Re: Bug#763148: Prevent migration to jessie

[Bálint Réczey <balint@balintreczey.hu>]

Hi Joerg,

2015-04-29 18:12 GMT+02:00 Joerg Jaspert <joerg@debian.org>:
> On 13926 March 1977, Bálint Réczey wrote:
>> 2015-04-29 15:38 GMT+02:00 Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@debian.org>:
>>> On 29/04/15 14:29, Bálint Réczey wrote:
>>>> The last word from the Security Team was Moritz's email which gave
>>>> ffmpeg green light after Jessie's release.
>>> No. He said that a decision between libav and ffmpeg would still have to be
>>> made. IOW, we won't ship Stretch with both libav and ffmpeg.
>> He gave a green light to migration, it is very clear.
>> Please answer my question, I'm not sure who I am talking to:
>>>> Please clarify if the opinion you shared here is your own private
>>>> opinion (as a DD) or the Release Team's official position.
>>>> Note that as a DD you can engage in discussions about ffmpeg but can't
>>>> keep the block alive.
>
> Reading this thread and how release team members get hit to allow one
> package into testing makes me want to use my ftpmaster hat to remove it
> entirely from Debian. Have you read their delegation? It's the release
Thank you for not removing the package just because there are too many
discussions involving it. I appreciate your patience while I don't
share your feelings.

> teams right to keep a package out of testing, even if you don't like
> them using that right.
> And that goes for every single member, so sod the "your own private
> opinion or teams position", as soon as someone tells you "no", then its
> a no.
>
> As usual with people using their delegated rights you have ways to go
> get to change that. Tons of repeating on a list thread/bug is not one of
> them. Especially not as you got told how it can get unblocked.
IMO mandating the choice between the two libraries lacks technical
merit and is not fair to one or the other package maintainer/upstream.
I understand that we have limited resources but if the teams would
quantify the amount of workforce needed to support both libraries
vulunteers may apply to help them out.

Thanks,
Balint