X-Debbugs-CC: <tryton-deb...@lists.virtual-things.org> Package: gnuhealth Version: 1.8.1-1 (svn rev 13528) Severity: wishlist
This is not even wishlist, just an offer. Please evaluate, discuss and thanks for feedback, whatever the result will be. Maintenance for different Tryton versions There is a reason behind debian.tryton.org. Up to now there is no way to map the release *and* maintenance cycle of Tryton relases to Debian releases. Tryton has a strict timebased release cycle of 6 months, Debian is releasing appr. all 2 years. Tryton publishes bugfix releases for 2 years for every stable version. There is no way to get those bugfix releases into a stable release. That is exactly the point, why we are providing for the sake of Tryton users Debian packages for Tryton besides the official repositories. Until now you are forced to upgrade your users to Tryton bleeding edge, because this is, what will be in unstable. Do you really want to take this risk for users, that depend on the reliablity of their application and data (medical centers, doctors, etc.)? I certainly won't recommend that, and as Tryton contributors since version 1.0 never would do it with our customers. Perhaps the upcoming layout of PPA/DPA/*PA will allow to host those packages in Debian itself, but it will depend on the final layout. Of course we are offering you to maintain the gnuhealth packages on debian.tryton.org together with the possibility to publish versions suitable for different Tryton and Debian releases (besides the versions in Debian itself). We are using the packaging workflow from git-stuff. If you are interested you are welcome. -- Mathias Behrle MBSolutions Gilgenmatten 10 A D-79114 Freiburg Tel: +49(761)471023 Fax: +49(761)4770816 http://m9s.biz UStIdNr: DE 142009020 PGP/GnuPG key availabable from any keyserver, ID: 0x8405BBF6
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