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List:       kde-release-team
Subject:    Re: Frameworks releases timing
From:       Ben Cooksley <bcooksley () kde ! org>
Date:       2021-09-10 9:51:30
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On Fri, Sep 10, 2021 at 10:22 AM Heiko Becker <heiko.becker@kde.org> wrote:

> On Thursday, 9 September 2021 10:10:29 CEST, Ben Cooksley wrote:
> > On Thu, Sep 9, 2021 at 9:54 AM Adriaan de Groot <groot@kde.org> wrote:
> > - is there a polite tap-on-the-shoulder kind of message to send to
> distro's
> >> if
> >> the answer is "no", to remind them not to push out packages before the
> >> dust
> >> settles? (e.g. for respins &c)
> >>
> >
> > If memory serves, the agreement for pre-release tarballs is that
> > distributions may package and test them internally, but they're not to
> make
> > them available to general users.
>
> I would assume they are available to general users, if they are visible to
> repology.
>
> This also isn't limited to Frameworks, I ususally also see new KDE Gear
> releases in repology before the actual release date (and I think a few
> times even a <version>+a for respins).
>

I've checked with both distributions and in both cases they were
unintentional due to accidental publishing, or to Repology finding a
private repository.
The distributions in question have now corrected both of those.


> Regards,
> Heiko
>

Cheers,
Ben

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<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Sep \
10, 2021 at 10:22 AM Heiko Becker &lt;<a \
href="mailto:heiko.becker@kde.org">heiko.becker@kde.org</a>&gt; \
wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px \
0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On Thursday, 9 \
September 2021 10:10:29 CEST, Ben Cooksley wrote:<br> &gt; On Thu, Sep 9, 2021 at \
9:54 AM Adriaan de Groot &lt;<a href="mailto:groot@kde.org" \
target="_blank">groot@kde.org</a>&gt; wrote:<br> &gt; - is there a polite \
tap-on-the-shoulder kind of message to send to distro&#39;s<br> &gt;&gt; if<br>
&gt;&gt; the answer is &quot;no&quot;, to remind them not to push out packages before \
the<br> &gt;&gt; dust<br>
&gt;&gt; settles? (e.g. for respins &amp;c)<br>
&gt;&gt; <br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; If memory serves, the agreement for pre-release tarballs is that<br>
&gt; distributions may package and test them internally, but they&#39;re not to \
make<br> &gt; them available to general users.<br>
<br>
I would assume they are available to general users, if they are visible to <br>
repology.<br>
<br>
This also isn&#39;t limited to Frameworks, I ususally also see new KDE Gear <br>
releases in repology before the actual release date (and I think a few <br>
times even a &lt;version&gt;+a for \
respins).<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I&#39;ve checked with both \
distributions and in both cases they were unintentional due to accidental publishing, \
or to Repology finding a private repository.</div><div>The distributions in question \
have now corrected both of those.</div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" \
style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid \
rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"> <br>
Regards,<br>
Heiko<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Ben<br></div></div></div>



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