Re: Upstream name change

[Angel Abad <angelabad@gmail.com>]

Hi

2010/3/29 Joachim Wiedorn <ad_debian@joonet.de>:
> Angel Abad <angelabad@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi mentors, I maintain dajaxice package, but the upstream author has
>> changed the name to django-dajaxice.
>> What is the best option? Maintain the actual source name in package?
>> or change it to django-dajaxice?
>>
>> If I should change de source name, Could somebody explain what is the procedure?
>
> This theme was discussed some weeks before. There was said the main
> problem is, if you change the source name you begin with a new package.

Ok, here is the thread:

http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/2010/03/msg00026.html

readed, thanks!

> All infos about the (old) package stay inside debian until this package
> will be deleted.
>
> With the beginning of the (new) package it has to start in the NEW queue
> and then it is a new package without any history.
>
> Fondest regards,
>  Joachim Wiedorn
>
>