Hi

On May 20, 2023 10:42:20 AM UTC, Luca Boccassi <bl...@debian.org> wrote:
>On Sat, 20 May 2023 at 11:29, gustavo panizzo <g...@zumbi.com.ar> wrote:
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> On May 20, 2023 10:20:50 AM UTC, Luca Boccassi <bl...@debian.org> wrote:
>> >On Fri, 19 May 2023, 15:39 gustavo panizzo, <g...@debian.org> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Package: release.debian.org
>> >> Severity: normal
>> >> User: release.debian....@packages.debian.org
>> >> Usertags: unblock
>> >> X-Debbugs-Cc: bl...@debian.org
>> >>
>> >> Please unblock package iptables-persistent
>> >>
>> >> (Please provide enough (but not too much) information to help
>> >> the release team to judge the request efficiently. E.g. by
>> >> filling in the sections below.)
>> >>
>> >> [ Reason ]
>> >> The package is using alternatives to manage (systemd) aliases,
>> >> this is not recommended by the systemd maintainers.
>> >>
>> >> See bug report #1036147
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> I've added alternatives to this package back in 2019 to solve #926927
>> >> as a point of coordination with other firewall managers in Debian
>> >> (see https://lists.debian.org/debian-firewall/2019/08/msg00000.html) but
>> >> the initiative never took off
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> [ Impact ]
>> >> This is (was) the only package in Debian which uses alternatives to
>> >> manage aliases, which makes it different from what admins expect
>> >>
>> >> [ Tests ]
>> >> This version of the package is clean in lintian and piuparts,
>> >> I've upgraded my systems and found no problems
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> [ Risks ]
>> >> I see no risks, if an admin locally have changed the override files,
>> >> we'll keep them as dpkg-bak
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> [ Checklist ]
>> >>   [x] all changes are documented in the d/changelog
>> >>   [x] I reviewed all changes and I approve them
>> >>   [x] attach debdiff against the package in testing
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> unblock iptables-persistent/1.0.20
>> >>
>> >
>> >Thanks for taking care of this - I just checked and cannot see the upload
>> >to unstable though?
>>
>> I'd prefer to wait for an ack from the release team
>
>Ok, in that case I think it should be explicitly mentioned that this
>is a 'preapproval' request.


How to do that? I hope is done now 


>
>Kind regards,
>Luca Boccassi

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