Hello, We still have a bit to go before wheezy release, but I would like to once again remind of the importance of running testing/unstable to ensure acceptable quality of upcoming release. The key point is that if nobody runs wheezy and reports bugs, there is no chance for them to be fixed before release, so we can happily release with pretty severe problems (like http://bugs.debian.org/669905, which I accidentally discovered recently).
Just to reming how the system works: a new version of the package is unloaded to unstable (a.k.a. sid), typically spends about 10 days there, then propagates to testing (a.k.a. wheezy) if no new bugs have been reported against it (roughly). The version in testing will be released with wheezy, unless there is a release-critical bug filed against the package. The list of all release-critical bugs can be seen here: http://udd.debian.org/bugs.cgi?release=wheezy&patch=&pending=&security=ign&wontfix=&upstream=&unreproducible=&forwarded=&claimed=&deferred=¬main=ign¬wheezy=ign&base=&standard=&merged=ign&done=&outdatedwheezy=&outdatedsid=&needmig=&newerubuntu=&fnewer=&fnewerval=7&rc=1&sortby=source&sorto=asc&cpopcon=1&cseverity=1&ctags=1 If a particular bug (affecting wheezy) that you are aware of is not on this list, it means that it will be ignored for release purposes, and the buggy version of the package is going to be released when the time comes. So, if you are interested in improving the quality of the next release and have a possibility to run wheezy on some sparc box, please do so and report the bugs that you find, especially the ones which make packages unusable. The debian-boot team is currently in the process of preparing the alpha version of wheezy installer which, I expect, will be made available in the next few days. I would encourage anyone with spare resources to test this installer and file an installation report (see http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.i386/ch05s04.html#submit-bug for instructions). Testing daily/weekly installer builds available at http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ is another excellent way to make sure that it's working for your hardware. Best regards, -- Jurij Smakov [email protected] Key: http://www.wooyd.org/pgpkey/ KeyID: C99E03CC -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
