Re: Bug#459868: debian-policy: Definition of Maintainer: when using a mailing list
On Sun, 27 Jan 2008, Bill Allombert wrote:
> > > It does ? How a mailing list can upload package ? It seems you are using
> > > a functional field for documentation purpose.
> >
> > I'm sorry, Uploaders has no "function" except when combined with
> > DM-Upload-Allowed. One can perfectly upload a package without being in the
> > Uploaders in the default case.
>
> Not true, Uploaders is used by the archive software to determine whether an
> upload is an NMU or not, and whether bugs Closes:ed in the changelog should
> be marked as closed or marked as 'fixed in NMU' in the BTS. That is
> actually its raison d'être.
Wrong. "fixed in NMU" is no more used by dak. It's all version-closed
nowadays.
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