[pkg-netfilter-team] Bug#969058: iptables in buster-backports requires netbase >= 6.0 which is not present in archive

[Arturo Borrero Gonzalez]

On Fri, 28 Aug 2020 07:54:38 +0100 ryan at synca.io wrote:
> Hi
> 
> > I just uploaded netbase 6.1~bpo10+1 to buster-backports.
> 
> it still doesnt appear to be there.

As of this writing, the package is waiting in the NEW queue before entering the
archive:

https://ftp-master.debian.org/new/netbase_6.1~bpo10+1.html

> 
> this bug utterly hosed the systems i am working on (fortunately a dev 
> network)

If in a rush, one could simply install netbase from testing. It should be a
simple operation.

> 
> imho this bug needs to be triaged as grave/critical and some kind of 
> post-mortem should happen
> 
> im actually speechless that you can release a package in an official 
> debian repository with a failing dependency like this, without any kind 
> of ci stopping you.
> 

This costs thousand of €€€ (EURs) in engineering time. Would you volunteer to do
all the work you are suggesting should be done? Or fund with money for other
folks to do so?

Please, be mindful, Debian is a community project. People do work here mostly on
a volunteer capacity. While I may understand your frustration, this kind of
yelling you are doing might destroy people's motivation in communities.

Ping me offline if you are willing to contribute with your time or money to the
project, I will gladly give you a few pointers :-)