Re: Intent to NMU ax25-apps to fix pending po-debconf l10n bugs
On Mon, Feb 06, 2012 at 10:03:09PM +0100, Christian PERRIER wrote:
>
> Dear Debian maintainer,
>
> The ax25-apps Debian package, which you are the maintainer of, has
> pending bug report(s) which include translation updates or fixes
> for po-debconf, namely bug number 593666 (and maybe other similar bugs).
>
> The i18n team is now hunting the very last bits of missing localization
> and your package went on our radar. You may have uploaded recently but,
> unfortunately for you, you then got *another* l10n bug report.
>
> So, sorry for this, but the radar beeped at your package and here am I
> with an NMU intent...:-)
>
> I have the intention, as part of a more general action of the Debian
> i18n Task Force to build and possibly upload a non-maintainer upload
> for ax25-apps in order to fix this as well as all pending translations
> for the debconf templates.
>
> Of course, an upload made by you would even be better...:-)
>
> Such changes are always harmless, which explains why I safely consider
> building NMU's for such issues even though they're obviously non critical.
>
> The schedule for the NMU (in case it happens, that is if you agree with it
> or if I don't receive any answer in 2 days) is roughly the following:
>
> Monday, February 06, 2012 : send this notice
> Friday, February 10, 2012 : post a NMU announcement to debian-i18n with you
> (maintainer) CC'ed
> this can happen earlier if the maintainer agrees
> In such case, the deadlines below will also
> happen earlier
> Saturday, February 18, 2012 : (midnight) deadline for receiving translation updates
> Sunday, February 19, 2012 : build the package and upload it to DELAYED/7-day
> send the NMU patch to the BTS
> Sunday, February 26, 2012 : NMU reaches incoming
>
> If you intent to upload yourself, please notify me so that I interrupt
> the process on my side. Please also don't upload without a discussion
> with me. Some translators might send a few new translations and I can handle
> a round of translation updates for you. Really, don't upload silently...:-)
>
> In case I upload an NMU, I will subscribe to the Package Tracking System for
> ax25-apps and follow its life for 60 days after my NMU in order to fix
> any issue potentially introduced by my upload.
>
> Let me know, as soon as possible, if you have any kind of objection to this
> process.
>
> If you'd rather do the fix yourself, I will of course leave the package
> alone. Same if you have reasons not to do the update now.
>
> --
>
>
New upstream versions of the ax25 packages are being uploaded. Please
do not NMU at this time. I'll add any translations attached to the BTS
ticket(s) to the new packages.
Pat
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