Bug#887454: Re-uploaded console-bridge

[Andreas Tille]

Hi Jochen,

I'm putting Debian Science list in CC.  More information about this
discussion is in bug #887454.

On Sun, Feb 18, 2018 at 01:41:10AM +0100, Jochen Sprickerhof wrote:
> * Andreas Tille <tille at debian.org> [2018-02-17 22:30]:
> > A not uploaded state has the target distribution "UNRELEASED".  Once it
> > is uploaded this is set to "unstable" and the commit log says something
> > like:
> > 
> >    "Uploaded to unstable (or new)"
> > 
> > I think that's pretty obvious vor everybody even without a tag.
> 
> We had the UNRELEASED discussion before, so there are obviously different
> ways to do it. But I would call an upload a release, as in you should not
> modify that version anymore and also don't use the same version number again
> for something different. So you might as well tag it. I don't see a benefit
> of putting the tag afterwards, rather it would make it harder for tools like
> git-buildpackage to find a reference point for a new version. Also note that
> packages might get uploaded and used on other sites, so it's useful to have
> the tag as a reference point.
> If your way of doing it is really common practice, I would be glad to get
> some references for it.

Very simple:

   https://debian-science.alioth.debian.org/debian-science-policy.html#idm45916846202048

The Debian Science team where this package is maintained has agreed upon
this policy.

> But otherwise we could just agree to have different
> views and stop this :).

I admit I have no big interest in keeping on this discussion, but it
makes things easier if members of a team follow the policy.

> > Its not about holding back version numbers.  As far as I know ftpmaster
> > is not really happy about Debian revisions different from "-1".
> 
> Do you have a reference for this? Because I see some packages with higher
> numbers in there and one I uploaded recently with a -2 got accepted pretty
> quick without a complaint.

I admit I'm to lazy to seek for references.  There are cases when
revisions with higher numbers accepted but what I said is that ftpmaster
"is not happy" - I did not say that it is a reason for rejection.

Kind regards

       Andreas.

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