Hello, Olly Betts sent me several improvements to the questions, which I turned into a patch: please find it attached to this mail. Ciao, Enrico -- GPG key: 4096R/E7AD5568 2009-05-08 Enrico Zini <enrico@enricozini.org>
From 7650d4b908621f946f004faa81e75fa33c550411 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Enrico Zini <enrico@enricozini.org> Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:57:58 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 10/10] Applied fixes from Olly Betts --- nm_pp1.txt | 4 ++-- nm_pp2.txt | 2 +- nm_ts1.txt | 12 ++++++------ nm_ts2.txt | 2 +- 4 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/nm_pp1.txt b/nm_pp1.txt index 2c90dac..5a36784 100644 --- a/nm_pp1.txt +++ b/nm_pp1.txt @@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ PH3. Donald Knuth, author of TeX, insists that no-one has the right to "change files" (a sort of patch file). Is this allowed for a program for the main component of Debian? -PH4. Do you know (and can you explain) the difference between free speech - and free beer? Is Debian mainly about free speech or free beer? +PH4. Please explain the difference between free speech and free beer. + Is Debian mainly about free speech or free beer? PH5. What are the sections of the Debian archive and why is the archive grouped into them? diff --git a/nm_pp2.txt b/nm_pp2.txt index ff3490c..b470b88 100644 --- a/nm_pp2.txt +++ b/nm_pp2.txt @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ PR4. At regular intervals, we arrange the so called "Bug Squashing Parties". What are they good for and what happens during such a BSP? PR5. What are Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and when would you do an NMU? - Please list the usual procedure for a NMU. + Please list the usual procedure for an NMU. PR5a. What is a binNMU and what are they useful for? Where and how do you request to schedule binNMUs? Which precautions do you have to diff --git a/nm_ts1.txt b/nm_ts1.txt index c76f387..719b5eb 100644 --- a/nm_ts1.txt +++ b/nm_ts1.txt @@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ PF7. What is Essential: yes? Why isn't libc essential and why can't it PF8. Explain the difference between Depends, Recommends, Suggests and Enhances. -PF8a. Is there something you have to keep in mind regarding the Recommends - field while doing backports or updates for Etch or older releases? +PF8a. What should you keep in mind regarding the Recommends field while doing + backports or updates for Etch or older releases? PF9. What is Pre-depends for? Why should you avoid it? @@ -125,9 +125,9 @@ PP1. Imagine you maintain a package which depends very closely on some PP2. How can you ensure your package's description is in a good state and in a valid format? -PP3. You have a new package, and you finally find that it will be in - contrib. Why would it be there? What could you do (in theory at - least) to get it into main? +PP3. You have a new package, and you find that it will be in contrib. + Why would it be there? What could you do (in theory at least) to + get it into main? PP4. If one of your packages had serious problems like either a) the current version in the archive is not "mature" enough @@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ PPa. What would you do if your package contains an Emacs major mode? PPb. How can you tell your users about some important changes in your package? -PPc. Run: dpkg -L devscripts | grep bin/ | bogosort -n | tail -10 +PPc. Run: dpkg -L devscripts | grep bin/ | shuf -n10 (or otherwise pick 10 random utilities of your choice from the devscripts package) and for each one, tell me when a DD would want to use it. diff --git a/nm_ts2.txt b/nm_ts2.txt index bee952d..8459b28 100644 --- a/nm_ts2.txt +++ b/nm_ts2.txt @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ BU6. How do you upload a package to - the DELAYED queue BU7. What do you do if you've uploaded broken or incomplete files to - the upload queue (something that likes to happen if your internet + the upload queue (something that can easily happen if your internet connection is not stable, for example)? Architectures and Libraries -- 1.6.3.3
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