Bug#113850: mhonarc: New upstream available

[jerome.marant@free.fr (Jérôme Marant)]

Josip Rodin <joy@cibalia.gkvk.hr> writes:

> On Sat, Sep 29, 2001 at 11:13:08AM +0200, Jérôme Marant wrote:
> > > Package: mhonarc
> > > Version: 2.4.9-1
> > > Severity: wishlist
> > > 
> > > Despite the beta labelling, MHonArc 2.5.0b2 is the primary download
> > > offered at www.mhonarc.org. Additionally, it has been out for several 
> > > weeks with no complaints from the MHonArc mailing list.
> > > 
> > > Suggest packaging this new upstream version of MHonArc.
> > 
> >   I object to this. This is beta software and there is no need to replace the
> >   current stable version with a beta one, this is non sense.
> >   Consider that we are Debian and not RedHat that is why we care for quality
> >   much more than others.
> >   
> >   Please wait for final 2.5.
> 
> But is it really a beta version, or is the upstream just clueless about
> version labelling? The submitter's comments imply the latter.

  Quoted from the website "v2.5.0b2 is available. This is the beta 2 release of
  v2.5".

  I don't see the problem in waiting a bit for the final release. The reason why
  I object to shipping beta versions in Debian is that it leads to receiving
  a flood of bugs reports for something which is known to be still bugged.

  People willing to play with beta versions can download the tarballs.

> 
> Besides, a new version can be packaged for experimental.

  I don't think it is worth the effort.

-- 
Jérôme Marant <jerome@marant.org>
              <jerome.marant@free.fr>