On Fri, May 31, 2019 at 02:36:58AM +0200, Albert van der Horst wrote: > > > Do I interpret that out of context or does this mean > > > that nowadays neither a CVS repository nor a > > > source tarbal are acceptable starting points for a Debian package? > > You still need to create the orig tarball somehow. Nothing has changed > > in > > this regard. > > That I know. The question is if there is a tarball floating around > somewhere with a program source, can a Debian Developer make it > into a package or are there additional hard demands placed on > the tarball apart from copyright issues. There is no definite yes or no answer. There are indeed additional quality requirements for the software but this doesn't seem related to the inital question that mentioned git ans CVS. You can definitely package a DFSG-free software using a published tarball. -- WBR, wRAR
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