On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 10:06 PM, Ian Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Teemu Ikonen writes ("Re: Bug#426581: meshlab - anyone still working on > this"): > > > After I built it (on lenny), I ran meshlab from an xterm. It opened > > > an entirely blank override-redirect pale grey window covering the top > > > left area of my display, as well as the main window. What is that > > > blank window for ? Can it be got rid of ? > > I cannot repeat this. > What is your window manager ? See my mail just sent for more > information about this.
I run standard Gnome with Metacity. Looking at Paolos mail on this subject, this may be a bug in QT, or in the window manager you are using. > However I have discovered one thing that we in Debian ought to > consider release-critical: I have discovered that the program prompted > me that a new version had been released. This is presumably achieved > by contacting some upstream server to check. > > Paulo, is that correct ? > > I'm afraid that it is not acceptable for a program packaged for Debian > to phone home like this and that feature must be disabled before we > upload it even to unstable. I don't like this either, but is this really against the letter of the DFSG, policy or the social contract? On the other hand Paolo (perhaps?) needs to collect statistics in order to secure funding for his work. This is a common problem with software written by scientists on grant money, and I'm afraid the usual solution is binary-only releases and not allowing redistribution, which then supposedly makes download statistics somewhat representative of actual usage. At least when open source software phones home, one has the possibility to check what information is being sent. Maybe the best solution would be to have a pop-up dialog asking permission to phone home, with an "Always allow / deny from now on" option. In Windows this dialog comes with the firewall :) > > > If I run the program with --help or -h, it tries to open them as > > > files. It ought at least to bomb out with a message saying please > > > refer to the meshlab wiki (with a URL). > > Upstream. > If I provide a patch will you incorporate it in your package ? I can > do it as a bzr branch or an emailed diff, whichever you prefer. Patches to the packaging are of course welcome. Unified diffs by mail are probably the least inconvenient option. Teemu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]