Re: MPL and Source Code
On Tue, Apr 04, 2006 at 01:36:42PM +1000, Craig Southeren wrote:
> On Mon, 03 Apr 2006 23:15:05 -0400
> Anthony DeRobertis <anthony@derobert.net> wrote:
> > Craig Southeren wrote:
> > >
> > > Does the NMU end up in the repository eventually? If so, then I don't
> > > see this as a problem.
> > >
> > Merging the NMU into the repository is up to the maintainer (he is,
> > after all, the one with commit access). Given Debian's persistent
> > problems with MIA maintainers, it â?? unfortunately â?? does not always
> > happen. Multiple NMU's often go completely unacknowledged by the maintainer.
>
> I guess I'm confused, probably because I'm not knowledgable about Debian
> release procedures.
>
> Where does the source for the NMU reside? Is it just part of the source
> code release, but not in the repository? If so, then I don't see any
> problem - as long as the source code is available somewhere, then that's
> all that is needed to conform the the license.
The source code is stored adjacent to the binary packages, on the archive
servers and mirrors. When the binary packages are removed, the associated
source package is removed along with it.
- Matt
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