uploads to unstable in times of freeze (was Re: debconf as a registry)

[Thorsten Glaser <tg@mirbsd.de>]

On Fri, 17 Oct 2014, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:

> If package is suitable for unstable but not for testing, please upload 
> to unstable and file severe bugreport to keep it from entering testing.

I thought so too, but learned that this is a bad idea.
Sometimes, you have to update the package in testing,
get a freeze exception or somesuch. These all go via
unstable.

So, if it’s not suitable for testing, do not upload it
to unstable starting a month or so before the freeze.

bye,
//mirabilos
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