On Mon, May 13, 2024, 12:34 Daniel P. Berrangé <berra...@redhat.com> wrote:
> On Mon, May 13, 2024 at 12:14:14PM +0200, Fabio Valentini wrote: > > On Mon, May 13, 2024, 11:50 Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski < > > domi...@greysector.net> wrote: > > > > > On Monday, 13 May 2024 at 01:00, Neal Gompa wrote: > > > > On Sun, May 12, 2024 at 4:59 PM Sérgio Basto <ser...@serjux.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/gimp3 > > > > > > > > > > > > > What the heck? This should have been gimp2 for the old version, not > > > > gimp3 for the new version... > > > > > > Also, how did this pass review? > > > > > > License: LGPLv3+ > > > > > > And I'll answer myself: it hasn't or at least I can't find any review > > > ticket. > > > > > > Nils, could you explain how this package ended up in Fedora? > > > > Standard procedure, everything seems to be in order: > > > > https://pagure.io/releng/fedora-scm-requests/issue/62152 > > > > The review exception is valid because it's an alternative version of an > > existing package, and Nils is also the maintainer of the existing > package. > > It that exception automatic ? I thought it had to be explicitly > requested from FPC ? eg in > > > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging_Committee#Review_Process_Exemption_Procedure > > It says: > > "The FPC can grant exceptions to the normal package review process. > This may happen, for instance, if a large number of similar packages > are being submitted at once or if a package is being updated to a > new major version while the old version is being kept in the > distribution with a different name. > .. > Just file a ticket here, set the component to "Review Process Exception" > and explain (with detail) why you're requesting the exemption and the > committee will consider it in the next meeting. " > > So gimp3 falls under the 2nd example documented there, but still sounds > like an FPC ticket was needed ? > The wiki is outdated. All documentation from FPC has been moved to docs.fp.o. The exceptions are documented here: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/ReviewGuidelines/#_package_review_process These cases are treated as "automatically approved" and don't need package review nor FPC approval. Fabio > With regards, > Daniel > -- > |: https://berrange.com -o- > https://www.flickr.com/photos/dberrange :| > |: https://libvirt.org -o- > https://fstop138.berrange.com :| > |: https://entangle-photo.org -o- > https://www.instagram.com/dberrange :| > -- > _______________________________________________ > devel mailing list -- devel@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe send an email to devel-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org > Fedora Code of Conduct: > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org > Do not reply to spam, report it: > https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue >
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