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Re: Let's remove moria



Martin Michlmayr <tbm@cyrius.com> writes:

> * Thomas Bushnell BSG <tb@becket.net> [2005-03-14 10:39]:
> > > Removing it from non-free still doesn't hurt anything, since IIRC
> > > that'll have to happen anyway when it goes to main. I don't think
> > > keeping the *current* package accomplishes anything...
> > 
> > It's kinder on the ftpmasters not to do that, and they seem to have a
> > big list of work to do already.  In other words, leaving the package
> > alone, and uploading a free version to main when it's ready, requires
> > them to make one change to the override file, instead of a removal
> > request, followed by a NEW queueing later.
> 
> Actually, this is wrong.  Changing from non-free to main requires NEW
> processing as well because the override file contains the component
> (main, contrib, non-free).

I wish I had noticed this.  Oh wait, I did: "Leaving the package
alone, and uploading a free version to main when it's ready, requires
them to make one change to the override file."

Thomas



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