-=| Raphael Hertzog, 14.08.2007 11:53 |=- > On Mon, 13 Aug 2007, gregor herrmann wrote: >> I was thinking about adding DEBCHANGE_MULTIMAINT=no too to >> ~/.devscripts, because or policy says "If someone else changed >> something that has to be noted in debian/changelog, he just adds a >> line to the current entry (dch -a). He should not put his name there >> - the user does not care and we can always check the svn log." - >> Comments? > > I don't like that. The changelog is a tool for developers, contributors, > and advanced user maybe. I think it's important to be able to see who did > what without resorting to "svn blame" or "svn log". The names really don't > clutter much. > > Furthermore I think it's important for the visibility of one's work and > as you know it's possibly part of the motivation of someone to be properly > credited for their work. Raphael, I agree with you on both points. Is there a procedure for changing the DPG's internal policy? :) [1] [1] A smiley is a smiley, but the question is real. -- dam JabberID: dam@jabber.minus273.org
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