Re: Report from Debconf's QA BOF
On 25/11/08 at 20:42 -0600, Raphael Geissert wrote:
> [no CC please]
>
> tim hall wrote:
> > Steve Langasek wrote:
> >> On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 12:01:26AM -0300, Lucas Nussbaum wrote:
> >>>>> - O: bugs are now RC, so packages are removed from testing using the
> >>>>> release team's existing policies. Which means that some O: packages
> >>>>> might stay in testing for a longer time because they are dependencies
> >>>>> of other packages.
> >>
> >>>> Were members of the release team represented in this BoF?
> >>
> >>> Sure, Luk was here, and didn't express any disagreement. Actually, I
> >>> tried hard to give several opportunities to raise concerns, but
> >>> everybody apparently really agreed with the proposal.
> >>
> >> Hrm, ok... well, I still disagree, but I seem to be overruled :)
> >
> > FWIW I agree with Steve here. I think a package should be identified as
> > 'broken' in order to force removal.
>
> Quoting Luk:
> > The orphanage bug being RC does only mean that it needs to be adopted,
> > removed (from unstable and/or testing) or downgraded before the next
> > release IMHO.
>
> The default policy is going to be: orphaned packages are not candidates in shape
> for a release; but as Luk said, the severity might be lowered if needed (such
> case would be discussed whenever such a case exists; /me trying to answer
> Lucas' question).
I think that it's too early to say what the default policy is going to
be. After lenny is released, we will have to discuss this with other
parties involved (probably RM/QA first, then everybody else). Of course,
the outcome of the DebConf BOF should be used as a basis.
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