Hi Russ, 2014-08-16 18:59 GMT+02:00 Russ Allbery <r...@debian.org>: > Cyril Brulebois <k...@debian.org> writes: >> Russ Allbery <r...@debian.org> (2014-08-16): > >>> None of this is why libav and FFmpeg can't both be in the archive. >>> They can't both be in the archive because both the release team and >>> the security team have said that they're not interested in trying to >>> support both, due to the amount of work involved. > >> the release team only has a say on what ends up in testing (and then >> in stable); it cannot, and AFAICT hasn't tried to, block ffmpeg from >> entering the archive. FTP masters have the control over the archive >> as a whole. > > Sorry, yes, good point. I should have been clearer. I assume the goal > was to get both into a stable release. If people wanted to upload FFmpeg > only to unstable without propagation to testing or making it part of a > release, that's a possibly different situation with different tradeoffs > and issues involved. For now the target is not stable, but unstable/experimental. Both the Security and Release Teams could keep an RC bug on the package until they are fine with letting it into testing.
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