On Wednesday, July 27, 2016 14:07:30 Martin Steigerwald wrote: > Am Mittwoch, 27. Juli 2016, 13:35:33 CEST schrieb inkbottle: > > On Tuesday, July 26, 2016 17:08:54 you wrote: > > > I understand there: https://qa.debian.org/excuses.php?package=akonadi > > > the only excuse remaining for akonadi to move to testing is: > > > https://release.debian.org/testing/freeze_policy.html > > > And I see no reason why this excuse should be removed, I don't see it > > > would > > > fit in "Changes which can be considered". > > > > > > Or am I mistaken there? > > > > OK, so I'm mistaken. > > I've been very helpfully explained: > > "after the current kdepim transition in unstable the whole set of related > > packages will migrate to testing", and > > "the block request makes sure that testing remains in usable state" > > (I quote because it's still a little bit of Volapük to me) > > > > I find the link provided > > (https://release.debian.org/testing/freeze_policy.html) > > very confusing, because it refers to the "release" of stretch... > > And the freeze related to the release of stretch is only to take place in > > 2017... > > > > Or I'm only very dense there, because it's the first time I stumble on > > subtleties related to freezing process... > > > > I believe the transition of kdepim is over now: I see no excuses in the > > related packages which still stand save the aforementioned lock itself... > > Well it has been repeatedly complained that testing is in an unusable state, > so… now the team uses transitions. That means, it may take (additional) > weeks for a complete set of packages appear in testing. Its either that or > broken testing. I don´t see much in between it. :)
Thanks for the answer which settles things. I totally agree with this lock system: The default behaviour with the packages moving from unstable to testing provided 5 days have passed or a "release" bug has been filled could prove insufficient for a "testing" which is not "unstable". So, I won't be puzzled any more with that; However I reckon someone else seeing the explanations: "Freeze Policy for Stretch, let's release! What happens when we freeze...", might want explanations for himself. Chris > > If you want to have stuff as it comes in, you can still switch to unstable – > which works quite nicely for weeks already, IMHO.
