Bug#986213: RM: ansible/2.9.16+dfsg-1.1

[Christian Kastner <ckk@debian.org>]

On 01.04.21 10:49, Raphael Hertzog wrote:
> Shipping bullseye without a core system administration tool like ansible
> is not something that we should do. Our users are the clear losers of this
> situation (and thus Debian as a whole).>
> Graham, can you please reconsider your position in #984557? Maybe have
> some broader discussion within the release team on whether an exception
> is to be made?
> 
> I know exceptions are the doors to more arbitrary unblock requests but
> in general I have the feeling that we are too strict with such requests.
I would also greatly appreciate if a alternative solutions could be
discussed.

Mistakes have been made and the policy is clear on the consequences.
However, from a user's perspective, strictly adhering to policy here
would appear to have an even bigger downside, in the sense that a 2.10.x
ansible of at least certain quality would be better than no ansible.

If there is room for discussion and if there is any way that I can help
with this effort (especially with testing), please let me know.

Best,
Christian