Re: timezone data packaged separately and in volatile?

[Martin Zobel-Helas <zobel@ftbfs.de>]

Hi Daniel,

On Monday, 06 Feb 2006, you wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 07, 2006 at 02:30:01PM +1100, Anand Kumria wrote:
> > But that doesn't mean that we can issue an update to a stable package.
> > 
> > Currently they are mainly done for security purposes -- but stable updates 
> > should not be confined to only that.  They should be done to keep the
> > system functional.
> > 
> > I also think volatile is precisely the wrong place to put this kind of 
> > data -- it isn't part of the default apt.sources for one thing; and it 
> > places an extra burden on the maintainer(s) (who know have to track
> > three different upgrade paths, etc.).
> > 
> > It would be good to hear from the glibc maintainers if there are any
> > issues addressing bugs such as: 345479, 351049 with an update for
> > stable.
> 
> It's not us, but the stable maintainer, that you'd have to talk to;
> he has traditionally not been interested in these sorts of updates to
> stable as far as I know.

I talked to Joey another day, and he said, we should mail him about, and
he will decide if this could go in via a point release. I hearby mail
him (CC).

Lets see what happens.

Greetings
Martin