taking this over, unless bjohnson wants to... Regards, Ri

Re: What to do with release number on new EL-5 branch

2009-07-27 Thread Richard Fearn
Hi, >> > There is nothing wrong with starting at 9-5. >> >> Using the disttag can make it clearer that a package comes from epel as >> opposed to someone installing the Fedora package onto an EL-5 system and >> expecting it to work. >> >> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/DistTag >> -Toshio

What to do with release number on new EL-5 branch

2009-07-26 Thread Richard Fearn
Hi, I've just had an EL-5 branch created for my disktype[1] package. The new branch is a copy of the devel branch, so the NVR is currently disktype-9-5. Should I build the package as-is (so the first EPEL version is 9-5), or clear the changelog and start from 9-1 again for the EL-5 branch? I loo

Re: Help needed with fedora-security-guide-en-US-1.0-16.fc12

2009-07-26 Thread Richard Fearn
Hi Eric, > I'm having problems with a Publican package (the Security Guide).  Below you > will see the latest build error from Koji.  I'm not familiar with the error > and I can't find anything listed on the wiki pages that I'm used to finding > solutions to packaging errors. > > The SPEC file

Re: What I HATE about F11

2009-06-14 Thread Richard Fearn
> Who says the first created user is root-equivalent? It wouldn't be root-equivalent. You have to explicitly use sudo, and enter your password when you do use it. It's not the same as a root prompt. In any case, I like Mathieu Bridon's idea of having a firstboot option. Rich -- fedora-devel-li

Re: What I HATE about F11

2009-06-14 Thread Richard Fearn
> I didn't say the wheel group was a nonsense or a problem. I was > responding to Richard who wanted the line to be uncommented (harmless > per se) AND the first user to be added to the wheel group by default. I've since changed my mind :-) > For example, a « add to the wheel group » checkbox in

Re: What I HATE about F11

2009-06-14 Thread Richard Fearn
> The way it is done right now, you have a system that might give too > few permissions to some users. If that causes a problem, you'll notice > it, and you can correct it in a very simple way (uncomment one line > and add a user to a group). > > However, if we change the default, you have a system

Re: What I HATE about F11

2009-06-14 Thread Richard Fearn
> We have the "wheel" group which would fit the bill. Yeah, I always uncomment the %wheel line in sudoers and then add myself to that group. Hmmm, having looked at the Features guidelines I'm not sure if this warrants a feature page or not. It would only involve a change to the default sudoers fi

Re: What I HATE about F11

2009-06-14 Thread Richard Fearn
> # grep -n wheel /etc/sudoers > 81:## Allows people in group wheel to run all commands > 82:# %wheel     ALL=(ALL)       ALL > 85:# %wheel     ALL=(ALL)       NOPASSWD: ALL > > All you have to do is uncomment one line ;) That's exactly what I do, followed by: $ usermod -a -G wheel rich But woul

Re: What I HATE about F11

2009-06-14 Thread Richard Fearn
Hi, >> To be honest, I like the Ubuntu way of adding a sudoers entry for the >> first user that gets created. > > Then suggest it as a feature for F12 That is actually a very good idea. Ubuntu has an "admin" group, and users in that group can use sudo due to this line in sudoers: %admin ALL=(AL

Re: Strange /etc/fedora-release and smolt help

2009-06-13 Thread Richard Fearn
> Can anyone with F11 installed look at what is in their /etc/fedora-release > and tell me which one you have, and how you installed?  Also what version > of fedora-release you have. $ cat /etc/fedora-release Fedora release 11 (Leonidas) Installed this morning using x86_64 DVD. $ rpm -q fedora-r

Re: Orphaned eclipse-pydev

2009-06-02 Thread Richard Fearn
>> Isn't that this application with ads in it? > > Mmm, not aware of any... Not sure what you meant. If you use the evaluation version of Pydev Extensions (a different plugin to Pydev), it reminds you every so often to buy the full version. See: http://fabioz.com/pydev/ The basic Pydev doesn't h