dak.conf: Remove changelog export path

[dak.git] / README

diff --git a/README b/README
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--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -7,24 +7,20 @@ This is unreleased alpha software; use it ENTIRELY at your own risk.
 dak is the collection of programs used to maintain the Debian
 project's archives.  It's not yet in a state where it can be easily
 used by others; if you want something to maintain a small archive and
 dak is the collection of programs used to maintain the Debian
 project's archives.  It's not yet in a state where it can be easily
 used by others; if you want something to maintain a small archive and

-apt-ftparchive (from apt-utils) is insufficent, I strongly recommend
-you investigate mini-dinstall or debarchiver.
+apt-ftparchive (from the apt-utils package) is insufficient, I strongly
+recommend you investigate mini-dinstall, debarchiver or similar.
+However, if you insist on trying to try using dak, please read the
+documentation in 'doc/README.first'.

 
 

-If you do insist on trying to try using it, please be careful: katie
-sends out lots of emails and if not configured properly will happily
-send them to lots of people who probably didn't want those emails.
+There are some manual pages and READMEs in the doc sub-directory.  The
+TODO file is an incomplete list of things needing to be done.

 
 

-Don't use katie.conf, apt.conf, cron.* etc. as starting points for
-your own configuration files, they're the configuration files for
-auric (aka ftp-master.debian.org) and are highly Debian specific.
-Start from scratch and refer to the security.debian.org config files
-(-security) as they're a better example for a private archive.
+There's a mailing list for discussion, development of and help with
+dak.  See:

 
 

-NB: don't be put off by the names, see doc/README.names for a mapping
-of name -> what the script does.
+  https://lists.debian.org/debian-dak/

 
 

-There are some manpages and READMEs in the doc sub-directory.  The
-TODO file is an incomplete list of things needing to be done.
+for archives and details on how to subscribe.

 
 dak is developed and used on Linux but will probably work under any
 UNIX since it's almost entirely python and shell scripts.
 
 dak is developed and used on Linux but will probably work under any
 UNIX since it's almost entirely python and shell scripts.


@@ -37,8 +33,5 @@ version.
 
 -- 
 James Troup <james@nocrew.org>, Horsforth, Leeds
 
 -- 
 James Troup <james@nocrew.org>, Horsforth, Leeds

-Fri, 29 Nov 2002 15:47:49 +0000
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+Thu, 26 Dec 2002 16:56:02 +0000