Hi, There seems to be complete confusion over the release plans for sarge. Following this list, looking at all the BSPs, d-i status, previous release plans I would expect that sarge is nearly ready for release. That means that all developers should be concentrating on making sure that their packages are in top notch condition for sarge, bug free and in testing. Unfortunately that isn't the case at all. Most developers are now still considering making big changes to their packages and even uploading huge new releases (gnome 2.6 for example). These actions are completely the opposite of what you'd expect when we are near a release. Discussions about these issues give lots of people commenting about the release being many months off. Both non-developers and developers. That is their opinion and so it affects what work they are doing for Debian. Please could you send out an announcement clarifying the current situation. Are we in a freeze where uploads should mostly be to fix bugs and certainly not packages of major new upstream releases? Or is sarge still months off? Should developers upload new versions; and perhaps all the people doing excellent work with removals and lowering the RC bug list have a well earned rest for a few months until that job really needs doing? My main point is that lots of developers are saying that sarge is months away - if they think that then they will cause it to be many months before any release. Please send out an announcement to clarify the current situation. -- .''`. Mark Howard : :' : `. `' http://www.tildemh.com `- mh@debian.org | mh@tildemh.com | mh344@cam.ac.uk
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