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Re: Bits from the release team and request for discussion



also sprach Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org> [2009.08.03.1047 +0200]:
> > In the next announcement, I strongly suggest you approach this
> > point. If you are syncing with Ubuntu LTS, then I suggest you state
> > the reasons for doing so, e.g. that Canonical has agreed to provide
> > security upgrades for squeeze).
> 
> Oh, did they?

That was just one possible outcome/example.

> > Hope this helps,
> 
> I dont think so. You made it sound as if Debian would follow
> Ubuntu or Marks wishes, and that Ubuntu/Canonical has committed to
> support Debian. AFAIK, we dont and they dont.

I phrased it badly then. It's exactly points like this which need to
be addressed explicitly: why are we doing this? And iff
Canonical/Ubuntu is part of the reason, then state exactly where the
benefits for Debian are, and ideally how this decision was reached
in the first place.

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