Re: More 5 november in the release schedule
On Thu, 10 Nov 2016 00:24:20 +0100, Wouter Verhelst
<wouter@debian.org> wrote:
>What if I did notice, but fixing the bug takes longer than the 15 days
>(and I agree that we shouldn't release with that bug, so I agree that
>the severity is correct)?
>
>15 days is a pretty short time for irreversible changes in Debian, IMO.
>
>If the policy for the upcoming release really is (and will remain) "once
>you're out, you stay out, no exceptions", then have fun releasing Debian
>without me.
Fully agreed.
>If the release team is willing to consider exceptions when
>the automated machinery was jumping the gun a little, however, then
>okay, I think it might be a good idea to try this out.
If you only get an exception if your package is so important that the
press will mention us like "Debian stretch is missing the important
foo package", then I wouldn't want to even try this. If getting an
exception is the normal case, then, fine, try it. But why would be
bother to write this in policy if we intend to do this as the normal
case?
I probably will not bother with asking for an exception if I would
need one. If the release team feels like releasing without one of my
packages, I'm fine with that. You're not obliged to take advantage of
my work. Mein Server läuft auch ohne User.
>Being rigid about such policies is never a good thing, though.
Yes. And I am afraid that this policy is being as rigid as a two inch
steel wall.
Greetings
Marc
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