Bug#510415: tech-ctte: Qmail inclusion (or not) in Debian
On Mon, 05 Jan 2009, Don Armstrong wrote:
> Would
>
> 1) an upload to experimental with
> 2) all of the issues that have been identified as RC filed as RC
> bugs against the package with
> 3) acceptance into sid occuring only when the RC bugs which have
> a serious negative impact on the internet in large fixed and
> 4) acceptance into testingg occuring as usual with
> 5) an RM "unacceptable for release" RC bug filed until the RMs
> have a chance to come to a determination
>
> be an acceptable compromise for the ftpmasters and the prospective
> Qmail maintainer(s)? (Or at least, a start towards something that
> could possibly be compromised on?)
+1.
I find this suggestion to be much more in line with our current
procedures.
I'm particularly uneasy with letting the ftpmasters decide
what's acceptable in the Debian archive on some non-usual policy
requirements that can be difficult to justify.
I'm not saying that we must let any crap enter the archive but when we
have a maintainer and some reasonably popular piece of software, we
should accept it in the archive. Note: it's not the same as accepting it
in our stable release where all our usual criteria do apply.
> As much as I'm not a fan of Qmail, I don't think the project should
> stand in the way if someone is actually interested in spending the
> time to attempt to make it acceptable for eventual release.
Agreed. Same here.
Cheers,
--
Raphaël Hertzog
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