From 18136c842c02e5d84f1caf26047d6797e54389e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ian Jackson Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 03:50:58 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] NMUs: Remove the paragraphs asking `did you give the maintainer enough time' and `did you contact the maintainer' (with are also pretty much duplicates of each other). The effect is that people are no longer discouraged by dev ref from NMUing directly to DELAYED-10 even if the bug has only just been discovered. --- debian/changelog | 5 +++++ pkgs.dbk | 12 ------------ 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index 840f8a4..aebadfd 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ developers-reference (3.4.14~~iwj) UNRELEASED; urgency=low to go against the wishes of the maintainer. * NMUs: Remove the mention of DELAYED in the first bullet point; this is dealt with better and at greater length later on. + * NMUs: Remove the paragraphs asking `did you give the maintainer enough + time' and `did you contact the maintainer' (with are also pretty much + duplicates of each other). The effect is that people are no longer + discouraged by dev ref from NMUing directly to DELAYED-10 even if the + bug has only just been discovered. -- diff --git a/pkgs.dbk b/pkgs.dbk index 197f4b0..76ad7d3 100644 --- a/pkgs.dbk +++ b/pkgs.dbk @@ -2002,13 +2002,6 @@ uploaded to substantially DELAYED queues. -Did you give enough time to the maintainer? When was the bug reported to the -BTS? Being busy for a week or two isn't unusual. Is the bug so severe that it -needs to be fixed right now, or can it wait a few more days? - - - - How confident are you about your changes? Please remember the Hippocratic Oath: "Above all, do no harm." It is better to leave a package with an open grave bug than applying a non-functional patch, or one that hides the bug instead of @@ -2019,11 +2012,6 @@ many people will be very unhappy about it. -Have you clearly expressed your intention to NMU, at least in the BTS? -It is also a good idea to try to contact the -maintainer by other means (private email, IRC). - - If the maintainer is usually active and responsive, have you tried to contact -- 2.30.2