Hello, On Mon, Jan 01 2018, Russ Allbery wrote: > Vincent Bernat <bernat@debian.org> writes: >> ❦ 1 janvier 2018 11:31 -0800, Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> : > >>> So that when someone does have a chance to update the package, they >>> know where to start from when reading the upgrading checklist. > >> I never do that and I don't intend to do that in the >> future. Packaging is already too much time-consuming. My assumption >> is that I know the policy good enough to just follow the latest >> version. When packaging for the first time, I won't re-read all the >> policy either. > >> Other answers agree with you, but I believe people not reviewing the >> checklist won't just tell it here since they may not like being >> shamed or doctored (not my case, don't worry). > > Others may feel differently, but I'd prefer if you just didn't update > standards version at all for your packages in that case. Yes, please consider avoiding this. It has the potential to mislead others who are tracking down the sources of bugs -- they might assume that the source of the bug couldn't possibly be that old way of doing things that recent Policy forbids, for example. -- Sean Whitton
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