Re: Deebian 7.0 needs to support MTP (for Android), else it will lose relevance
Am Donnerstag, 7. Februar 2013 schrieb Martin Steigerwald:
> You can make it happen if you shift your focus from complaining to
> contributing. Another way would be to talk in a different tone about it.
Well that I overdid a bit:
Of course its work in a team.
And for Wheezy release there is a release policy in place.
But:
You can help make it happen (for backports).
I also want to point out, that I just give my oppinion as a user who
contributed here and there and even got two packages sponsored into Debian.
My answers are in no way official.
In case you want to propose a freeze exception, the process is a different
one than just writing to this mailing list, see:
"Rule #7. If you have a package that needs a freeze exception, please don't
forget to contact us, either by filing an "unblock" bug - reportbug will
automatically create an appropriate template - or by mail; bugs are
generally preferred for ease of tracking. Don't expect us to find out about
it on our own. Putting a comment in the changelog is not contacting the
release team. :)"
http://release.debian.org/wheezy/freeze_policy.html
See the requirements:
1) First there needs to be a package which *works*.
2) A Debian developer will have to upload it. A convincing reason rather
than just demanding is required in my eyes.
3) Then request freeze exception with the release team and provide a rather
good reason for it.
In my eyes its too late for Wheezy and I can understand if there is no
developer willing to upload it.
I see no reason why something like that can´t be done for backports tough.
Ciao,
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Martin 'Helios' Steigerwald - http://www.Lichtvoll.de
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