Re: Why is it so hard to get sponsors.....?

["W. van den Akker" <listsrv@wilsoft.nl>]

> If I am reading your (big) changelogs correctly, you are (amongst other
> things) switching patch-system to quilt, and package new upstream
> versions - This is a big no-no for the release team during the freeze
> (see [1]) which we have had since June [2]. 
>
> This might lower the chances of getting a DD to sponsor your packages
> during the freeze.
>
> [1] http://release.debian.org/wheezy/freeze_policy.html
> [2] https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2012/06/msg00009.html

I understand [1] and [2]. I meant uploading to unstable and not testing.
But none of the DD was ever answering the emails......