Re: Bug#484009: ftp.debian.org: Core gnome metapackages removed from Lenny breaks gnome desktop
* Raphael Hertzog (hertzog@debian.org) [080602 12:18]:
> On Mon, 02 Jun 2008, Frans Pop wrote:
> > Pierre Habouzit wrote:
> > >> update-manager
> > >> update-notifier
> > >
> > > Those are RC buggy for a long time, and leaf nodes, they can come back
> > > in when the RC bug is fixed. And if tasksel depends on them then we have
> > > some kind of a issue because release tools completely don't know about
> > > that.
> >
> > Tasksel will install them if available, but desktop installs will not fail
> > in any way if they are missing.
>
> But the user experience will significantly differ if they lost their
> applet to upgrade their system and apply security updates.
>
> I believe it's _not_ a reasonable removal, those bugs should be fixed or
> downgraded...
Feel free to fix the bugs.
Downgrading isn't an option. We don't downgrade bugs just because we're
too lazy to fix them. Or do you really think we could release Lenny with
e.g. a bug that causes 100% CPU usage? (Or any of the other two RC bugs)
The only reason for not removing packages in spite of RC bugs is if the
package is so vital for operation that we cannot remove without them.
That isn't the case here. And Release Managment isn't what we call in
German "Wunschkonzert" - sometimes, packages are just too buggy and we
need to remove them. If they're fixed in time, that's great. If not ...
Cheers,
Andi
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