I don't really want to get into this, I've got enough people mad at me for filing some bug reports, but I think this needs to be said, anyways. On Thu, Oct 15, 1998 at 02:54:02AM +0200, Hartmut Koptein wrote: > > > But you're missing my point. Why does a binary-only NMU give you the right > > to skip waiting, while a normal NMU does not? Why are they different? Why > > does one let you circumvent the rules, for however noble a purpose? > > > > Binary-only and normal NMU's are the same thing, and if you can do a > > binary-only NMU w/o waiting, you should be able to do a normal NMU w/o > > waiting. And if you can do that, it follows you should, since a normal NMU > > is better. > > > How will you feal, if i get one of your packages, make necessary patches for > kernel-2.1 and glibc-2.1 and egcs to it and upload the package _with_ > source (without asking you for permission) to master. And then you notice > that this new source-package is broken on your system? There is a reason libc's have version #defs, and that gcc and alike have version #defs, and *gasps* kernels too.. Basicly, use #if and #ifdef, if your changes blindly assume a arch then your no better then the programmers who assume ix86, if not worse because you KNOW how important the issues are.. > > binary-only MNU hits only one arch > normal NMU hits possible all archs A binary-only MNU violates the GPL, end of story. > > Another story: > > I patched a debian binary in february, forwarded the patch directly to the > maintainer (not to the BTS) and uploaded this package as a binary-only > MNU. This package (with the patch) is always not yet available, because > the maintainer is very busy to make a new release. This is more then a > 1/2 year ! This is why you should include source with the NMU!!! Zephaniah E, Hull. > > Greetings, > > Hartmut > > PS: we talk no about two or three packages, porters means 100 or 200 packages :-) > > > -- > Hartmut Koptein EMail: > Friedrich-van-Senden-Str. 7 koptein@et-inf.fho-emden.de > 26603 Aurich > Tel.: +49-4941-10390 koptein@debian.org > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-request@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org >
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