> I write as someone preparing an NMU for
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=393311.
>
> Template Toolkit 2.15 removed a few plugin modules from the main
> distribution and I would like to package this new version.
> The plugins removed are:
>
> Template::Plugin::DBI
> Template::
> I'd like to have a debian-planet list that would receive blog
> postings from planet.debian.org.
>
> The main reason is that after postings expire on the planet website,
> it's very hard to find old postings if you cannot remember who wrote
> it. Think of "there was some nice sh script snippet"
> On Tue, Jun 07, 2005 at 09:19:06AM -0700, Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> > The fact is that Ubuntu has proactively contributed a lot of code
> > back to Debian, much more than most Debian derivatives have. I
> > see no reason why claims that Ubuntu is not doing _enough_, or
> > making it easy _enough_
> Matt Zimmerman([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2005-06-07 16:06:
> > On Tue, Jun 07, 2005 at 04:03:24PM -0700, Stephen Birch wrote:
> >
> > > Matt Zimmerman([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2005-06-07 13:35:
> > > > If the diff were zero bytes, Debian and Ubuntu would be identical. I
> > > > hope
> > > > that you can u
> "Benj. Mako Hill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >> IMHO, it's a bug if it doesn't work efficiently without specialized
> >> assistance from shell completions.
> >
> > Absolutely. The fact that such a workaround is essential
> Stephen Birch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > The question was really this, if Ubuntu created a better bug tracking
> > program would Debian want to run the new software on the debian
> > servers thus replacing the current bug tracking programs?
>
> AFAIK, what Ubuntu is developing is proprieta
> Second, I've been trying to start a private conversation about
> this very issue since last November, and my attempts to do
> so have largely been ignored. If taking the concern
> public is the only way to get it addressed, then so be it.
Since this doesn't seem to have reached the right ears s
> Then how did these people end up choosing to support the same set of
> architectures as Ubuntu?
It seems quite possible that the groups have come up with similar
criteria independently of each other or separate criteria that arrived
at the same conclusion. Of course, that's some less exciting t
> The problem is that the decisions are always taken for the Ubuntu
> distribution first. Then, people from Canonical or people wanting to
> keep compatibility between the two distributions will always want Debian
> to follow the decisions taken for Ubuntu, regardless of their technical
> merit an
> If you're going to complain about a cabal, please do try to get the
> facts straight: The DPL team consists of only one Canonical
> employee, who was even later, after the election, added (Benjamin
> "Mako" Hill)
And for the record, the extent of my cabalistic work so far has been
limited to ed
> On Tue, Jun 07, 2005 at 10:40:47AM -0400, Benj. Mako Hill wrote:
> >
> > > That sounds very nice indeed. If that pans out, and you also fix the UI
> > > issues (by which I mean I have to type approximately three times as many
> > > characters to accompli
> And I think it is a fair demand asking all Ubuntu Developers to wear the
> Ubuntu hats when Ubuntu specific questions are beeing discussed.
>
> Read: I expect you to specify [EMAIL PROTECTED] in the From:
> field, otherwise reading the mail discussions and understanding people's
> position beco
> That sounds very nice indeed. If that pans out, and you also fix the UI
> issues (by which I mean I have to type approximately three times as many
> characters to accomplish the same thing that I do in darcs), that would
> be very nice.
It blows my mind that people actually use tla or baz with
> > I'd like to hear about it, because this is certainly not the common
> > case, and there is an unfortunate amount of myth and rumour on this
> > subject.
>
> Oh, it is definitely not the common case. My sample set is ~5
> packages, and for most of them the maintainer of the Ubuntu package
> w
> Stephen Birch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > The question was really this, if Ubuntu created a better bug tracking
> > program would Debian want to run the new software on the debian
> > servers thus replacing the current bug tracking programs?
>
> Is it better?
I suspect that it will certain
> Another option would be to leave the source package maintainer the
> same (to retain proper credit, etc.), but override the binary
> package maintainer during the build (to reflect that it is a
> different build, and also display a more appropriate name in
> "apt-cache show" etc.).
>
> What do
On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 11:16:16PM +1100, Martin Michlmayr - Debian Project
Leader wrote:
> * Theodore Ts'o <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003-12-05 18:08]:
> > Perhaps some folks would be interested in talking about Debian at
> > USELINUX in Boston next year? If someone in the Boston area would
> > be wi
On Fri, Dec 05, 2003 at 09:00:05PM +0100, cobaco wrote:
> -> if you don't allow temporary solutions while low priority debconf
> question get included, than there currently are no CDD's as
> custom configuration is necessary to support a CDD's target group
> out-of-the-box.
Thi
On Fri, Dec 05, 2003 at 11:16:56AM +0100, Andreas Tille wrote:
> Please see my previous mail and try to accept that while absolutely
> incomplete the common entry point for CDDs is:
>
> http://www.debian.org/devel/
>
> under the topic "Projects".
Right, this page is (1) out of date and (
On Wed, Dec 03, 2003 at 12:44:17PM +0100, VEROK Istvan wrote:
> Due to the unclear connotations, there is a great deal of confusion over
> the terms "internal project", "subproject", "flavor", "custom Debian
> distribution" and the like. To clarify my own thinking, I started using
> just "subset"
On Tue, Dec 02, 2003 at 10:49:20PM -0600, John Goerzen wrote:
> If you think you can get every large enterprise worldwide to standardize
> on a single scripting language -- much less get even ONE to do that --
> then you will surely be nominated for several nobel prizes.
Rather, the most you'll ge
On Wed, Dec 03, 2003 at 01:24:24PM +0200, Fabian Fagerholm wrote:
> If some of the people who participated in the Debcamp Custom
> Distribution BOF (see
> http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-nonprofit/News/2003/20030717) are
> listening, perhaps you could elaborate? (Cc'ing Mako Hill since he
> was
On Tue, Dec 02, 2003 at 06:24:58AM +1100, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
> I guess if you're a DD (I'm in the NM-process myself), you can creake
> "official" Debian wiki, etc?
AFAIK, the "official" Debian wiki is http://wiki.debian.net and like
most wikis, *anyone* can create a page. Please go ahead and d
On Tue, Dec 02, 2003 at 05:38:15AM +1100, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
> On Tue, 2003-12-02 at 02:46, Anthony Towns wrote:
> > So, using my definitions, the following conclusions are (IMO) true:
> >
> > * all flavours are policy compliant
> >
> > * some derived distros might be policy compliant
On Sun, Oct 05, 2003 at 12:07:05PM -0400, Simon Law wrote:
> Debian Open Use Logo License
>
> Copyright (c) 1999 Software in the Public Interest
> -This logo or a modified version may be used by anyone to refer to the
> -Debian project, but does not indicate endorsement by the project.
> +This l
ut having Debconf in Brazil that is those
those us that go to Debconf also get to go to Brazil. :)
Regards,
Mako
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[1] http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2001/debian-devel-200107/msg01845.html
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d, one would hope that the maintainers are also particularly well
suited to writing this (i.e., better suited than someone that doesn't
know the package).
Regards,
Mako
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ften by simple
> obmission, but sometimes patterns show.
Often, as in this case, those lapses in obvious (and documented)
maintainer duties, constitute bugs in a package. Maybe I'm
misunderstanding something in your argument here.
Regards,
Mako
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ny questions or comments. Thanks!
Regards,
Mako
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necessary. Please CC me on mail to the -alpha list since I do not read
the list.
Regards,
Mako
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since I am not on that list.
Regards,
Mako
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hat I not be in the majority here but I like the excuse to
travel and I like meeting developers from farther away.
The rotating hemispheres plus mini-confs and Debian days is working
out pretty well for me. Even if it is (quite) a bit of a strain
logistically and financially.
Regards,
Mako
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