On Wed, 06 Jul 2022, Bernhard Schmidt wrote: > > As such I really believe that this git snapshot should have stayed in > > experimental. Why was it uploaded to unstable before its upstream > > release? > > I respectfully disagree. This is what unstable/testing is for. 2.6 is to be > released really soon, it contains breaking changes which we need to iron out > / document with both upstream and Debian packaging. This can't wait until > the last minute before the freeze. The 2.6 upload was influenced by OpenSSL > 3.0, but this was definitely not the only reason to do this.
If you were aware of regressions to iron out, it would have made sense to file an RC bug to avoid the migration to testing until it has matured in unstable. I understand it's always a trade off and that not all Debian developers put the bar at the same level, but keeping testing "constantly usable" has been something of a goal for a long time. > This could be discussed with upstream. I certainly encourage you to discuss with upsream on whether they believe a git snapshot ought to be delivered to unstable/testing (and thus ultimately ubuntu too). Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog ◈ Freexian SARL ◈ Tel: +33 (0)6 88 21 35 47 https://www.freexian.com
