Re: removing debian-consultants list
cameron@clueinc.net wrote:
Anyway, here are several topics that've been on my mind lately, and that
I'd like to see discussed in the hope that discussion will eventually
result in concrete action:
I was a proponent of the list's removal, given finding a consultant is
easier and quicker on the web site... but if it's going to host some
interesting discussion I'm not so sure.
1: Re: unstable packages on stable systems
I use apt pinning to install. Create /etc/apt/preferences containing
something like:
Package: *
Pin: release a=unstable
Pin-Priority: 50
which says 'for all packages, the priority of the unstable archive is
50, which is less than the default of 500 [for stable]'. You could also
do things like tell it never to uninstall version X of package Y if you
really wanted a given version, or by setting the priority to > 1000,
force downgrades (although there's probably other ways to do this). Add
unstable lines to your sources.list and then apt-get update. From then
on you can:
apt-get install <package>/unstable
which tells apt to install the package, but not necessarily follow
dependencies, or:
apt-get -t unstable install <package>
which will. Keep an eye out for important packages being 'upgraded'.
2: Re: Pseudopackages for rapid deployment of common configurations.
Not sure about this one, although it sounds like a good idea, and if
done generically could be added to the archive as you can bet
consultants aren't the only people doing this.
3: Re: ad-hoc teams could handle bigger jobs
The consultants pages are probably the best place for finding people in
your area.
3: Re: getting Debian support from Rackspace, etc.
Isn't there a debian related UML hosting centre now - sure I read that
somewhere - maybe DWN? Although it would be nice to see RackSpace
supporting Debian. Maybe talk to the JBoss people - didn't they have
some support arrangement setup?
4: Re: non-consulting revenue streams
I'm not sure I follow here - our needs are similar to those of other
debian users so most of what we develop/package would have a place in
the archive. That said there are others doing things like this - Progeny
for one?
5: Re: requests for proposal
Again, the consultants list is probably the best place for this.
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