[Pkg-samba-maint] Samba backport

[Gerfried Fuchs]

* Jan Wagner <waja at cyconet.org> [2009-01-15 09:07:42 CET]:
> On Thursday 15 January 2009, Christian Perrier wrote:
> > Please note that I intend to add samba to etch-backports, by backporting
> > the current unstable/lenny package (this is different from the plans I
> > mentioned one month ago: this time, this is a real "classical"
> > backport of the unstable package to etch).
> 
> just a short note. Maybe you should have a look into "Basic Rules" on 
> http://backports.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=contribute:
> 
> " * To guarantee an upgrade path from stable+backports to the next stable, the 
> package should be in testing.. Of course there are some exceptions: Security 
> updates. If your package had a security update you can upload a new backport 
> even if its not yet in testing. There are also some other exception for 
> packages like the kernel, xorg or oo.org."

 I am quite sure that bubulle understood these concerns last time, and
his mentioning of unstable is almost proper:

#v+
:~$ rmadison -a i386 -s testing,unstable samba
     samba |  2:3.2.5-3 |       testing | i386
     samba |  2:3.2.5-4 |      unstable | i386
:~$ grep-excuses samba | grep -B1 Ignoring
    Too young, only 3 of 10 days old
    Ignoring request to block package by freeze, due to unblock request by he
:~$
#v-

 But yes, propably it's better to wait the seven days. Given that it
will be a NEW package I am quite confident that formorer wouldn't
approve it earlier. :P

 So, no worries. :)
Rhonda