[Pkg-rust-maintainers] Bug#945542: Bug#945542: debcargo -- Randomly adds and removes binary packages

[Bastian Blank]

Hi Russ

On Fri, Nov 29, 2019 at 10:35:04AM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote:
> Procedurally in Debian neither of these are justifications for setting the
> severity to serious.  This is not a Policy requirement that has reached
> consensus, and the release team is the team in Debian that has the
> delegated responsibility to determine which bugs are release-critical for
> the next release.

My plan was to get the problem acknowledged and then accept the
remaining waiting Rust packages from NEW.

This problem is already listed since a long time in
https://ftp-master.debian.org/REJECT-FAQ.html.

> I realize that you're frustrated, and I suspect you're feeling like the
> Rust package maintainers are not respecting something that you think is
> obvious, but I don't think that fighting over the bug severity is the
> right way to approach this disagreement in Debian.  If you feel that
> you've reached an impasse in this discussion, this is what the Technical
> Committee is for.

The problem is not about severities, but about the Rust team to
acknowledge that there is a problem.

Bastian

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