Proposal: sunset the backports pockets

[Iain Lane]

On Mon, Jul 19, 2021 at 02:24:30PM +0200, Mattia Rizzolo wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 19, 2021 at 01:05:49PM +0100, Robie Basak wrote:
> > Any objections? If you do object, please provide an alternative proposal
> > that will mean that users stop getting misled.
> 
> I'd love to see it working the same way it works in Debian.  With
> random developers uploading (AND TAKING ON THEM THE RESPONSABILITY TO
> KEEP IT WORKING AND POSSIBLY UPDATED EVER AFTER), whilst a "team" is
> only tasked with basically verifying that the version string is sane and
> won't break update.
> 
> 
> I don't remember teward's proposals from 2 years ago, but I do realize
> the current way the backports pockets are handled just makes it not
> sustainable.

Yeah, this. Actually Thomas and I talked. I guess it was two years ago.  
I was probably responsible for discouraging any further people getting 
involved in the backports process as it is currently operating, because 
it's not sustainable for the people involved. When we talked we 
discussed reformulating it along the lines of Debian backports, but in 
the end neither of us stepped up to write the new policies and get them 
approved.

The best way forward would be if someone had the spoons for that. I'd be 
happy to help review, but I'm not likely to drive it, sorry. In the 
absence of any of this happening, I would support notifying folks that 
the current process is deprecated.

Cheers,

-- 
Iain Lane                                  [ iain at orangesquash.org.uk ]
Debian Developer                                   [ laney at debian.org ]
Ubuntu Developer                                   [ laney at ubuntu.com ]
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