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Re: Help to clarify an issue



Em 31-12-2017 15:38, Mattia Rizzolo escreveu:
> Hello,
> 
> On Sun, Dec 31, 2017 at 01:23:51PM -0200, Herbert Fortes wrote:
>> Can someone read the bug report[0] an give
>> an second opinion?
>>
>> [0] - https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=885404
>>
>> We disagree when an NMU is necessary and how
>> important the request is.
> 
> wow - wtf.
> 
> I'll keep my comments here structured:
> 
> 1) I believe Jonathan is very very hasty on making NMUs
>  a) whilst true that NMUs today are seen very much with a nicer eye than
>     in the past, it's still considered not something to do lightly, not
>     even when somebody is on the LowNMU list or the package is in
>     collab-maint
>  b) also, upload an NMU the day after saying he has a patch and 3 days
>     after the original bug report is totally hasty, no matter the delay
>  c) and usually as soon as the maintainer replies to a bug all the
>     intentions to NMU drops in favour of a team upload (unless the
>     maintainer asks for a NMU, as it often happens)
> 2) I totally don't understand what's Herbert's problem with the
>    proposal, providing /usr/bin/duc from both the regular and -nox
>    package sounds a very nice idea to me
> 
> 

The problem is: Why think about this if an alias, an alias,
gives what he wants. Why spend more than a minute with this.

> Summary: please just stop meta-discussing whether or not a NMU was the
> appropriate action to take, and start discussing the actual bug, with
> neither party being so stubborn as it looks from my side.

I sent an email to mentors because the way things are going
he will make another upload. No delay, not nothing. Just upload.

I am stopping.





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