Release update: the hundred bug charge

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Subject: Release update: the hundred bug charge

From: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>

Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:49:08 +0100

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Hi all, the wheezy release is getting ever closer, so it's time to look at its progress. Bug count --------- At the time of writing, there are 100 bugs that need to be fixed in Wheezy [BUGS:RCLIST]. This needs to be reduced further, and so we're entering the final stage of the freeze. For what this means, read on! Freeze policy update -------------------- As in our previous mail [DDA:BITS], we are updating the freeze policy [RM:POLICY]. We're now going to accept only: * fixes for release critical bugs (i.e., bugs of severity critical, grave and serious) in all packages; This means we will /no longer/ be accepting: * fixes for severity: important bugs in packages of priority: optional or extra, only when this can be done via unstable; * translation updates and documentation fixes that are included with fixes for the above criteria. Please note that this means we are only interested in the absolute minimum patches that fix RC bugs. Spurious changes will simply lead to longer review times for everyone, disappointment and ultimately a longer freeze. It helps us if you justify your request sufficiently to save time going back and forth. We don't know all packages intimately, so we rely on you to answer the question "why should this fix be accepted at this stage?". Usertags -------- We've now started adding the final usertags to packages to make it clear what is still an issue for Wheezy, and which packages we will remove. If you see a "wheezy-will-remove" usertag against your package, it's an indication of what will happen if the bug isn't resolved one way or another. [BUGS:UTAGS] As the release approaches, it's more likely that we will simply remove packages that have open RC bugs. That said, please do not blindly file RM bugs without discussion involving all the interested parties, wherever this is feasible. If you do file a bug, please include links to all the relevant details for our easy reference. As a general guide, RM requests which necessitate the removal of other packages from testing will likely need more careful consideration. Release notes ------------- The wheezy release notes are not ready yet. The current list of open issues is at [RN:ISSUES] and the upgrade section in particular could do with an update. The work in progress can be seen at [RN:WIP] and the source checked out at [RN:SVN]. If you find something missing there, please file a bug ASAP. Help, in the form of proofreading or patches, would also be much appreciated. Cheers, Julien (For the release team) [BUGS:RCLIST] http://bugs.debian.org/release-critical/other/testing.html [DDA:BITS] https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2013/01/msg00005.html [RM:POLICY] http://release.debian.org/wheezy/freeze_policy.html [BUGS:UTAGS] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?users=release.debian.org@packages.debian.org;tag=wheezy-can-defer;tag=wheezy-will-remove;tag=wheezy-is-blocker;ordering=wheezy-sort [RN:ISSUES] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?pkg=release-notes;tag=wheezy [RN:WIP] http://www.debian.org/releases/wheezy/releasenotes [RN:SVN] svn://anonscm.debian.org/svn/ddp/manuals/trunk/release-notes