From bounce-debian-mentors=bremner=unb.ca@lists.debian.org Wed Jul 30 17:35:33 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: bremner@pivot.cs.unb.ca Delivery-date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:35:33 -0300 Received: from mailserv2.unb.ca ([131.202.1.10]) by pivot.cs.unb.ca with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1KOIOT-0006iS-T5 for bremner@pivot.cs.unb.ca; Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:35:33 -0300 Received: from mx2.nbpei-ecn.ca (mx2.nbpei-ecn.ca [198.164.163.195]) by mailserv2.unb.ca (8.13.6.20060614/8.13.6) with ESMTP id m6UKZQgi029790 for ; Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:35:28 -0300 Received: from mx2.nbpei-ecn.ca (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by localhost (Postfix) with SMTP id 0C25C44403D for ; Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:35:26 -0300 (ADT) Received: from liszt.debian.org (liszt.debian.org [82.195.75.100]) by mx2.nbpei-ecn.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9685C444039 for ; Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:35:25 -0300 (ADT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by liszt.debian.org (Postfix) with QMQP id E7F7913A6135; Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:35:22 +0000 (UTC) Old-Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on liszt.debian.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.3 required=4.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,FOURLA, LDO_WHITELIST,ONEWORD autolearn=no version=3.2.3 X-Original-To: lists-debian-mentors@liszt.debian.org Delivered-To: lists-debian-mentors@liszt.debian.org Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by liszt.debian.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B32F013A58AB for ; Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:35:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from liszt.debian.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (lists.debian.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 2525) with ESMTP id 05234-17 for ; Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:35:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: from dedibox.ebzao.info (ipv6.ebzao.info [IPv6:2001:6f8:385::2]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "dedibox.ebzao.info", Issuer "CA Cert Signing Authority" (not verified)) by liszt.debian.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E53C313A58CD for ; Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:35:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dedibox.ebzao.info (Postfix) with ESMTP id 62BA988D7 for ; Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:35:09 +0200 (CEST) Received: from dedibox.ebzao.info ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (dedibox.ebzao.info [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id hwkzjDPVFHeN for ; Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:35:09 +0200 (CEST) Received: from evy.ikibiki.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by dedibox.ebzao.info (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2E9A188A3 for ; Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:35:09 +0200 (CEST) Received: by evy.ikibiki.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 669D6C85B8; Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:34:38 +0200 (CEST) Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:34:38 +0200 From: Cyril Brulebois To: debian-mentors@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: ftp-masters Message-ID: <20080730203438.GF4563@ikibiki.org> References: <20080730115010.GA24515@shota.mine.nu> <200807301404.49015.t.quathamer@gmx.net> <87tze7bjp5.fsf@benfinney.id.au> <8b2d7b4d0807300615m129c35f8x7789b376b958e35a@mail.gmail.com> <20080730193744.GM21393@volo.donarmstrong.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="URkQCorwCiZbgSAY" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080730193744.GM21393@volo.donarmstrong.com> Organization: Debian User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.93.3, clamav-milter version 0.93.3 on mailserv2.unb.ca X-Virus-Scanned: at lists.debian.org with policy bank en-lt X-Amavis-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.26 tagged_above=3.6 required=5.3 tests=[ALL_TRUSTED=-1.36, FOURLA=0.1, LDO_WHITELIST=-5, ONEWORD=2] X-Rc-Virus: 2007-09-13_01 X-Rc-Spam: 2007-10-04_01 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-From: debian-mentors@lists.debian.org X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/42400 X-Loop: debian-mentors@lists.debian.org List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Precedence: list Resent-Sender: debian-mentors-request@lists.debian.org Resent-Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:35:22 +0000 (UTC) X-PMX-Version: 5.4.2.338381, Antispam-Engine: 2.6.0.325393, Antispam-Data: 2008.7.30.202006 X-PerlMx-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='BODY_SIZE_1800_1899 0, BODY_SIZE_5000_LESS 0, __BOUNCE_CHALLENGE_SUBJ 0, __C230066_P1_2 0, __CD 0, __CT 0, __CTYPE_HAS_BOUNDARY 0, __CTYPE_MULTIPART 0, __HAS_LIST_HEADER 0, __HAS_LIST_HELP 0, __HAS_LIST_SUBSCRIBE 0, __HAS_LIST_UNSUBSCRIBE 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0, __USER_AGENT 0' X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Sender-Verified: bounce-debian-mentors=bremner=unb.ca@lists.debian.org --URkQCorwCiZbgSAY Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Don Armstrong (30/07/2008): > > Because it never reach the archive, so it's better to keep the same > > version for a REJECTED package: jumping revision is useless. >=20 > There's no reason not to increment the version. You've made a release, > and have made changes to that release. Whether it actually hits the > archive is immaterial. You just build with the appropriate -v option, > and you're done. And when one checks in which revision this or that happened, that's quite misleading not to see any upload in the archive matching those revisions (yeah for QA work!). > Moreover, a new revision makes it easier for everyone to follow what > had changed between a version which was reviewed by the ftpmasters and > the next version that was uploaded. That was already discussed at length in another mentors.d.n thread (other threads actually). Improving the mentoring system seems to be the key (at least to me). Maybe Signum could post some report on his GSOC debexpo project? > There's nothing magical about the -1 version number. There's no need to keep intermediate work-in-progress never-uploaded not-matching-anything-in-the-archive revision. Mraw, KiBi. --URkQCorwCiZbgSAY Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkiQ0F0ACgkQeGfVPHR5Nd2fBQCdHCDNIa8YJV2hfxS754xVQZrQ ZhoAn2+mVeySayNvx1bVxeyvYnGbE6BC =lAk0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --URkQCorwCiZbgSAY-- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-REQUEST@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org