Re: Bits from the Release Team (Jessie freeze info)

[Bernd Zeimetz <bernd@bzed.de>]

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Hi,

> We are happy to announce that we will freeze Jessie at 23:59 UTC on the 5th
> of November 2014.

thanks for annoucing that early and for your work!

> [...] * Proactive automated removals 3 months into the freeze. - Note that
> bug-free packages will be removed if they (build-)depend on a RC-buggy,
> non-key package.

Could we get a warning about such removals before they are scheduled? Like at
least one week before? Having an eye on all packages all my packages
build-depend is something which would be great to avoid ;)

> [...]

> - Native packages are at a disadvantage here, since all uploads of native
> packages are considered a new "upstream" version.

So whats the "fix" for that? Migrating native packages to non-native ones does
not always make sense.


> [...] - It should also go without saying that embedding a new upstream 
> release in a patch just to get a such "carte blanche" exception is also
> considered abuse.

What about bugfix point-releases from upstream, like postgres and other sane
upstreams do it?


thanks & cheers,

Bernd

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