Re: Updating a package; ediquette and procedure questions
2008/6/23 Paul Johnson <pauljohn32@gmail.com>:
> 2. In Ubuntu, or Debian more generally, what happens when package
> maintainers don't stay up to date?
Ben already answered this point for Debian, so I'll answer it for Ubuntu.
If the package is only in Ubuntu or the version already in Ubuntu is
newer than that one in Debian: file a bug and tag it "upgrade". If you
want, update the package yourself, attach the .diff.gz to the bug that
you've filled and subscribe "ubuntu-universe-sponsors"; also consider
submitting your changes to Debian (in a bug report).
If the same version of the package is in Debian, it is preferred to do
what Ben suggested and wait for Debian to package the new version, but
if the Maintainer is unresponsive (and especially if Feature Freeze is
approaching) just do so yourself as explained above.
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