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Re: clive: volatile or not-for-stable?



Mikhail Gusarov wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Package I maintain (clive) relies in functioning on external resources
> (YouTube, GoogleVideo and less known ones) which change frequently. This
> means clive need to be regularely updated to continue to function.
> 
> I suppose clive should not be included in stable release due to such
> unsatisfactory state of things, but what should I do instead? I've read
> debian-volatile procedures and it seems quite restrictive - upload only
> by maintainer, and I'm not a DD (yet) and unclear.
> 
> Is it ok just to file RC bug "Should not enter testing" and forget about
> the problem with clive in stable releases forever?

I guess the question is rather debian-volatile or backports.org and
maybe it would be better to use volatile-sloppy?

Cheers

Luk


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