Bug#771586: pre-approval/advice: debian-lan-config/0.17
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Hi,
On Sun, Nov 30, 2014 at 10:45:13PM +0100, Andreas B. Mundt wrote:
> I am the author of the debian-lan-config package. It provides a FAI
> config space and instruction on how to roll out a complete local area
> network within Debian.
>
> Currently, I am aware of two issues that probably need minor changes
> in debian-lan-config 0.17 to make it work as flawlessly as it works
> right now:
>
> 1) Modifications in dovecot (1:2.2.13-7, not yet in jessie) removed
> the creation of self signed certificates. This resulted in
> #771407, #771334.
>
> --> The certificate handling has to be moved to debian-lan-config.
>
> 2) di-netboot-assistant will hopefully/probably be updated to support
> jessie, cf. #759424
>
> --> A workaround for the current di-netboot-assistant package can be
> removed from debian-lan-config.
>
> With the stricter freeze policy from the 5th of December on, I fear to
> not be allowed to get these fixes/adaptions into jessie's
> debian-lan-config package.
>
> debian-lan-config is a configuration package. It is highly dependent
> on a huge number of packages and their interplay. I would like to ask
> if it might be possible to allow an updated debian-lan-config package,
> which provides the changes described above, into jessie after the 5th
> of December. (When the 'final' dovecot and di-netboot-assistant
> packages are available in jessie).
>
> Alternatively, I could try to "estimate" the changes and prepare a
> package which already handles the issues. As this seems to be a
> moving target right now, I would prefer not to do that, but instead
> wait for a more stable jessie with regard to dovecot and
> di-netboot-assistant.
>
> It would be great if you could share your opinion on that.
You're correct that the Dec 5th deadline is very close. We can't really
comment without patches. It's probably best to create a version based on what
you know now and upload it to unstable before the weekend. Ideally, the
changes should work with the packages currently in testing and with the
packages fixing the bugs you listed above.
Please remove the moreinfo tag once the upload is in unstable.
Cheers,
Ivo
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