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Re: About the Hamm Freeze



Brian White <bcwhite@verisim.com> writes:

> I'll be trying
> to limit changes in Hamm to bug-fixes only.  All critical, grave, and
> important bugs _must_ be marked as done before a packages will be allowed
> into Hamm.

'bug-fixes only'... Is that 'registered Debian bugs' or any bug?
I'm both the author and maintainer of tcpquota and xadmin, and I are fixing
bugs in tcpquota (oki, so I add features to, that's where the bugs are comming
from... :), would it be ok to upload such new versions?

> In addition, the criteria for admission into Hamm will become stricter
> as the freeze cycle goes on.  After 2-3 weeks on serious bug fixes will
> be allowed.  This is to prevent a large number of package fixes to be
> uploaded at the last minutes, thus swamping the testing group right before
> release.

'serious bug fixes'... Same here?

> Some people think the removal from Hamm was a bad idea, some people think
> it was a good idea.  It is my feeling that this "blinding flash of pain"
> is much better than a "long and drawn out process".  The removal has
> been announced weekly for at least the last 4 weeks, so everybody should
> have known what was about to happen.

'It's better to yank the bad touth, than wagging it free'... :)

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