weekly policy summary
Here's the summary of what's been going on on debian-policy in the past
week. Let me know if you're finding these useful.
Current and upcoming amendments:
- libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages (#37257)
- logrotation
Active proposals:
- Patented software == non-free?
- utmp group proposal
- Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND (#37345)
- software depending on non-US (#37251)
Stalled proposals:
- configuration of packages
- moving the menu hierarchy into debian policy
Rejected proposals:
- FORMAL structure for DEBIAN-POLICY debate (#37233)
Proposals removed because they have been stalled for 2 weeks:
- Scripts PROPOSAL
- moving the menu hierarchy into debian policy (#36051)
Details below..
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Bug: 37257
Title: libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages
Posted: 4 May 1999
Proposer: Ossama Othman
Seconders: Marcus Brinkmann, Marcelo E. Magallon
Status: amendment
Description:
.la files aren't useless, libtool can use them and they are essential
to programs that use libltdl. Proposal is to include .la files in -dev
packages if they are produced by the build process.
Bug: 37342
Title: logrotation
Posted: 28 Apr 1999
Proposer: Balazs Scheidler
Seconders: Brock Rozen, Raphaël Hertzog, Brian Almeida, Marco d'Itri,
Joseph Carter
Status: consensus (for 2 weeks)
Description:
Proposal to change to using logrotate instead of savelog.
Notes:
It's probably time to make this an amendment.
Bug:
Title: Patented software == non-free?
Posted: 10 May 99
Proposer: Joseph Carter
Seconders:
Status: discussion
Description:
Amend policy 2.1.4 to remove reference to patents as something that may
place software in non-free.
Bug:
Title: utmp group proposal
Posted: 09 May 99
Proposer: Wichert Akkerman
Seconders: Branden Robinson, Joel Klecker, Ossama Othman, Raphael Hertzog,
Marco d'Itri, Joseph Carter
Status: discussion
Description:
Create a new utmp group that can modify utmp, programs that were previously
suid root can be sgid utmp instead.
Bug: 37345
Title: Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND
Posted: 09 May 99
Proposer: Julian Gilbey
Seconders: Joseph Carter, Aaron Van Couwenberg, Marco d'Itri
Status: discussion
Description:
Modify policy to require use of the FHS, with possible exceptions.
Bug: 37251
Title: software depending on non-US
Posted: 06 May 1999
Proposer: Marco d'Itri
Seconders: Gordon Matzigkeit, Joseph Carter, Chris Waters
Status: discussion
Description:
Proposal to allow software that depends on software in non-us into main
(currently restricted to contrib).
Bug:
Title: configuration of packages
Posted: 05 May 1999
Proposer: Brederlow
Seconders:
Status: stalled
Description:
Draft proposal to graft user-friendly and/or automatic install-time
configuring of packages onto dpkg.
Bug:
Title: moving the menu hierarchy into debian policy
Posted: 01 May 1999
Proposer: Chris Waters
Seconders: Joey Hess, Karl M. Hegbloom
Status: stalled
Description:
Identical to proposal #36051, with addition of top-level Help menu.
Bug: 37233
Title: FORMAL structure for DEBIAN-POLICY debate
Posted: 07 May 1999
Proposer: Gordon Matzigkeit
Seconders:
Status: rejected
Description:
Lays out a set of legalistic guidlines to be used when discussing
changes to policy. Spurred by recent flamefest on debian-policy.
Notes:
Manoj Srivastava formally objected to this proposal, and was seconded by
Joey Hess, Oliver Elphick, Joseph Carter, Bob Hilliard, and Wichert Akkerman.
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