Re: fixing a bug via NMU
Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 17, 2006 at 01:55:27PM +0100, Frank Küster wrote:
>> Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org> wrote:
>
>> > On Tue, Jan 17, 2006 at 01:03:32PM +0100, Bjoern Boschman wrote:
>
>> >> I'd like to close on of the xlibs-dev bugs, but I've never done an NMU
>> >> before.
>
>> > This is because "NMU" stands for "non-maintainer upload", and you don't
>> > appear to be a DD, therefore it's not possible for you to upload --
>> > non-maintainer or otherwise. A DD will have to upload the fix in question.
>
>> But see especially http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/2006/01/msg00168.html
>
> Which is unnecessarily confusing use of the terminology.
Granted, but still the offer might help Bjoern to contribute to Debian.
Regards, Frank
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Frank Küster
Inst. f. Biochemie der Univ. Zürich
Debian Developer
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