[Python-modules-team] python-django_1.8.18-1~bpo8+1_amd64.changes REJECTED

[Alexander Wirt]

On Tue, 23 May 2017, Scott Kitterman wrote:

> 
> 
> On May 23, 2017 5:28:04 PM EDT, Alexander Wirt <formorer at formorer.de> wrote:
> >On Tue, 23 May 2017, Raphael Hertzog wrote:
> >
> >> (please cc me on answers)
> >> 
> >> On Tue, 23 May 2017, Debian FTP Masters wrote:
> >> > please take the version from testing, not a version that never was
> >in the archive
> >> 
> >> I have been maintaining the 1.8.x LTS version of Django in
> >jessie-backports since
> >> December 2015.
> >> 
> >> Except the very first, none of the 1.8.x versions that I uploaded in
> >> jessie-backports have been in testing.
> >> 
> >> Please let me continue providing this service to our users.
> >> 
> >> Why are you suddenly acting on this upload and not the formers?
> >You didn't followed the often stated policy. Full stop. We just never
> >noticed. 
> >
> >We stated that several times and you just decided that policy does not
> >count
> >for you. I think that is pretty unfair. 
> 
> There are security fixes in this upload.  What's the way to get those fixed?  Backporting 1.10 isn't an option because it is incompatible with many other packages.
> 
> Would cherry-picked security fixes be okay?
The policy is pretty clear. Backporting 1.10 and backport the other packages
too.

It is maybe a problem and maybe we should get the policy changed - I
personally don't think too. I don't wan't software that isn't in testing in
backports - but doing it behinds our back is not an option. 

Alex