Re: Discarding uploaded binary packages

On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 10:59:27PM -0400, Michael Gilbert wrote:
> I know this subject has been discussed on and off in the past, but
> there's new evidence that it's simply the right thing to do.

Nice, although it's not new evidence we need :). The state of last
discussion on the matter is that there is consensus in going ahead, here
are a couple of pointers:

- https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2011/04/msg00840.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2011/06/ms...

> So, are we ready to do this?

Sure, where are your dak patches implementing it? :)

Note: I don't want to smash down the discussion with a lame "show me the
code" argument. But I do want to avoid the impression that "we're unable
to decide" when I fact, in this case, we are and we did. But that's,
unfortunately, not enough to make appear out of thin area the code
implementing the decision.

Cheers.
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