Re: NEW handling ...
On 10231 March 1977, David Schmitt wrote:
>> > Collecting tidbits of
>> > information concerning the various packages rotting in NEW and making
>> > that information public.
>> A list of packages-in-NEW is available on the Web, including binary
>> package names, bugs closed, et al.
>> Nothing more can be done by the average bored DD, since they cannot access
>> these packages, hence not do most of the necessary checks.
> Isn't there a mirror of NEW on merkel?
Yes, but you cant read anything else than .changes files in NEW.
> rte (3 years): discussion on debian-legal[1] ended without answer to James
> Troup question about details:
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2001/10/msg00090.html
> Legal status: Package DFGS-free, possibly patent-encumbered, Need checking of
> video MPEG layer-2 encodings status.
Encoding mpeg stuff is an enforced patent, and thats not a good thing to
get a package in.
> kernel-patch-2.4-{blooper,pom} (1 year):
> * Fixes for minor annoying kernel bugs
> * Netfilter patch-o-matic patches to base level, IPSEC policy match
> Both should be superceded by debian-kernel. Could be REJECTed.
Should/Could?
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bye Joerg
Some NM:
graphviz: ouch, that license is hard to read, damn lawyer gibberish.
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