On Fri, 13 Nov 2015, Vincent Bernat wrote: > ❦ 13 novembre 2015 11:32 +1100, Dmitry Smirnov <onlyjob@debian.org> : > > >> "To guarantee an upgrade path from stable+backports to the next > >> stable, the package should be in testing.. Of course there are some > >> exceptions: Security updates. If your package had a security update > >> you can upload a new backport even if its not yet in testing. There > >> are also some other exception for packages like the kernel, xorg or > >> libreoffice." > > > > Perhaps what is missing is notion that new packages must be in "testing" in > > order to be accepted to backports but under some circumstances (e.g. security > > upgrade) existing package do not have to meet "in testing" criteria... > > The exception part should be just removed. As of today, the kernel, xorg > or libreoffice are no exception to the rule. It should get rephrased, you can always get an exception to update a package which is already in backports with a version from unstable if you have good reasons. But yes, we don't give general exceptions anymore (except for linitan, which is used by ftpmasters). Alex P.S. I rephrased the contribute part about exceptions
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