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dgit and false attributions (was: rescue_1.106_source.changes ACCEPTED into unstable)



Hi,

Debian FTP Masters <ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org> (2025-12-12):
> Thank you for your contribution to Debian.
> 
> Accepted:
> 
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> Hash: SHA512
> 
> Format: 1.8
> Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 18:29:29 +0100
> Source: rescue
> Architecture: source
> Version: 1.106
> Distribution: unstable
> Urgency: medium
> Maintainer: Debian Install System Team <debian-boot@lists.debian.org>
> Changed-By: Philip Hands <phil@hands.com>
> Closes: 1122360
> Changes:
>  rescue (1.106) unstable; urgency=medium
>  .
>    * Team upload.
>  .
>    [ Updated translations ]
>    * Estonian (et.po) by Priit Jõerüüt
>    * Persian (fa.po) by Danial Behzadi & "Ab"
>    * Hungarian (hu.po) by Szia Tomi
>    * Lao (lo.po) by "BoneNI"
>  .
>    [ Holger Wansing ]
>    * Remove FSF's postal address from d/copyright (no longer used)
>  .
>    [ Philip Hands ]
>    * salsa-ci: enable a rescue test on openQA
>    * usrmerge: move installed files under usr/ (closes: #1122360)

Spotted while investigating an opu for rescue…


Are we really OK as a project (Debian) or as a team (installer team)
to have commits that are created on behalf of others, without their
knowledge or consent?

No, I did *not* author either of those commits:
  https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/rescue/-/commit/e31c95f521feae5a4968039a0f7561d5345df9d4
  https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/rescue/-/commit/b3ff2972eb222c3fd3750c024952cf01b762e0ab

I'm listed both as author and committer, and yet I'm neither of those!

I can understand the need to have some kind of starting point and an
artificial merge because of <waves at technical challenges>.

I cannot understand how creating commits in my name is acceptable.

At the very least, pretty please make it clear via either field who's
running that machinery…


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

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