Bug#620686: #620686 - document how to deal with technically negligent developers

Holger Levsen <[email protected]> Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:41:52 +0000
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On Tue, Jun 16, 2026 at 02:02:42PM +0200, Bill Allombert wrote:
> I agree with Holger, this does not match current practice.

that's not what I said. Also I do agree with zack in the initial
bug report that this *is* current practice.

I said the wording in serafi's patch was too harsh.

> In practice packages are marked RC-buggy and removed from testing.

this is also correct.


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	Holger

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