Bug#384857: [pkg-ntp-maintainers] Bug#384857: ntp: transition packages needed; ntp-simple removes ntp user on purge

[Peter Eisentraut]

Julien BLACHE wrote:
> You need to handle this transition with transition packages to avoid
> this specific problem.

I still don't see any specific problem here, just unsubstantiated 
theories about what is "acceptable".

Also note that you are exercising unstable-to-unstable upgrades, which 
may have less robust upgrade support (in particular if some of the 
fixes are exactly to make the upgrades more robust).  Upgrades within 
stable or testing are not affected by this issue.