Bug#625449: Permanent BSP patch
On Wed, May 04, 2011 at 08:58:57AM +0200, Lucas Nussbaum wrote:
> On 03/05/11 at 15:38 +0200, Lucas Nussbaum wrote:
> > I agree that the resulting wording of patch is suboptimal, and that
> > recommending 0-day NMUs is not the way to go. We are rarely in need for
> > action in less than a couple of days in Debian, so the current policy
> > seems fine to me.
> The Developers' reference gives recommendations to developers, it is not
> binding. If you think that a RC bug needs to be fixed with a 0-day NMU,
> you are still free to ignore the recommendation and proceed with your
> 0-day NMU. However, in the general case, I don't think that we should
> *recommend* 0-day NMUs.
>
I'll repeat again, that this has been the policy for the last 5 years.
This bug is an attemt to document what is actually happening.
Neil
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A. Because it breaks the logical sequence of discussion
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