Re: [Cracklib-devel] Getting Debian stuff upstream
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From: Mike F. <va...@ge...> - 2008-09-25 09:37:46
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On Tuesday 23 September 2008, Jan Dittberner wrote: > Hello, > > I'm the current maintainer of the Debian cracklib package [1]. The > Debian package contains some extensions to the upstream sources that I > think would benefit users of other distributions too. The changes are: > > - manual pages for the command line tools and the library function > - docbook documentation (Debian package centric) > - example code using cracklib > - script for updating cracklib dictionaries > - a cron job using this script > > I want your opinion which of these extensions should go to the upstream > source repository. I think at least the example code and the manual > pages should be included in upstream releases. adding random things like cronjobs into a "contrib" directory for people to cherry pick would be fine i would think. we certainly wouldnt want this cruft forced onto everyone by default though. -mike |