Karmic kernel common debian infrastructure acceptance request

[Colin Watson]

On Thu, Jul 08, 2010 at 08:51:42AM -0600, Tim Gardner wrote:
> Stefan has informed me that the proposed Karmic upload has not been  
> accepted on the grounds that the debian packaging changes are too large  
> and do not address a specific bug, thereby violating SRU policy.

My statement on this to Stefan was that I felt that my prior
instructions were explicitly against this kind of change (I've been
dragged over the coals before as a result of kernel uploads I accepted
as SRUs, and don't wish to repeat the experience), and that I did not
feel I had the authority to accept it myself.  However, I said that I
was happy for the kernel team to raise it with the technical board who
can overrule me, and that I would take part in the discussion there but
abstain from a vote.

My suggestion is still that the kernel team should raise this with the
TB.  That body has varied the SRU rules for special cases in the past,
but as a single SRU team member (or for that matter a single TB member)
I don't feel that I can do so to this extent.

Regards,

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Colin Watson                                       [cjwatson at ubuntu.com]