Hello Paul and *,
Unfortunately I have found your message very late...
Let us begin:
Am 2008-03-30 21:51:14, schrieb Paul Wise:
> If you are using Debian on your phone, embedded computer, laptop,
> desktop, server, network, telecommunications equipment or other part of
> your information infrastructure, I'd love to hear from you.
I am using Debian
ARM
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1) on a selfmade table PC which is currently ARM1136 based but will
switch to ARM1176 based one with 600MHz from Freescale or Samsung.
2) on 4 embedded System using the NXP LH7A4xx (ARM922T based) which
control my Toaster, my Bakeoven, a Solarcharger and a 24V DC Power-
Distribution Systel
SPARC
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1) eigth SS10/512
2) three SS20
3) one U20
i386
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1) Workstat.: VIA EPIA LN10000EAG
2) Laptop 1: IBM ThinkPad 570 (with working Lucen WinModem)
3) Laptop 2: Acer Aspire 1350
Servers running on VIA EPIA LN10000EAG with 1GByte of memory:
4) Server 1: <samba3.private> nfs-kernel-server, apache2, php5
5) Server 2: <mail.private> courier, procmail, fetchmail,
spamassassin, clamav-ng
6) Server 3: <pgsql.private> postgresql
7) Server 4: <router.private> POT, ISDN, ADSL, SDSL, SkyDSL,
GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA
8) Server 5: <lpd.private> cups
9) Server 6: <syslog.private> syslog-ng
10) Server 7: <vserver1> apache2, php5,
amd64
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1) Develstat.: Dual Opteron 280 Running Xen with Sarge, Etch,
Lenny and Sid
> When replying, tell me anything you want to, but if you can't think of
> anything, here are some ideas to get you started:
>
> What are you using Debian for?
Office, Server, Development
> Do you have a project (big or small) made with Debian you'd like to show
> off? Even if you think its trivial or uninteresting, we want to hear
> about it! Using Debian for keeping track of your socks might seem
> uninteresting to you, but...
Since end of 2007 I am switchingmore or less back to my "Electronic
Engineer" and develop hardware which does not need ANY proprietary
software.
My OWN requirement is: "Developing Hardware which fit the DFSG."
No Software outside of "main" required since all my own software is
under GNU GPL version 3.
> What cool package(s) are you using? Did you
> buy a beverage for a Debian contributor at DebConf? Are you using
> packages from a general area of Debian (science, games, development,
> servers)? What about Debian do you think needs changing - do you have
> any specific gripes?
In the last years Debian tend to support mor in more Gnome and KDE apps
and droping support for Non-Bloat-Ware installations which make Debian
more in more uninstallable without recompiling tonns of packages.
> Is there a specific package that needs to be
> maintained better?
One of the packages is "gksu" which now (since Etch) sucks OVER 50 MByte
of useless packages.
> Do you have the popularity-contest package installed
> and working? If not, why not?
Yes on all of my machines... Since I build my OWN Debian-Install-CDs
with only Packages I use (arround 1056 total plus -dev packages) it is a
"must". to get my own packages pushed into "lower" CD-Numbers... ;-)
Note: I have Build three 650 MByte CD's for ARM, i386 and amd64 and
all three CD's have left many space for further packages...
But I have my OWN Debian mirror @home and normaly use only the
Debian-Net-Install-CD.
> Are you missing certain packages that are
> not available in Debian, were removed from Debian or are not available
> in the last stable release (etch)? Why are you using Debian rather than
> RHEL/Fedora/CentOS, Gentoo, Ubuntu, MacOS or Windows (or the other way
> around)?
DFSG !!!
Note 1: Several times I have complaint about missing documentation and
forgotten, I do not use "contrib" and "non-free". ;-)
Note 2: I am rewriting (since two years) "bash-doc"...
> Are you making a living using or customising or deploying
> Debian?
Yes, I am Debian GNU/Linux Consultant in Strasbourg and Linux-Developer.
> What are your plans for using Debian in the future?
Make it better. After geting a new Appartement or something like this
I will continue to work on my own software and enhancements and like to
see some of it in Debian and of course, becoming a "Debian Maintainer"
at least for my own packages...
> Did your
> Debian wishlist for 2007 come true?
Yesno...
Yes: Debian is better then before
No: Debian force users to much into bloatware (KDE/GNOME)
which IS GOOD for BEGINNERS but not professionels...
> What is your Debian wishlist for
> 2008?
Building Dual-Packages
1) <package>
2) <package>-bloatwaresupport
e.g.
1) gksu
2) gksu-gnome
> What does Debian mean to you?
Mostly: "Freedom total"
> In what ways do you or do you intend
> to contribute to Debian and free software in general?
1) Coding Add-Ons/Plugins
2) create enhancements to existing software.
3) write documentations which fir the DFSG. (e.g. bash-doc)
> How can we help
> you to contribute to Debian or free software in general?
Hmmm...
> In your replies, please indicate which parts are for debconf, d-d-a or
> d-p. Please also indicate if you would like to remain anonymous, want
> your comments attributed to you or don't care either way.
You can use my full name and e-Mail address freely and the whole
contents of the message...
> I'll read all
> public and private replies and make summaries for d-d-a and d-p.
> Depending on the number of replies and my "real life" situation, it
> might take a while to write up, so please be patient.
>
> I'm unfortunately monolingual, so if you would like to translate this
> mail to your language and translate replies from users to English and
> send them to me, please feel free to post it to the non-English user
> lists/forums.
Thanks, Greetings and nice Day/Evening
Michelle Konzack
Systemadministrator
24V Electronic Engineer
Tamay Dogan Network
Debian GNU/Linux Consultant
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