Re: About NM guide: Daemon packages
On Fri, Apr 08, 2005 at 11:02:06AM -0300, Lucas Di Pentima wrote:
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> If the package is new, and you decide you'd like to see it in Debian,
> proceed as follows:
> [...]
> * program should not be a daemon, or something that goes in */sbin
> directories, or open a port as root.
> [...]
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> Why it shouldn't be a daemon? it's harder to get it into Debian because
> of that? this particular daemon (http://zabbix.com) uses a
> non-privileged port (10050 or something...).
>
I guess the author of the NM guide believes a daemon, especially one
that opens a port is more complex then other non software. Therefore it
is not recommended for New Maintainers.
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