Re: Policy/Uploaders/DM
gregor herrmann <gregor+debian@comodo.priv.at> writes:
> The change also affects Russ' howto/upload.pod:
>
> "If you're not already in Uploaders, add yourself. Also remove any
> non-DDs from Uploaders except those Debian Maintainers who are
> authorized to upload this package in case any were left over from
> previous group packaging practices."
>
> I think the last sentence can be deleted;
Yes, agreed.
> but in general I'm not sure if each uploading DD has to add him/herself
> to Uploaders (and change the trailer line in the changelog, as mentioned
> in the next sentence of the howto). IMO it's not necessary for "pure"
> sponsored uploads, where the DD has no interest in the package
> itself. But either way is fine with me :)
I only wrote it that way because that was my understanding of the group
policy. I have no personal preference.
> Anyway, I'd like to leave potential changes to upload.pod to Russ.
I removed the offending sentence.
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Russ Allbery (rra@debian.org) <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>
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