Bug#820306: general: Kernel 4.4.0-1-amd64 causes system crash when USB mass storage device accidentally disconnected

2016-04-07 Thread Vince Barwinski
2016 at 19:32, Vince wrote: > Package: general > Severity: critical > Justification: breaks the whole system > > Dear Maintainer, > >* What led up to the situation? USB mass storage device was > accidentally disconnected causing immediate system crash or hang

Bug#820306: general: Kernel 4.4.0-1-amd64 causes system crash when USB mass storage device accidentally disconnected

2016-04-07 Thread Vince
Package: general Severity: critical Justification: breaks the whole system Dear Maintainer, * What led up to the situation? USB mass storage device was accidentally disconnected causing immediate system crash or hanging on reboot/shutdown * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effe

Re: If *-module depends on *-utils, should *-source recommend it?

2005-01-12 Thread Vince
es' is done. That is all that this subthread was about. Do you genuinely disagree with his assessment of what dpkg does? If not, then I don't understand who you are disagreeing with. Vince -- Vincent Ho loki /at/ internode.on.net Every complex problem is a simple hierarchy of s

Bug#276068: ITP: kftpgrabber -- A KDE FTP client

2004-10-11 Thread Vince Tantardini
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist * Package name: kftpgrabber Version : 0.4.0 Upstream Author : Jernej Kos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://kftpgrabber.sourceforge.net/ * License : GPL Description : A KDE FTP client It supports SSL/TLS connections to se

Re: Quote: Debian and Democracy at Advocato.org

2003-10-09 Thread Vince Mulhollon
Daniel Ruoso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I think this should be clearly discussed. > Original link at: > http://www.advogato.org/article/716.html > > > Debian and Democracy > Posted 7 Oct 2003 by exa (Master) > > me "you need to get 5 sponsors blah blah" I found 4, but they scared out > every 5

Re: [RFD] optimized versions of openssl

2002-09-04 Thread Vince Mulhollon
On 09/04/2002 08:51:02 AM [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dagfinn Ilmari Mannsåker) wrote: >> division and multiplication. Recompiling libssl with SPARCv8 >> optimizations speeds up logging in with ssh on an Ultra1 (SPARCv9) by >> a factor of 6, IIRC. See the debian-sparc archives for details. This is quite

Re: [RFD] optimized versions of openssl

2002-09-04 Thread Vince Mulhollon
On 09/04/2002 08:26:19 AM "Vince Mulhollon" wrote: >> I think I can safely speak for everyone on debian-devel as per this: >> >> 1) The difference in overall speed is small, and rarely publically >> reported. >> The 1% gain is individually considered eithe

Re: [RFD] optimized versions of openssl

2002-09-04 Thread Vince Mulhollon
On 09/04/2002 08:12:50 AM Christoph Martin wrote: >> etc. This has the benefit that it works on every i386 compatible >> processor but it is slow on processors where there could be a lot of >> optimisation. Oh not this thread again! Processor specific optimizations for i386 is debated approx ever

Re: Should we customize apps for a common "debian-look"?

2002-08-30 Thread Vince Mulhollon
On 08/30/2002 10:34:18 AM Mateusz Papiernik wrote: >> > If I like the look of ratpoison, and someone themes it to look like W95, >> > I'm not going to like it when I'm "surprised" with Debian's themed version. >> so maybe debconf should ask (when installing windowmanager) which theme >> do you lik

Re: Should we customize apps for a common "debian-look"?

2002-08-30 Thread Vince Mulhollon
On 08/30/2002 08:43:32 AM Erich Schubert wrote: >> It's one of the things Apple proved: desktop and apps that look smooth >> do make their users feel comfortable with them ;) No, they proved if you do not give users a choice of "nothing" or "Apple's theme" the users prefer to use their theme rath

Re: Bug#158683: ITP: oggasm -- MP3 to Ogg converter

2002-08-30 Thread Vince Mulhollon
On 08/30/2002 06:42:48 AM Richard Atterer wrote: >> As usual Heise got it right: >> (German). Or, for you English speakers, http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/data/jk-28.08.02-008/

Re: Bug#158683: ITP: oggasm -- MP3 to Ogg converter

2002-08-29 Thread Vince Mulhollon
On 08/29/2002 02:45:01 PM Michael Cardenas wrote: >> can you please post the "company statement" that is refferred here? Per this web page, http://www.mp3licensing.com/royalty/software.html, it will cost Debian $50K per program or $0.75 per apt-get (?) There is no exception under any circumstanc

Re: Kindly Get Back To Me Please

2002-04-12 Thread Vince Mulhollon
e "Enron" stock. - Forwarded by Vince Mulhollon/Brookfield/Norlight on 04/12/2002 08:01 AM -

Re: About sponsoring non-free packages

2002-01-14 Thread Vince Mulhollon
On 01/14/2002 10:05:52 AM af_mara wrote: >> Adrian Bunk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> > It's clear that free software is better than non-free software but please >> > don't forget that you agreed that "We will support our users who develop >> > and run non-free software on Debian". >> >> I'd l

Re: Student Looking for A Final Year Project

2001-09-07 Thread Vince Mulhollon
On 09/07/2001 09:21:27 PM Glenn McGrath wrote: >> The command line arguments CVS use are truely original, which is a really >> really bad thing ! >> >> :pserver:, :ext: mixed with environment variables crazy... what were >> they thinking when they came up with that stuff, not simplicity thats

Re: Student Looking for A Final Year Project

2001-09-07 Thread Vince Mulhollon
On 09/07/2001 11:20:42 AM Andrew Suffield wrote: >> On Fri, Sep 07, 2001 at 10:13:50AM -0500, Vince Mulhollon wrote: >> > Integrating CVS into Debian (as a core component, not just a package) would >> > be a long, complex, and rewarding project. >> >> But

Re: Student Looking for A Final Year Project

2001-09-07 Thread Vince Mulhollon
On 09/07/2001 09:45:35 AM "T.Pospisek's MailLists" wrote: >> Add versioning to debian packet management. Something like: >> >> # apt-get install package >> # # damn it broke my server again!! >> # apt-get rewind package I'd prefer something "like CVS" so I could roll back to milestones or back t

Re: ddts: notification about pt_BR-translation of the hello-debhelper description

2001-09-04 Thread Vince Mulhollon
On 09/04/2001 10:52:58 AM Gustavo Noronha Silva wrote: >> Em Tue, 4 Sep 2001 10:08:15 -0500 >> "Vince Mulhollon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escreveu: >> > they mistakenly call it "automated", as if it's a computer generated >> > translation

Re: ddts: notification about pt_BR-translation of the hello-debhelper description

2001-09-04 Thread Vince Mulhollon
On 09/04/2001 09:44:11 AM Adam Heath wrote: >> On Tue, 4 Sep 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> > Hello >> > >> > This is only an automated notification mail from the ddts (Debian Description >> > Translation Server). >> >> As an automated mail, to which I have not request, I consider this spam.

Re: Giram: Request for removal

2001-05-07 Thread Vince Mulhollon
s flamewars about "same or similar" and "stopped". Personally, for my "Vince Special" Debian CDRoms, I'd like to toast about seven of the eight vi clones, xemacs, all the "optimized" kernel-images, original awk, and all the gnome stuff in favor of K

Re: Proposing task-debian

2001-05-01 Thread Vince Mulhollon
On 05/01/2001 12:40:24 PM roland wrote: >> Vince Mulhollon wrote: >> > From my poor memory, the "generally agreed best idea" is to setup two >> > packages, vaguely like this: >> > >> > Package name: task-abc >> > Conflicts: task-abc-r

Re: Proposing task-debian

2001-05-01 Thread Vince Mulhollon
On 05/01/2001 03:09:16 AM Sam Powers wrote: >> While we're discussing what's wrong with task packages, I'd like to pick on >> them a little more: >> Task packages make things like task-gnome-desktop very easy to install, but >> removing the packages which are installed can sometimes be really tou

Re: kernel-{image,headers} package bloat

2001-04-30 Thread Vince Mulhollon
On 04/30/2001 03:21:55 PM "Christopher C. Chimelis" wrote: >> Basically, I can understand everyone's desires for a kernel that covers >> their cases (SMP, UP, 686, 386, etc), but the bloat issue that initially I can't understand that desire for such a small gain, but whatever. >> this thread ge

Re: Referring what kernel-images to build to the technical committee?

2001-04-26 Thread Vince Mulhollon
On 04/26/2001 09:59:13 AM Russell Coker wrote: >> On Thursday 26 April 2001 16:38, Ilya Martynov wrote: >> > RC> There is no need for a MTTR specific kernel. MTTR is not really >> > RC> needed as there is no software written which is unable to run >> > RC> without it. Our goal here should be co

Re: kernel-{image,headers} package bloat

2001-04-23 Thread Vince Mulhollon
On 04/22/2001 05:40:30 PM zhaoway wrote: >> Hey, hey, it's for you! Do you guys really expect all Debian users == >> Debian develoepers? What about k12 users? What about, say Donald >> E. Knuth? Do you really think that trivial cubersome kernel compiling >> ability is necessary for all to enjoy?

Re: Kernel Sends 7E ?

2001-01-09 Thread Vince Mulhollon
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Re: Developer Behavior

2001-01-08 Thread Vince Mulhollon
lly force it. I see some similarity in Debian. The ARRL also has a "considerate operator's bandplan" which most people seem to follow, which also is good inspiration. A statement of shared val

Re: Developer Behavior

2001-01-08 Thread Vince Mulhollon
ner team just like he did. Aaron Lehmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]To: Vince

Developer Behavior

2001-01-08 Thread Vince Mulhollon
ything to do with you. Something like this might (I stress might) be useful for Debian. You could even test people on their knowledge of the code in the new applicant process. Here's my start as an example of what I'm thinking of. "Debian Developer Code of Conduct" by Vince Th

Re: Bug#81396: root shell fscked after upgrade to woody

2001-01-08 Thread Vince Mulhollon
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Re: What to do about /etc/debian_version

2001-01-05 Thread Vince Mulhollon
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Re: package pool and big Packages.gz file

2001-01-04 Thread Vince Mulhollon
debian.org (Samicc: (bcc: Vince Mulhollon/Brookfield/Norlight) Haahtinen)

Re: Rambling apt-get ideas

2001-01-04 Thread Vince Mulhollon
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Re: Rambling apt-get ideas

2000-12-28 Thread Vince Mulhollon
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Rambling apt-get ideas

2000-12-27 Thread Vince Mulhollon
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