Bug#972408: Don't call packages New Debian packages if not yet on Debian

[積丹尼 Dan Jacobson]

> "SW" == Sean Whitton  writes:
SW> We could, however, add a note to those HTML pages saying that the
SW> package is not yet available.

Yes, as we (public) have landed on the page via google searches, and have no
knowledge of the deeper meanings.

Bug#972408: Don't call packages New Debian packages if not yet on Debian

[Sean Whitton]

Hello,

On Sun 18 Oct 2020 at 08:25am +08, 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson wrote:

> X-Debbugs-Cc: Sudip Mukherjee 
> Package: ftp.debian.org
>
> When reading e.g.,
> https://ftp-master.debian.org/new/getmail6_6.7-1.html
> the user sees
> Debian NEW package overview for getmail6
>
> Therefore the user assumes it is a new debian package.
>
> However it is not yet a new debian package. Yes it may be a
> debian-formated package, but it is not yet on Debian as seen in
> https://packages.debian.org/ .
>
> So call them something different.

This terminology is baked in all over the place and it would be
impractical to change it.

We could, however, add a note to those HTML pages saying that the
package is not yet available.  Perhaps just the text that gets sent to
uploaders when their package lands in NEW.

Patches welcome, I think.

-- 
Sean Whitton

Bug#972408: Don't call packages New Debian packages if not yet on Debian

[積丹尼 Dan Jacobson]

X-Debbugs-Cc: Sudip Mukherjee 
Package: ftp.debian.org

When reading e.g.,
https://ftp-master.debian.org/new/getmail6_6.7-1.html
the user sees
Debian NEW package overview for getmail6

Therefore the user assumes it is a new debian package.

However it is not yet a new debian package. Yes it may be a
debian-formated package, but it is not yet on Debian as seen in
https://packages.debian.org/ .

So call them something different.