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Re: Bug#577635: nmu



Dear all,

(cc ing -release since it seems that the practice of brute forcing nmus is becoming a problem for release)

ping ping

As I predicted:
    Unblock request by nthykier ignored due to version mismatch: 0.3.4-7


Could you please state your position to this case?

May I remind you Michael about the proper NMU procedure??? It seems that your D-D courses have been become a bit forgotten.

See full description below:

On 2012/11/15, at 22:19, Norbert Preining <preining@logic.at> wrote:

> Hi Michael, hi Samuel,
> 
> On So, 11 Nov 2012, Michael Gilbert wrote:
>> Hi, I've uploaded an nmu fixing this issue to delayed/5.  Please see
>> attached patch.
> 
> I see. But I expect you or Samuel to take care for freeze exceptions. 
> Because due to your upload the already granted freeze exception for -7
> will not come into effect, since the delayed/5 will hit before the 10 days
> pass for the transition to testing.
> 
> I appreciate your interest in this package, but what is going on in
> this bug is a bit strange:
> 
> On 2012-11-08 I upload a new package and ask for freeze exception (granted)
> On 2012-11-09 Samuel Bronson adjusted the severity to serious (actually
>  I never saw that emailon our list)
> On 2012-11-11 Michael Gilbert uploaded a NMU to delay/5, thus it will hit 
>  on 11-16, just two days before -7 enters testing.
> 
> I honestly have to say I leave that up to you two, because I do not waste
> my time with things that gots played around ping-pong in short time
> without waiting for any response from the maintainer.
> 
> If -7 does not enter testing, this is another RC bug, but I leave that
> up to the two people that have created this chaos.
> 
> Thanks for your understanding
> 
> Norbert
> 
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