Bug#931282: unblock: s-nail/14.9.11-3
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On Mon, 2019-07-01 at 10:49 +0200, Paride Legovini wrote:
> Paul Gevers wrote on 30/06/2019:
>
> > Hi Paride,
> >
> > On 30-06-2019 14:55, Paride Legovini wrote:
> > > Please unblock package s-nail. Version 14.9.11-3 contains a
> > > targeted fix for
> > > #930691 I've got from upstream. The debdiff between -2 and -3 is
> > > attached.
> >
> > The time for unblocks for buster has come and gone. The deadline
> > was
> > last Tuesday, we are now in deep freeze. If you consider the bug
> > severe
> > enough (please fix the bug metadata if you do) you can consider a
> > stable
> > release update targeting buster (I have updated this bugs
> > metadata),
> > such that this can be fixed in the first point release.
>
> Thanks Paul,
>
> I'll call this a off-by-one-week error. I am sorry. At least I know
> that
> when I've got the patch for #930691 it was already too late for an
> unblock.
>
> I reviewed the policy for stable release updates; while definitely a
> deal breaker for some users I'm not sure #930691 qualifies as "a
> truly
> critical functionality problem". Affected users are those using the
> GSSAPI + Kerberos authentication.
>
> What's the take of the stable release team here?
Sorry for the delay in getting back to you.
This looks like it would be OK for stable, but we would need a debdiff
of a package built and tested on stable (and appropriately versioned),
please.
Regards,
Adam
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