Bug#688772: gnome Depends network-manager-gnome

[Don Armstrong]

On Thu, 08 Nov 2012, Andreas Barth wrote:
> I'm thinking whether it might be helpful to put a reference to the
> discussion here, like "e.g. by preventing nm to start as discussed
> in #688772".
> 
> Also, with my tech ctte member hat on, I don't think I mind to have
> the technical fixes applied pre-wheezy (however it might be useful to
> have someone additionally to the nm maintainer in the loop to avoid
> further misunderstandings, at least pre-wheezy). (I however fear it is
> too late, so I'm not sure we should put something in about the
> pre-wheezy.)

That makes sense. I've adjusted it as follows, putting the RMs in the
position of gatekeeper. I would be ok with changing that to a
delegated member of the CTTE or someone else if the RMs didn't want to
be the final gatekeepers here. (git 07402)

B 4. We overrule the decision of the meta-gnome maintainers to add a
B    dependency from gnome to network-manager-gnome; this dependency
B    should be [-removed for the release of wheezy. After the release of
B    wheezy, if-] {+removed. If+} in the opinion of the NM maintainer {+(and
B    before the release of wheezy the Release Managers)+} the concerns
B    raised in §4 of the CTTE decision #681834 have been addressed
B    through technical [-means,-] {+means (e.g. by preventing the starting of NM as
B    discussed in #688772),+} the meta-gnome maintainers may freely
B    adjust the dependencies as usual.


Don Armstrong

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