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Re: New Maintainer's Debian Packaging Howto



Will Lowe wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Nov 1997, Sue Ann Campbell wrote:
> 
> > web pages up to date and free of errors takes a lot more time than you'd think.
> 'zactly.  I do some maintanance on a smaller site,  and it drives me nuts.
> That's why I was thinking that an automated install business would help.
> 
Isn't having me mirror them directly into the web pages automated enough?
Just give me time. I'm only a volunteer too.

> > In short, as long as the files are accessible by ftp, no world writable
> > directories are necessary on master.
> No,nono.  I wasn't suggesting world-writeable thingies.  Most of us who
> write docs are maintainers anyway.
> 
'world-writeable' was being used in the unix sense, not referring to anyone in
this large globe we inhabit. Even within maintainers, extra permissions should
only be given on master where needed. Unless you think everyone should have
the root passwd...

- Sue


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