> While I'm sure there'll be some people who'll complain no matter what, > I don't see what the problem with mailing patches directly to the BTS > is. As far as tracking is concerned, making use of "patches@ubuntu.com" > usertags or similar would seem sensible. Silly question, probably, but wouldn't this flood the BTS? If not, this sounds like an interesting suggestion and the shadow package maintenance team is opened to serve as a test case for this....