[Pkg-openmpi-maintainers] Bug#836917: transition: openmpi

[Bas Couwenberg]

Package: release.debian.org
Severity: normal
User: release.debian.org at packages.debian.org
Usertags: transition
Control: forwarded -1 https://release.debian.org/transitions/html/auto-openmpi.html

It sadly seems to be the season of uncoordinated transitions, with some
maintainers not learning for their past mistakes. Very disappointing.

The upload of openmpi (2.0.1-3) to unstable has triggered another
transition. Because of the large number of affected packages, you
(OpenMPI Maintainers) really should have waited for an ACK from the
Release Team. Please imprint the transition documentation in your mind

 https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/ReleaseTeam/Transitions

And most importantly, adhere to the workflow whenever library package
are renamed for SONAME bumps! OpenMPI 2.0 should have stayed in
experimental until the Release Team was ready for the transition.

Kind Regards,

Bas (an unhappy maintainer of affected packages)