Bug#655664: debian-timeline bug hygiene

Joost van Baal-Ilić <[email protected]> Thu, 19 Sep 2024 09:31:36 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.linux.debian.devel.publicity
Message-ID <20240919073136.GO8029__38830.592150201$1726731745$gmane$org@beskar.mdcc.cx>
Hi Helmut,

Thanks for taking care of the debian-timeline bug list.

On Thu, Sep 19, 2024 at 08:17:26AM +0200, Helmut Grohne wrote:
> Control: severity 655664 serious
> 
> Hi Ana and others,
> 
> I looked into #1032166 as it is an rc bug without activity for prolonged
> time. It asks for debian-timeline not to be included in bookworm and
> since bookworm has been released, I consider it done thus closing.
> 
> On the flip side, it actually states that debian-timeline is not useful
> in any current browser due to #655664. So that's the underlying
> technical problem. I am thus raising that bug to rc severity even though
> it was originally filed at normal severity: The most common way to use
> the package shows an empty timeline. Please let me know if you disagree
> with this.

FWIW: I feel this is exactly the right thing to do.

Bye,

Joost