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Bug#794080: #794080 tasksel: think about the future of the XBC-Maintainer fields



Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org> (2024-12-14):
> Niels Thykier <niels@thykier.net> wrote (Sat, 14 Dec 2024 19:47:20 +0100):
> > I think that would be super confusing and cannot recommend it. History 
> > has `X[CBS]-Foo` become `Foo` over time (see `XC-Package-Type` that is 
> > now `Package-Type`). I would recommend a different name just as Ubuntu 
> > invented `XCBS-Original-Maintainer`.
> > 
> > Perhaps just have `X-Task-Maintainer` instead. It should do the trick 
> > and avoid any confusion with the real `Maintainer` field that ends up in 
> > `DEBIAN/control` and the `.changes` file.
> 
> Yes, that looks good to me indeed.

Looks like a very good idea, yes; thanks, Niels!


Cheers,
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Cyril Brulebois (kibi@debian.org)            <https://debamax.com/>
D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant

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