On Saturday 05 August 2006 21:20, martin f krafft wrote: > I envision a tool (warning: braindump ahead) that we install *by > default* on a standard system, which uses cron to wake up once a day I think that installing it by default is not really an option. As all Debian services, it should be opt-in, not installed by default. Giving it the same status as popcon would IMO be an option. In effect that means: we ask the user during installation of any new system if he would like to use the service. If he/she declines, well, that's his/her choice. > and check online for important announcements regarding all installed > packages, and mails them to root if any are found. I was thinking > first to use the BTS for that, but we don't want that. The PTS also > does not provide what we need for this, so it'd be another service, > possibly one actually using the mirrors for distribution. And we'd > need a policy/moderation so as to prevent spamming the users. I like the basic idea of the service. Consider the comments below a braindump as well. It should also support important upgrade announcements (probably both per arch and per package or even arch/package combinations) before a new release. This means that the service also needs to support codename/suite. How will the service determine if a package related message is relevant for a user? Single version, version ranges, codename/suite, all? The service should also support systems that do not have a permanent internet connection. Maybe it should also support corporate installations where not each individual system is "subscribed", but rather a sysadmin subscribes to the architectures/suites that are relevant for his organization, maybe with a blanket selection for any announcement relating to any base system package + selected other packages. Cheers, FJP
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