On Wed, 2006-10-25 at 18:54 -0700, Steve Langasek wrote: > > I don't think it's a good idea to change the policy manual for every release > > to match release RC policy. In current policy it's clear that it's a bug that > > should be fixed in the package and I'm sure it will become release critical in > > a next release... > > I would expect the RC policies to differ only incrementally between > releases, so don't see updating policy for every release being a real > problem, if this is the direction people think we should go. excuse me if this has already been suggested, but... wouldn't it just make things a lot easier to leave policy the way it is, but insert a one-liner preface somewhere in the policy document that states that release managers have the power to downgrade/ignore different clauses in policy as they feel appropriate? i'd say it's a fairly accurate representation of what's going on, and it lets policy keep its teeth for the rest of the distribution's development cycle. sean
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