DebianImportFreeze

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["Triotorus"]: As a potential Ubuntu contributor I'm confused by this explanation and would like to see which debian branch is used to import packages from. Also, I don't understand what "where they have not been customized for Ubuntu" entails. Does that mean debian packages that were never ever in Ubuntu before or does it mean all packages that have new versions in debian but not yet in ubuntu since the previous DebianImportFreeze?  ["Triotorus"]: As a potential Ubuntu contributor I'm confused by this explanation and would like to see which debian branch is used to import packages from. Also, I don't understand what "where they have not been customized for Ubuntu" entails. Does that mean debian packages that were never ever in Ubuntu before or does it mean all packages that have new versions in debian but not yet in ubuntu since the previous DebianImportFreeze?

I've found ["MOTU/Packages/Merging"]. In reservation that the Motu rules also apply to main, I'll state that:
 * at the beginning of a release cycle, ubuntu is updated to Debian unstable.
 * packagenames that don't have 'ubuntu' in their name are synced automatically.
 * packages that do have 'ubuntu' in their name are reviewed on a case by case basis. It is then determined whether they need "syncing" or "merging".
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Prior to this date, new versions of packages will be automatically imported from Debian where they have not been customized for Ubuntu. After, this will only happen by explicit request from a developer.

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["Triotorus"]: As a potential Ubuntu contributor I'm confused by this explanation and would like to see which debian branch is used to import packages from. Also, I don't understand what "where they have not been customized for Ubuntu" entails. Does that mean debian packages that were never ever in Ubuntu before or does it mean all packages that have new versions in debian but not yet in ubuntu since the previous DebianImportFreeze?

I've found ["MOTU/Packages/Merging"]. In reservation that the Motu rules also apply to main, I'll state that:

  • at the beginning of a release cycle, ubuntu is updated to Debian unstable.
  • packagenames that don't have 'ubuntu' in their name are synced automatically.
  • packages that do have 'ubuntu' in their name are reviewed on a case by case basis. It is then determined whether they need "syncing" or "merging".

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DebianImportFreeze (last edited 2025-09-09 14:06:10 by sally-makin)