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Bug#1053901: tech-ctte: Repeal merged-/usr file movement moratorium



On Fri, 13 Oct 2023 at 21:59:56 +0100, Sean Whitton wrote:
> OPTION A:
> 
> The Technical Committee formally repeals its moratorium recommending
> that maintainers of individual packages should not proactively move
> files from the root filesystem to corresponding locations under /usr in
> the data.tar.* of packages (see #1035831).
> 
> Under Constitution 6.1.5, the Technical Committee now recommends that
> maintainers consult with those driving the merged-/usr transition before
> moving files from the root filesystem to corresponding locations under
> /usr in the data.tar.* of packages.
> 
> The transition driver, which at the time of writing is Helmut Grohne, is
> using a phased approach, in which the moratorium is rolled back for only
> certain classes of packages, and changes, at a time.  In addition,
> restructuring uploads should be targeted at experimental, and left for
> three days.  This is in order that automated testing by dumat can occur.
> 
> We recommend following <https://wiki.debian.org/UsrMerge>, as edited by
> the transition driver(s).  If there is any doubt as to whether a change
> you wish to make is appropriate, please seek explicit approval from the
> transition driver(s).
> 
> OPTION N:
> 
> None of the above.

I vote A > N.

Thanks,
    smcv

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