[debian-mysql] About ftp-master processes and #817263: mariadb-10.0 removed from unstable

[Scott Kitterman]

On March 10, 2016 2:20:10 AM EST, "Otto Kekäläinen" <otto at seravo.fi> wrote:
>Hello Andreas and ftp-masters!
>
>First, thanks to Andreas for looking after the mariadb-10.0 package
>and helping with it.
>
>However, please note that your bug report #817263 did not reach the
>maintainers/uploaders of the mariadb-10.0 package and we had no idea
>that you where requesting cruft removal in parallel with our work.
>Please next time make sure the bug report is CC'd to
>mariadb-10.0 at p.b.o or some equivalent address.
>
>The original plan was to wait until the package renaming/refactoring
>process was complete and then file the removal of all correct packages
>in one go. It would have been nice to have a chance to discuss this
>earlier and not just find out things after the fact when somebody else
>did something different, unnecessary and potentially even harmful.
>
>Scott and other FTP-masters: please check with package
>maintainers/uploaders before executing any kind of small or large
>removal requests from non-maintainers.
>
>Andreas: we appreciate your help and QA work and we want you to help
>us in the future too. Please just remember to send an e-mail or file a
>bug against the package so that maintainers can review things the next
>time - do not execute upload or "unupload" actions on your own before
>consulting maintainers first. Thanks!

>From an FTP team perspective that doesn't scale very well.  Perhaps the best way is to have reportbug automatically CC the maintainer on an rm bug.

Scott K

P.S. Apologies for the mess.  I have a copy of all the bugs that got closed and will reopen them if no one else gets to it first.