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Bug#185364: debian-policy: project url's should be required for each apt-cache package description



Colin Watson wrote:
> I object. It's a waste of considerable effort to go around adding "This
> package has no upstream URL" to several thousand packages. I think we've
> already informally agreed that having upstream URLs in package
> descriptions [1] where packages.debian.org can see them is a good thing;
> policy doesn't need to change here, packages can just go right ahead and
> do it in cases where it is appropriate.

I agree.

> [1] Discounting the argument about whether a new field should be added,
>     for the sake of brevity.

Well, rats! :-) That's the interesting bit and the bit policy could do
something about.

-- 
see shy jo

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