Re: lintian: please downgrade mailing-list-obsolete-in-debian-infrastructure warning

2020-04-24 Thread Chris Lamb
tags 958666 + pending thanks Holger Levsen wrote: > definitly, yes, filing this bug now. As mentioned elsewhere, this was already fixed yesterday in fd8ee67d. -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org 🍥 chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Bug#945524: RFP: container-diff -- Diff Docker containers

2019-11-26 Thread Chris Lamb
r images contain. This RFP was prompted by the following wishlist request against diffoscope: https://salsa.debian.org/reproducible-builds/diffoscope/issues/39 Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: file(1) now with seccomp support enabled

2019-07-22 Thread Chris Lamb
a general heads-up for you and a way of "keyword stuffing" various terms the above paragraphs into search indexes for the benefit of others looking for perhaps-obscure issue like this in the future. It is also an implicit thanks for pushing security hardening features. :) Best wishes, --

Bug#932470: O: adminer -- web-based database administration tool

2019-07-19 Thread Chris Lamb
, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org `-

Re: default firewall utility changes for Debian 11 bullseye

2019-07-17 Thread Chris Lamb
nsible module which (given a flood of firewall options around when I needed to pick something in haste around the time of the stretch release…) was actually the deciding factor for me: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/ufw_module.html Regards, -- ,''`

Re: default firewall utility changes for Debian 11 bullseye

2019-07-17 Thread Chris Lamb
s around the internet. (Perhaps due to it's Ubuntu/Canonical associations and authorship.) Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org 🍥 chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Is it the job of Lintian to push an agenda?

2019-07-14 Thread Chris Lamb
;s operation. Best wishes, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org 🍥 chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Is it the job of Lintian to push an agenda?

2019-07-14 Thread Chris Lamb
ions for the remainder of my message I have adopted alternative terms instead. [0] Or, if you may excuse an RFC2119 pun, "MUST"... [1] Feel free to dilute to taste with similar terms. Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org 🍥 chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Detecting (upcoming) problems using automatic tests

2019-07-12 Thread Chris Lamb
misunderstanding him, Julian's suggestion was for an optional and orthogonal boolean of some description that turns warnings into errors, rather than a proposal to cease execution of tests by default. Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org 🍥 chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Detecting (upcoming) problems using automatic tests

2019-07-11 Thread Chris Lamb
red place for this kind of toggle rather than an environment variable? Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org 🍥 chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Error when running dh_dwz (actually an error when running dwz(1))

2019-07-09 Thread Chris Lamb
Hi Boyuan, > I don't have much experience of dealing with debugging symbols so any hints > would be appreciated. I would also be interested in this from my "Lintian hat" of: https://bugs.debian.org/931632#35 Best wishes, -- ,''`. : :'

Re: Programs contain ads - acceptable for packaging for Debian?

2019-06-20 Thread Chris Lamb
rs to be non-free. Most notably from a Debian point of view would be: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaTeX_Project_Public_License#Unique_features_of_the_license Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org 🍥 chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: The Difference between debcheckout and dgit and what they try to accomplish

2019-06-20 Thread Chris Lamb
lently cringes at past-lamby's usage of the hackneyed "considered harmful" suffix*) Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org 🍥 chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: scratch buildds

2019-06-14 Thread Chris Lamb
r more use-cases, require less DSA attention ,and even allow non-DD/DMs to utilise the service too. (I would concede that this would essentially require adopting a salsa and Git-based packaging scheme, however.) Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org 🍥 chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Improving Reimburse workflow? (Re: Suspending Offer to Reimburse Expenses for Attending Future Bug Squashing Parties)

2019-06-12 Thread Chris Lamb
eriences and opinions. Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org 🍥 chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Debian, so ugly and unwieldy!

2019-06-09 Thread Chris Lamb
it. > And I'd also prefer to avoid pushing my way in a back alley, thus I'm asking > for ideas and consensus before filing bugs. It is a slip on your part to represent my practical suggestions for achieving our mutual aims in any way as an attempt on my part to suppress what you

Re: Debian, so ugly and unwieldy!

2019-06-09 Thread Chris Lamb
r lists make pains to avoid all possibility of being accused of the aforementioned sins. Best wishes, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org 🍥 chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Survey: git packaging practices / repository format

2019-05-28 Thread Chris Lamb
ey, naturally, I look forward to the outcome. Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org 🍥 chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Introducting Debian Trends: historical graphs about Debian packaging practices, and "packages smells"

2019-04-22 Thread Chris Lamb
Lucas Nussbaum wrote: > […] in my lintian fork […] I got around to releasing Lintian 2.13.0 to unstable earlier today including your suggested changes (so hopefully you can drop your fork for the time being). Best wishes, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb

Re: Bits from /me: Difficulties in Deep Learning Framework Packaging

2019-04-18 Thread Chris Lamb
are "just asking questions" in this thread. Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org 🍥 chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Bits from /me: Difficulties in Deep Learning Framework Packaging

2019-04-17 Thread Chris Lamb
don't have hard data but I can immediately think of at least five folks. And that's not counting myself. Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org 🍥 chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Bug#926470: RFP: annocheck -- analyse an application's compilation

2019-04-05 Thread Chris Lamb
t request against diffoscope: https://salsa.debian.org/reproducible-builds/diffoscope/issues/51 Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: ITP: fossology -- FOSSology is an open source license compliance software system and toolkit.

2019-03-15 Thread Chris Lamb
is bug instead of using the X-Debbugs-CC mechanism. See: https://www.debian.org/Bugs/Reporting … specifically the "Sending copies of bug reports to other addresses" section for the rationale here. Best wishes, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org 🍥 chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Use of FATE (FFmpeg Automated Testing Envionment) data?

2019-02-19 Thread Chris Lamb
ly, be suitable.) > Maybe we don't need a huge amount of test data, i.e. not the > full set that is used by upstream. A small subset might be > sufficient for at least some packages. In my case, it's only > 3.3 MiB. Noted, but it is not the size that is the concern, b

Re: Use of FATE (FFmpeg Automated Testing Envionment) data?

2019-02-19 Thread Chris Lamb
a during autopkgtests?) Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org 🍥 chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Upload new version to new-queue?

2019-01-28 Thread Chris Lamb
pload. Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org 🍥 chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Conflicting lintian warnings when using debian/tests/control.autodep8 or debian/tests/control

2019-01-07 Thread Chris Lamb
Ondrej, > > Any idea what to do (except overriding one of the lintian > > warnings)? > > https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=918621 Merged & uploaded to unstable in lintian 2.5.120; thanks. Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris L

Re: Nix and non-standard-toplevel-dir

2019-01-02 Thread Chris Lamb
rds, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Bits from the DPL (December 2018)

2019-01-01 Thread Chris Lamb
is missing; these are two standalone sentences on different topics. ("X conference? Thought about Y conference instead?") Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Bug#909550: possible conflict over the /usr/bin/ia namespace

2018-12-15 Thread Chris Lamb
in NEW. Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: possible conflict over the /usr/bin/ia namespace

2018-12-15 Thread Chris Lamb
that correct? Best wishes, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Bug#881896: RFP: src -- Simple Revision Control, single-file and single-user version tracking

2018-11-26 Thread Chris Lamb
to avoid this? If not, we may have to invent one here. Thoughts welcome. Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: NEW and RC bugs (Re: julia_1.0.0-1_amd64.changes REJECTED)

2018-11-22 Thread Chris Lamb
d. (As an aside, some tags cannnot be overridden but that's not quite on-topic here…) Best wishes, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Our build system may be broken: /bin vs /usr/bin

2018-11-20 Thread Chris Lamb
in your calendar? ;) Best wishes, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Our build system may be broken: /bin vs /usr/bin

2018-11-19 Thread Chris Lamb
ld be wary of inferring too much, if anything, by comparing timestamps. It would, of course, also take a while to "get around" our somewhat expansive archive... Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Bug#914135: distribution-and-changes-mismatch not emitted when it should be

2018-11-19 Thread Chris Lamb
nd, whilst lintian.debian.org processes source packages (ie. that particular webpage is pretty useless). Best wishes, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Our build system may be broken: /bin vs /usr/bin

2018-11-19 Thread Chris Lamb
Vittie has actually patched our testing framework to vary this and this is now live. https://bugs.debian.org/901473#33 (There is some further discussion on this bug.) Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Iptables on Sid

2018-11-19 Thread Chris Lamb
Ian Jackson wrote: > Daniel Pimentel writes ("Iptables on Sid"): > > > I'd like to report a posible bug: [..] > Please see this page about how to report a bug: Actually, I believe this to be already filed as: https://bugs.debian.org/914074 Regards, --

Re: I resigned in 2004

2018-11-12 Thread Chris Lamb
Chris Lamb wrote: > [replying directly] Or not! Enjoy our sub-conversation, -devel. :) Best wishes, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: I resigned in 2004

2018-11-12 Thread Chris Lamb
[replying directly] Mattia Rizzolo wrote: > […] for some reason always involving some German DD, even worse if > there are multiple ones […] https://i.imgur.com/PoWwX7m.png Best wishes, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: I resigned in 2004

2018-11-11 Thread Chris Lamb
e me, have only the very best wishes for your former confederate in his current endeavours. Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Uncoordinated upload of the rustified librsvg

2018-11-11 Thread Chris Lamb
for following up with this retraction.) Best wishes, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

FTP Team — call for volunteers

2018-10-10 Thread Chris Lamb
to join, or have any quick questions, please email ftpmas...@debian.org. [0] https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2017/08/msg00408.html [1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2010/03/msg3.html [2] https://time.is/compare/2000_12_Oct_2018_in_UTC Best wishes, -- ,'&

Re: Let's start salvaging packages!

2018-09-26 Thread Chris Lamb
his all the way through. Best wishes, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Bug#909567: ITP: opensnitch -- Port of the Little Snitch application firewall

2018-09-25 Thread Chris Lamb
Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Bumping epoch and reusing package name "elisa"

2018-09-24 Thread Chris Lamb
7;t tell anyone, ok?) Best wishes, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Bug#909304: ITP: python-grpcio -- high performance RPC framework (Python libraries)

2018-09-21 Thread Chris Lamb
in last mile of distributed computing to connect devices, mobile applications and browsers to backend services. This package contains the libraries for Python 3. Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Bug#908837: ITP: python-grpc-tools -- Protobuf code generator for gRPC

2018-09-14 Thread Chris Lamb
computing to connect devices, mobile applications and browsers to backend services. This package installs the Protobuf code generator for Python 3. Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Updating the policy for conflicting binaries names ? [was: Re: Re: New package netgen-lvs with binary /usr/bin/netgen - already taken]

2018-09-12 Thread Chris Lamb
act & unnecessarily antagonise readers and should probably be considered an illegal move in civilised or otherwise productive conversation. Best wishes, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: headsup - various redis modules now proprietary!

2018-08-22 Thread Chris Lamb
RC bug for src:redisearch as #906920. As I understnd it, the Redis server itself will remain BSD. Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Let's start salvaging packages! -- let's start working on the text.

2018-08-12 Thread Chris Lamb
to share? That might help focus or motivate deeper discussion to some degree. > The discussion can and should of course continue, especially as it is > vacation time atm. Combined with post-Debconf tiredness/blues… Best wishes, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb

Re: Let's start salvaging packages!

2018-07-29 Thread Chris Lamb
iously a place where a lot of things can get done but naturally it cannot be the only venue for Project-wide consensus building. :) Now, I'm sure this would happen anyway, but just to reassure. Best wishes, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Let's start salvaging packages!

2018-07-29 Thread Chris Lamb
dy the > people how anyway take good care about their packages but not those > that simply lost interest. > > Q: Wouldn't be the ctte another possibilty? > A: The ctte is another possiblity, but as this process is not > lightweight at all, I think it isnot suitable to solve this problem, due > to scalability and because the ctte process is designed to be a > last-resort possiblity. Many people also do not have the time and energy > to deal with a tech ctte bug. > > Q: How long will this process take? > A: In total 28 days. After the salvaging bug is filed, the reporter has > to wait 21 days for a reply, and the package must sit for 7 days in > the DELAYED queue. > > Q: I like the proposal. How to implement it? > A: Help discussing it. Help implementing it. Come to the BoF. > > [g] https://wiki.debian.org/LowThresholdAdoption > > Thanks for reading all the text, > > -- > tobi > with lots of kudos to bremner, spwhitton and lamby for their valuable > input and co-editing. > Email had 1 attachment: > + signature.asc > 1k (application/pgp-signature) Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Bug#903815: ITP: pw -- A simple command-line password manager

2018-07-16 Thread Chris Lamb
Hi Holger, > please *dont* sponsor this until Dashamir has addressed the concerns > pointed out in > https://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/aa2d4d3d-41d2-5399-225b-f492be2d2...@t-online.de (I've added a link to this thread on mentors.debian.net) Regards, -- ,''`

Re: Research survey: Impact of Microsoft Acquisition of GitHub

2018-07-11 Thread Chris Lamb
and communities at once. They, frankly, should probably be just ignored or be (loosely) categorised as spam. I get at least three or four a week these days.. Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Compiling binaries with PGO

2018-07-09 Thread Chris Lamb
Hi Alexander, > Will you try to use PGO for your packages Note that (naive) implementations of PGO can have ramifications for reproducible builds [0]. [0] https://reproducible-builds.org/ Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` l

Bug#903163: ITP: gpg-encrypted-root -- Encrypt root volumes with an OpenPGP smartcard

2018-07-07 Thread Chris Lamb
Programming Lang: Shell Description : Encrypt root volumes with an OpenPGP smartcard This package adds support for encrypted root volumes installing a LUKS "password" that is unlocked by an OpenPGP smartcard. Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris

Re: Bug filing for autopkgtest regressions? [Was: Re: appears to break multiple autopkgtests]

2018-06-28 Thread Chris Lamb
l never see the discussion, followups and resolution to this issue ... which I subsequently cannot link here on debian-devel. But, hey, I've been told my "use the bugtracker" threshold is set lower than most... :) Best wishes, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris L

Re: packages which have not been rebuild since December 2016

2018-06-27 Thread Chris Lamb
ges built on builds..?) Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: DEP-14 Git branch names?

2018-06-15 Thread Chris Lamb
s/dep14/ Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: packages which have not been rebuild since December 2016

2018-06-05 Thread Chris Lamb
Chris Lamb wrote: > Given that we forgot to mention this issue at least once, I would like > to create a bug in the BTS for it. > > This would have the advantages of being a good place to store the > latest status as well as being a convenient way to link others to it. I went

Re: packages which have not been rebuild since December 2016

2018-06-02 Thread Chris Lamb
buildd.debian.org? I'm easy...) Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Bits from the DPL (May 2018)

2018-06-01 Thread Chris Lamb
not all problems can be solved with code… :) Best wishes, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: packages which have not been rebuild since December 2016

2018-06-01 Thread Chris Lamb
')] = m.group('version') dpkg_version = built_using.get('dpkg-dev', '0~missing') if version_compare(dpkg_version, '1.18.17') == -1: print("{} needs rebuild (built using dpkg-dev {})".format( src,

Re: low-hanging-fruit bug user tag for new comers first contributions

2018-05-31 Thread Chris Lamb
Chris Lamb wrote: > > So I wonder if we couldn't do something similar in Debian: a > > low-hanging-fruit usertag (of course, another name is fine to me...) > > Good idea. How about the pre-existing "newcomer" tag: > > https://www.debian.org/Bugs/Deve

Re: low-hanging-fruit bug user tag for new comers first contributions

2018-05-31 Thread Chris Lamb
er#tags :) Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Bits from the DPL (May 2018)

2018-05-31 Thread Chris Lamb
deas fall through, alas :) Best wishes, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: packages which have not been rebuild since December 2016

2018-05-30 Thread Chris Lamb
ation that can "detect" binNMUs (ie. SELECT * FROM packages WHERE version != source_version) there is no timestamp on this. We have the "upload_history" relation but that will only give us an upper limit (roughly 50% of the archive). Regards, -- ,''`. : :&

Re: remote: GitLab: LFS objects are missing. Ensure LFS is properly set up or try a manual "git lfs push --all".

2018-05-30 Thread Chris Lamb
ppy to discuss that privately with you at your convenience. Best wishes, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: RFR: email about regressions [was: Dealing with ci.d.n for package regressions] [and 2 more messages]

2018-05-08 Thread Chris Lamb
We can always iterate on this later, after all. Best wishes, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: RFR: email about regressions [was: Dealing with ci.d.n for package regressions]

2018-05-07 Thread Chris Lamb
t you mean by "in my e-mail". As I understand it, you were proposing a text for some automated emails to be sent out. I am requesting some kind of parsable email headers for these automated messages. :) Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: RFR: email about regressions [was: Dealing with ci.d.n for package regressions]

2018-05-06 Thread Chris Lamb
erate a bug in the BTS Thanks again for working on this. :) Best wishes, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Dealing with ci.d.n for package regressions

2018-05-04 Thread Chris Lamb
Chris Lamb wrote: > I can hack together quick things like: I just noticed that UDD has lintian results, so you can just write this as: (Spoilers: I'm not a SQL programmer) SELECT source, CASE (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM lintian WHERE package = source AND package_type = 'sourc

Re: Dealing with ci.d.n for package regressions

2018-05-03 Thread Chris Lamb
start trading clichés such as "the perfect is the enemy of the good" etc. etc. > https://ci.debian.net/status/ (I note that these are statistics about packages that actually have tests.) Best wishes, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Dealing with ci.d.n for package regressions

2018-05-03 Thread Chris Lamb
larity-contest procps python-defaults readline sed shadow slang2 sqlite3 sysvinit tar tcp-wrappers tzdata ucf wget zlib ie. 75 out of "top" 100 packages according to popcon are missing autopkgtests. Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Announce: docker-buildpackage

2018-05-01 Thread Chris Lamb
ildpackage Neat. http://travis.debian.net/ uses Docker for its builds - would I be able to move it to this? Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Please do not drop Python 2 modules

2018-04-29 Thread Chris Lamb
File bugs? Best wishes, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: what do people feel think of changing the configuration file path from ~/.aptitude/config to ~/.config/aptitude

2018-04-29 Thread Chris Lamb
uld be taken to #894332. Not only would this prevent the conversation being fragmented between the three locations, it would also appear to assist in the "high-volume nature" of this mailing list that you find problematic. Regards, -- ,''`. : :' :

Re: what do people feel think of changing the configuration file path from ~/.aptitude/config to ~/.config/aptitude

2018-04-29 Thread Chris Lamb
mon the "mob" from debian-devel if I didn't immediately get my way. ;) Best wishes, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: what do people feel think of changing the configuration file path from ~/.aptitude/config to ~/.config/aptitude

2018-04-29 Thread Chris Lamb
a more appropriate venue for this discussion.. Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Please do not drop Python 2 modules

2018-04-27 Thread Chris Lamb
seems to be premature and unnecessarily antagonistic. Best wishes, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Removing Python 2 support in OpenStack [was: Please do not drop Python 2 modules]

2018-04-26 Thread Chris Lamb
Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Bug#896696: lintian: please improve tag description to explain that python 2 modules are only questioned on 1st upload

2018-04-23 Thread Chris Lamb
ad. It does, no? The current text is: Info: This package appears to be the initial packaging of a new upstream software package (ie. it contains a single changelog entry). :) Best wishes, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Please do not drop Python 2 modules

2018-04-23 Thread Chris Lamb
errides was why I believe Holger is accidentally confusing the tag.) Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Please do not drop Python 2 modules

2018-04-23 Thread Chris Lamb
e or the phrase "Python 2 version" or similar. This is not asking anyone to remove anything from the archive, merely to double-check whether the addition of new Python 2.x packages is required. (If they are, so be it; add the rationale to the changelog and upload away.) Regards, --

Re: multiple ITPs - mbrola voices

2018-04-22 Thread Chris Lamb
add to bus factor — your package stops being "just another package". Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Please do not drop Python 2 modules

2018-04-21 Thread Chris Lamb
otivating behind these tags were to prevent new Python 2.x packages being added to the archive (due to habit if anything else!) unless they were needed or requested, of course. Suggestions for rewording gratefully received. Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb

Re: multiple ITPs - mbrola voices

2018-04-21 Thread Chris Lamb
contributions. And lastly, this is before we consider the aesthetic implications on the source package namespace. (ie. it's ugly as hell.) Please re-consider? :) [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_factor Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: multiple ITPs - mbrola voices

2018-04-21 Thread Chris Lamb
mple of this in practice, please see the src:firefox language packs.) Best wishes, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Please add debian_releases to base-files (was Re: Bits from the release team: full steam ahead towards buster)

2018-04-20 Thread Chris Lamb
the first instance. Best wishes, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Bits from the release team: full steam ahead towards buster

2018-04-18 Thread Chris Lamb
alphabet has no "Q" (whilst it's locale probably does, otherwise madness..). Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: libzstd_1.3.3+dfsg-2_multi.changes REJECTED

2018-04-18 Thread Chris Lamb
t;junk" energy you feel in the moment of dashing out a publical riposte has long-reaching negative effects both on yourself and others that I am certain you do not intend. Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Urging for solution to the slow NEW queue process

2018-04-13 Thread Chris Lamb
when your emails are regularly bouncing (which they have been doing so for the past few days) when combined with you not maintaining a persistent connection to IRC so I cannot respond to your subsequent "drive-by" queries there either. ;-) Best wishes, -- ,'

Re: Urging for solution to the slow NEW queue process (completeed)

2018-04-11 Thread Chris Lamb
Ian Jackson wrote: > > However, after pointing this out to Chris Lamb and re- > > uploading the package another time he checked and accepted it in less > > then 24 hours (big thanks again). > > It strikes me that if there were comments in the ftpmaster database > sug

Re: Upcoming shift to Ayatana (App)Indicator(s)

2018-03-29 Thread Chris Lamb
ceTeam/ApplicationIndicators#Summary Mike also did a talk at DebConf: https://debconf17.debconf.org/talks/168/ Best wishes, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Debian part of a version number when epoch is bumped

2018-03-28 Thread Chris Lamb
Hi Jeremy, > I wish Debian had some form of informal conflict resolution besides > the Tech Committee. As DPL, I am always available to make an attempt at such resolutions. If you wish, please contact me via lea...@debian.org. Best wishes, -- ,''`. : :&#x

Re: Usage of real m68k hardware

2018-03-28 Thread Chris Lamb
can be to each other, of course… Best wishes, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Bug#880014: Technical committee appointment

2018-03-16 Thread Chris Lamb
ing this. Best wishes, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

Re: Updated proposal for improving the FTP NEW process

2018-03-10 Thread Chris Lamb
Hi Andreas, > a single example in this thread that a developer was happy about the > check since a mistake was avoided. But this would have happened by a > random user via BTS as well. (I don't quite follow this, sorry.. can you rephrase?) Regards, -- ,''`.

Re: Updated proposal for improving the FTP NEW process

2018-03-07 Thread Chris Lamb
as fungible or easily transferable as you imply. Regards, -- ,''`. : :' : Chris Lamb `. `'` la...@debian.org / chris-lamb.co.uk `-

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