www.gnu.org, glibcbug, bug@gnu.org, dpkg-reconfigure locales

["s. keeling" <keeling@spots.ab.ca>]

What a strange loop I've landed in.  I started out trying to make
en_CA locale work.  "dpkg-reconfigure locales" everybody said, but
that didn't do it.  Once I edited /etc/locale.gen and
/etc/locale.alias, then ran locale-gen, it was finally fixed.

In /etc/locale.alias it says to use the glibcbug script to report it
to gnu.  That sends to glibc-bug-reports-stable@gnu.org, which
bounces.

So, I forwarded the bounce to bugs@gnu.org, and that bounces.

So, I go to www.gnu.org, click on Developer Resources, and that leads
to 404 Not Found (/software/devel.html was not found on this server).

Is it only a coincidence that Gnu's mailserver is named monty-python.gnu.org?

So:

  - I've found a (?) flaw in locales configuration processing in Woody.

  - I've found a bug in glibcbug (glibc6 - 2.2.5-11.5).

  - I've determined Gnu's bug reporting system is broken.

  - Gnu's mailserver is misconfigured (mail bounces).

  - Gnu's website is broken (404 not found).

What do I do now?  [Note: cc:'ed to Woody's libc6 maintainer.]


-- 
Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
(*)               http://www.spots.ab.ca/~keeling 
- -