On Thu, Apr 20, 2000 at 12:33:33AM +0200, J.A. Bezemer wrote: > ATTN ftpmasters: > > To be perfectly clear: contrary to the Subject: line, 2.1r6 should _not_ be > released right after the included "wishlist" has been processed. > > According to release procedures we're currently trying out, the "Debian2.1r6" > symlink and the entry in the global ChangeLog should be made _only_ when > you're explicitly asked to do so (i.e. after CD images have been successfully > made, which will take a week or so).
And have slink change silently and unannounced? I think not. We don't do that. The changes to slink won't magically wait until we make the symlink; people who follow stable will get the new packages immediately. Richard Braakman