The only objections I have seen are simplified by "it is too difficult to for that one maintainers" and "it should be possible to do this for packages that do not break".
As for the first. Multi distributions occur so infrequently that it should not be a problem to do this. Most of the time a package is already diverged between stable and unstable, so two uploads are still required in that case for security fixes. Enforcing this just means we have more consistency. Allowing it for convenience makes no technical sense. As for allowing them in cases where they don't fall into any of my listed points of breakage, I ask that you give a solid technical reason why even those should be allowed, other than simple convienience. I see no reason for it. In fact, the only technical reason was back when we had frozen/unstable uploads, and they do not occur any longer. So, if those objecters will adress my counter-objection to them, I will concede the objection. The first point is probably too open to opinion to be a true technical objection. The second I feel requires more than just an objection, but a solid foundation based on technical reason. -- -----------=======-=-======-=========-----------=====------------=-=------ / Ben Collins -- ...on that fantastic voyage... -- Debian GNU/Linux \ ` [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ' `---=========------=======-------------=-=-----=-===-======-------=--=---'
