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using the BTS for bpo-bugreports (Re: Please package virtualbox-guest-additions-iso)



On Fri, May 04, 2018 at 11:06:20PM +0200, Geert Stappers wrote:
> Maybe is the FAQ "outdated". 

Well. The FAQ is correct, it's the current bpo-policy, which by now and
as today became visible in two threads here, is outdated. I'd say:

IMO it was a good idea many and some years ago, but today given
stable-backports wide appreciation, it seems outdated.

However the old reason is still the same: backports can be done by any
DD (in the bpo keyring) and the unstable maintainer(s) might not
appreciate those bugreports. Despite that, I think this policy should be
changed and bpo bugreports should go to the BTS. Debian should recommend
using backports and if Debian does so, we should provide proper
bugreporting channels (which probably requires^wwould benefit from tuning
the BTS and/or reportbug).

> P.S.
> If I Recall Correct:
> There was first backports.org and later Debian backports ...

yes. https://backports.debian.org/News/ has as oldest entry something
from 2008, about backports.org and clearly not the first backports.org
news :)


-- 
cheers,
	Holger

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