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Re: Bug#459868: debian-policy: Definition of Maintainer: when using a mailing list



On Sun, Jan 27, 2008 at 11:58:10PM +0100, Raphael Hertzog wrote:
> 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.

Then this is a regression in behaviour that does not affect my
statement.

Cheers,
-- 
Bill. <ballombe@debian.org>

Imagine a large red swirl here. 


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