Re: users getting confused between mailing lists and forums?

And usually this is not an issue...is this an issue for the debian community? I'm just trying to get the best possibility of having my question(s) answered...is that so bad? On 3/17/06, kamaraju kusumanchi < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Hi allI might be acting a bit paranoid here but I am starti

Re: users getting confused between mailing lists and forums?

I did that on purpose because I find that often when I rely on one source for support I may not get a solution or even a reply...thus I feel it's best to post my question in multiple support avenues so I get the best chance for replies and help...I'm not confused between the different avenues, I kn

users getting confused between mailing lists and forums?

Hi all I might be acting a bit paranoid here but I am starting to feel that users are getting confused between multiple forms of support available - forums.debian.net and other mailing lists such as debian-user for example. For example, recently a post is made to debian-user http://lists.d

Re: NEW queue backing up again -- ftpmasters, any explanation or comment?

Thomas Viehmann, http://thomas.viehmann.net/ > Well, I won't try to convince you to prioritize the "new binary packages > from known source package" because last I heard (some 360 days ago), you > didn't need convincing. Assuming that those 40-some packages affected > are easier to process, it'd st

Smell Test aka Appearance of Fairness (removing svenl)

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I'd thought I'd follow up on my mediation not politics message, based on the rest of the thread, and private emails, because these have altered my opinion. I had forgotten just how argumentative sven was, and I have a tendency to see the past on rose-

Re: removal of svenl from the project

> "Jonas" == Jonas Meurer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> With the understanding that we're now not talking about Sven Luther but >> a hypothetical highly abusive person, I wish to ask Brian the following >> question: do you think there are any circumstances under which Debian >

Re: New dpkg-buildpackage error

Hi, Your question rather belongs on the debian-mentors list. On Fri, Mar 17, 2006 at 10:21:25PM +, David Jarvie wrote: > cp: cannot stat `./debian/tmp/usr/bin/kalarm': No such file or directory > dh_install: command returned error code 256 > make: *** [binary-install/kalarm-upgrade] Error 1 >

New dpkg-buildpackage error

I have been building a debian package for several months successfully, but now when I try to build it in exactly the same way, dpkg-buildpackage fails. The command used is: dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -i -uc -us The package built successfully, and then appeared to run a 'make install' (su

[hardware-donation] backup AIT-2 18 slot [richmond hill, NY]

The following offer was made to hardware-donation: > While on the topic of backups, I have an AIT-2 18 slot, 2 drive, 4U > tape library made by overland. If the project could make use of it, > it's currently located at my home in richmond hill, ny 11418. i > think it is currently loaded with 17

Re: First AMD64 Binary Uploaded

Florian Weimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > * Goswin von Brederlow: > >>> It would also be interesting to know which AMD64 architecture variants >>> permit seamless upgrades to the official AMD64 version. >> >> Anything that runs from current amd64.debian.net or its mirrors. > > Both debian-amd64

Re: Delayed ldconfig execution in postinst step

Eduard Bloch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > #include > * Goswin von Brederlow [Wed, Mar 15 2006, 03:17:29PM]: >> Eduard Bloch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> > #include >> > * Goswin von Brederlow [Tue, Mar 14 2006, 10:11:43PM]: >> > >> >> >> What is a depends? Do you mean dependency or depend

Re: Bug#353277: ndiswrapper in main

Michelle Konzack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Am 2006-03-01 23:48:56, schrieb Peter Samuelson: > >> What possible use would it be to integrate ndiswrapper into >> debian-installer? Wouldn't the user _still_ have to provide a Windows >> driver in some format usable by ndiswrapper? Wouldn't that

Re: Delayed ldconfig execution in postinst step

#include * Goswin von Brederlow [Wed, Mar 15 2006, 03:17:29PM]: > Eduard Bloch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > #include > > * Goswin von Brederlow [Tue, Mar 14 2006, 10:11:43PM]: > > > >> >> What is a depends? Do you mean dependency or dependents? > >> > > >> > I think he means dependents: If

Re: Pre-Stable Distro

Hello Joseph, What about "proposed-updates" ? The directories are there like: ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/woody /debian/dists/woody-proosed-updates/ /debian/dists/sarge/ /debian/dists/sarge-proposed-updates/ Greetings Michelle Konzac

Re: Bug#353277: ndiswrapper in main

Hello Wouter, Am 2006-02-28 14:36:52, schrieb Wouter Verhelst: > I'm a GNU/Linux consultant. It is my job to help people with installing, > configuring, and generally using GNU/Linux. I prefer to use non-free > software as little as possible, and most of my own systems currently > have no non-fre

Re: Bug#353277: ndiswrapper in main

Hello Colin, Am 2006-03-02 08:32:46, schrieb Colin Watson: > (I have no particular position on ndiswrapper in main per se, and I > haven't read all of this enormous thread.) > > It's common for e.g. network card manufacturers to provide their images > on a floppy disk. If ndiswrapper were integr

Re: Bug#353277: ndiswrapper in main

Am 2006-03-01 23:48:56, schrieb Peter Samuelson: > What possible use would it be to integrate ndiswrapper into > debian-installer? Wouldn't the user _still_ have to provide a Windows > driver in some format usable by ndiswrapper? Wouldn't that still have > to come from some external source, like

Re: Bug#353277: ndiswrapper in main

Hello Brian, Only a short comment: Very well sayed. I second your opinion 100%. Greetings Michelle Konzack Systemadministrator Tamay Dogan Network Debian GNU/Linux Consultant -- Linux-User #280138 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org/

Re: Box does not switch of on halt

On Fri, 17 Mar 2006, Dominique Dumont wrote: I humbly admit that I did not provide much information, I just hope to give you some more hint about this problem... Thanks for the hint even if I think we have a deeper problem here. I just hoped somebody would be able to give a hint about the pack

Re: 3rd party modules in the archive

On Thu, Mar 16, 2006 at 08:38:30PM +0100, Eduard Bloch wrote: > > > However, I have been told that it is no > > > longer allowed to upload binary packages that do not appear in control > > > files of the source package that are claimed to be the source of the > > > uplo

Re: Box does not switch of on halt

Andreas Tille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > since about three weeks I observe problems when issuing halt > on three different testing-boxes (two older desktops without ACPI > and one laptop with ACPI). The computer just does not switch off. > If I try to reboot it is also impossible, because the

Re: removal of svenl from the project

On 17/03/2006 Lars Wirzenius wrote: > pe, 2006-03-17 kello 14:46 +1100, Brian May kirjoitti: > > Would the next step be to ban Sven from participating in our public > > mailing lists? > > With the understanding that we're now not talking about Sven Luther but > a hypothetical highly abusive person

Re: Request of expulsion of Zeke the Cat from the Debian Project

On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 14:04, Brian May wrote: > > "Wouter" == Wouter Verhelst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Wouter> This is an official request to throw Zeke the Cat out of > Wouter> the Debian Project. I do *not* want a cat as my DPL, > Wouter> therefore, I'm requesting that she be

Re: First AMD64 Binary Uploaded

* Goswin von Brederlow: >> It would also be interesting to know which AMD64 architecture variants >> permit seamless upgrades to the official AMD64 version. > > Anything that runs from current amd64.debian.net or its mirrors. Both debian-amd64 and debian-pure64? Great, thanks. -- To UNSUBSCRI

Re: NEW queue backing up again -- ftpmasters, any explanation or comment?

Brian May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> "Russ" == Russ Allbery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Russ> I'm dubious that's really the main reason for the NEW queue. > Russ> Looking at , > Russ> the ftpmasters check a lot more than that.

Re: First AMD64 Binary Uploaded

Florian Weimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > * Goswin von Brederlow: > >> Can you remeber to close this bug when maintainer uploads for amd64 >> get enabled? > > It would also be interesting to know which AMD64 architecture variants > permit seamless upgrades to the official AMD64 version. Anythi

Re: cross-compiling Debian packages

> >You have too old version of libgcc1-arm-cross, that does not provide > >libgcc1-arm-dcv1 (and, btw, installs to /usr/arm-linux/) > > No, that's not true. It does install into /usr/arm-linux-gnu. > I got this one from the latest gcc sources > (4.0.2-9). And it still does not provide libgcc1-ar

Work-needing packages report for Mar 17, 2006

The following is a listing of packages for which help has been requested through the WNPP (Work-Needing and Prospective Packages) system in the last week. Total number of orphaned packages: 247 (new: 28) Total number of packages offered up for adoption: 88 (new: 0) Total number of packages request

ITP: dodgingdiamond2 -- Little shoot-'em-up arcade game for one or two players

Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist * Package name: dodgingdiamond2 Version : 0.2.1 Upstream Author : Juan J. Martínez * URL : http://www.usebox.net/jjm/dd2/ * License : GNU GPL2 Description : Little shoot-'em-up arcade game for one or two players This aims

Re: removal of svenl from the project

pe, 2006-03-17 kello 14:46 +1100, Brian May kirjoitti: > Would the next step be to ban Sven from participating in our public > mailing lists? With the understanding that we're now not talking about Sven Luther but a hypothetical highly abusive person, I wish to ask Brian the following question: do

Re: removal of svenl from the project

On Fri, Mar 17, 2006 at 02:34:27PM +1100, Brian May wrote: > I can't help but get the impression Daniel may have prematurely > discounted the patch - admittedly I may not understand the issues > though. I dismissed the X patch Sven sent me because it was fundamentally wrong. No amount of changes t

Re: NEW queue backing up again -- ftpmasters, any explanation or comment?

> "Russ" == Russ Allbery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Russ> I'm dubious that's really the main reason for the NEW queue. Russ> Looking at , Russ> the ftpmasters check a lot more than that. In addition, Russ> they also verify licensi

Re: removal of svenl from the project

> "Samuel" == Samuel Mimram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Samuel> Sorry for not doing this but this mail made me discover Samuel> you expulsion thing and I wanted to give my public support Samuel> to Sven at least once. Me too. I have found him to be very friendly and open to discus

Re: removal of svenl from the project

> "Eduard" == Eduard Bloch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Eduard> Sven, you have a problem with not having the last word in Eduard> a dispute. If someone hurts you (or even it may _look_ Eduard> for you this way while it has not been meant to be Eduard> offensive), you cannot sto

Re: First AMD64 Binary Uploaded

* Goswin von Brederlow: > Can you remeber to close this bug when maintainer uploads for amd64 > get enabled? It would also be interesting to know which AMD64 architecture variants permit seamless upgrades to the official AMD64 version. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subje

Re: removal of svenl from the project

> "Andres" == Andres Salomon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Andres> If I didn't care about etch, I could just as easily sit Andres> back and let Sven do his thing (as I have been doing for Andres> the past few months); however, I would like to see the Andres> release happen. Give

Re: removal of svenl from the project

> "Daniel" == Daniel Stone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Daniel> The following is technically a well-formed diff: Daniel> --- init/main.c.orig2006-03-15 23:11:48.0 +0200 Daniel> +++ init/main.c 2006-03-15 23:12:23.0 +0200 Daniel> @@ -653,6 +653,9 @@ Dani