On Wed, Aug 03, 2005 at 04:52:32PM -0400, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > On Wed, Aug 03, 2005 at 01:33:27PM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote: > > I'm sorry, but this really is not the right list for this discussion. > > The charter of this list is: > > Users testing Debian > > Finding problems with the next Debian release: testing the installation and > > the upgrade process. > > This does not make it the right place to ask about any and all problems > > you're having with your etch system -- it's specifically for feedback about > > testing of testing. :) If you are looking for support for your kernel, > > please use one of the user support mailing lists (debian-user or > > debian-user-portuguese, depending on language of preference); if you believe > > you have found a bug in one of the packages maintained by the Debian kernel > > team, please use debian-kernel@lists.debian.org or file a bug. > This has always confused me slightly. Why have debian-testing and > debian-release? What you describe as the charter of debian-testing > seems like it goes more aptly with debian-release. Why not consolidate > or, at least, rename debian-testing? Because debian-release is a role contact address for the release team and a list for internal coordination of that team -- it is neither intended for general consumption, nor would it be an appropriate maintainer address for the upgrade-reports pseudopackage in the BTS. -- Steve Langasek postmodern programmer
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