-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Alexander Mieland escribió: > Am Wednesday 13 September 2006 05:27 schrieb Jose Luis Rivas Contreras: >> tags 387214 upstream >> thanks >> >> Filipus Klutiero escribió: >>> Package: list >>> Version: 1.9.92-1 >>> Severity: wishlist >>> >>> list first asks >>> >>> [...] >>> If you continue, the following data will be transmitted: >>> [...] >>> - the complete kernel configuration (.config) >>> - the complete list of loaded kernel modules (lsmod) >>> - the complete X11 configuration >>> [...] >>> Is it ok for me to transfer this data to linux-stats.org? >>> >>> and then >>> >>> Am I allowed to collect and send your kernel configuration (.config)? >>> , >>> Am I allowed to collect and send the list of the loaded kernel >>> modules? and >>> Am I allowed to collect and send your X11 configuration (xorg.conf)? >>> >>> This is redundant. >> Thank you very much, I'm already sending this to the upstream. > > I've just got this very first email from the debian bugtracking system > which seems to be sent to inform me that there is a question about why > list asks twice for the confirmation to sent data. > > Well the first question is a general question for confirmation if list is > allowed to send data, whatever data would be needed. > The second question (the second three questions) is specially for these > three things (kernel, modules and x11 config), because these things are > also security related things where some people are very afraid and careful > to send such things. > I've added these many question on purpose. Because it is better to ask > someone several times to send dangerous data instead of not asking at all, > isn't it? The user has to be absolutly sure that he is willing to give > this data away. > > And by the way, you can automatically answer all questions with the > appropriate switch, see the --help for information about that. > > ps: Sorry for my bad english, I'm not a native english speaker. > > Sincerely > > Alexander 'dma147' Mieland > >
Thank you very much for your explanation Alexander, then I will proceed to close this bug if this topic is cleared, I will wait a week for closing this bug. - -- ~ghostbar @ linux/debian 'unstable' on i686 - Linux Counter# 382503 http://ghostbar.ath.cx/ - irc.freenode.net #talug #velug #debian-es http://debianvenezuela.org.ve - irc.debian.org #debian-es #debian-ve San Cristobal - Venezuela. TALUG -- http://linuxtachira.org CHASLUG -- http://chaslug.org.ve - irc.unplug.org.ve #chaslug Fingerprint = 3E7D 4267 AFD5 2407 2A37 20AC 38A0 AD5B CACA B118 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFFCHg1OKCtW8rKsRgRAurQAKCuWW3utZfRmMbfl4HQ1FTv2xPv3gCeNCiP +OL19aAHKPF5VzYZjwjG598= =f7Wo -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
