- DEBIAN BUG TRACKING SYSTEM
- --------------------------
+ debbugs, Debian bug tracking system
+ -----------------------------------
This bug tracking system was developed by Ian Jackson from 1994-1997,
with assistance from nCipher Corporation Limited in 1997. nCipher allowed
Ian to redistribute modifications he made to the system while working as an
employee of nCipher.
+Since then, it has been developed by the various administrators of
+bugs.debian.org, including Darren Benham, Adam Heath, Josip Rodin, Anthony
+Towns, and Colin Watson. As in the case of Ian, nCipher allowed Colin to
+redistribute modifications he made while working as an employee of nCipher.
+
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
=============================================================================
+
- GNU date
- GNU gzip
- Perl 5 (5.005 is known to work)
1. Run "make install" from the source directory.
2. Edit the config files in /etc/debbugs/ directory to suit your needs.
+Re-run debbugsconfig when you're finished to regenerate the
+documentation.
3. Set up the mail arrangements to deliver mail to the right place, and to
set up a blackhole mail alias if you need one. Ensure that owner@bugs, the
=============================================================================
FURTHER INFORMATION
=============================================================================
-Web: http://benham.net/debbugs/
+
Email: debian-debbugs@lists.debian.org (mailing list)
- debian-debbugs-request@lists.debian.org with the word subscribe in the
- subject line
+ To subscribe, email debian-debbugs-request@lists.debian.org
+ with the word "subscribe" in the subject line
+Outdated web site: http://benham.net/debbugs/
=============================================================================
COPYRIGHT AND LACK-OF-WARRANTY NOTICE
=============================================================================
-Copyright 1999 Darren O. Benham <gecko@debian.org>
-Copyright 1994,1995,1996,1997 Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
-Copyright 1997 nCipher Corporation Limited
+
+Copyright 1999 Darren O. Benham
+Copyright 1994-1997 Ian Jackson
+Copyright 1997,2003 nCipher Corporation Limited
This bug system is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
with this program, or one should be available above; if not, write to the
Free Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA
02111-1307, USA.
-
- - Darren Benham 14 Oct, 1999