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Re: Derived distributions and the Maintainer: field



Scripsit Nathanael Nerode <neroden@twcny.rr.com>

> If they are also compiled with a toolchain unchanged from Debian,
> the binaries can legitimately have the same Maintainer: field as in
> Debian, because they are essentially the same package.

> If not, the binary packages should have different Maintainer:
> fields, unless the maintainer agrees to have his name on it.

You seem to require a standard of attribution in the Maintainer field
that Debian does not itself follow in our default procedures.  To wit:
NMUs _within_ Debian keep the Maintainer field unchanged.

-- 
Henning Makholm                     "That's okay. I'm hoping to convince the
                      millions of open-minded people like Hrunkner Unnerby."



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