motu-release will revert libgems-ruby to the old state.

[Scott Kitterman]

On Monday 01 September 2008 23:08, Emmet Hikory wrote:
> Mathias Gug wrote:
> > I'd like to appeal against motu-release decision to revert the
> > libgem-ruby upload 1.3.0~RC1really1.2.0-2ubuntu2 based on the following
> > reasons:
>
>     In line with current practices by MOTU Council for any disputes
> raised, I've communicated with the disputant directly to understand
> the nature of the dispute and the claims, as well as having
> communicated with a couple members of MOTU Release about this issue
> previously.
>
>     From my discussion with Mathias, this decision of MOTU Release is
> disputed on technical grounds, as is being discussed on the
> ubuntu-motu and ubuntu-devel mailing lists, and Mathias is in
> agreement that MOTU Release has the authority to supercede uploads
> that may be considered inappropriate for a release.
>
>     Based on the essential agreement on the process, and the existing
> technical discussions towards reaching a solution that meets the
> identified user need (including the explicit offer of the granting of
> a Freeze Exception to address this by a member of MOTU Release), I do
> not believe that further intervention is required by MOTU Council.  If
> the current discussions are unable to reach conclusion mutually
> agreeable to both Mathias and MOTU Release, please bring this issue
> back to MOTU Council for an explicit declaration of the solution to be
> chosen.  This should only be used as a last recourse: whlie MOTU
> Council may be granted the authority to make this decision, it is best
> resolved by those individually familiar with the package.

Just for the record, it was an offer to consider an exception, not an offer of 
an exception.  

Scott K