Re: is wheezy frozen already?

[Daniel Pocock <daniel@pocock.com.au>]

On 14/05/12 15:49, Andreas Tille wrote:
> On Sat, May 12, 2012 at 09:57:42AM +0000, Daniel Pocock wrote:
>   
>> I notice that packages have not been taken from the queue for 3 weeks:
>>
>>    http://ftp-master.debian.org/new.html
>>     
> I'd rather see a correlation to the fact that some members of the
> ftpmaster team might be short in time for private reasons than to the
> freeze date.  It might be that some "Do you need some help I could offer
> in terms of 2-3 hours per week" to ftpmaster team would be welcome.
>   

Hi Andreas,

My email was in no way intended to query the quality of the work done by
the ftpmasters, nor was it intended to rush anything or put pressure on
anyone - I understand that most people contribute to Debian on a
voluntary basis.

Being a new contributor of packages to the project, I'm simply trying to
understand the process as best I can

Google had actually found various messages indicating that a freeze may
come in May, and when I saw the graph of packages in NEW, I thought
maybe the freeze had started and I had missed it.

Can anyone help with the ftpmaster work or do you have to be a DD first?

Also, maybe there needs to be some fast-track process from the mentors
site into the archive?  Maybe there can be a box for the sponsor of a
package to tick if he has checked debian/copyright and wants to take on
responsibility for that part of the process?  The fact that every
package goes through a sponsor means that at least 2 sets of eyes have
looked at it.

Regards,

Daniel