Re: Upload of a non-latest upstream version?
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 5:58 PM, Ben Finney <ben+debian@benfinney.id.au> wrote:
> Ludovico Cavedon <ludovico.cavedon@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Would it be acceptable to upload 0.8 to the NEW queue and in the
>> meanwhile help to get python-iniparse into Debian? Or is uploading
>> non-latest upstream versions something that must not be done?
>
> As the package maintainer, it's your call what version to package, and
> the responsibility for that decision falls to you. The latest is
> preferable, if all else is equal, but as you point out, all else is not
> equal in this case.
>
> If you feel that packaging tortoisehg 0.8 would better serve users than
> tortoisehg 0.8.2, and are prepared to back that decision up with good
> reasoning (as you clearly seem to be), I would say go ahead and do it.
makes sense,
Thank you both!
Ludovico
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