Bug#544981: debian-policy: Discourage native packages that are not tightly specific to Debian
On Sat, Sep 05, 2009 at 01:55:09PM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote:
> Maybe I would be happier about dealing with native packages if there was a
> clear policy that packaging software as native implies that any DD is
> allowed to release a new upstream version of the software. :-)
That would seem obvious to me, in fact. If a native package is NMU'ed,
the only proper way to upload it is to upload a native package with a
proper version suffix.
Anything else could be said to fall afoul of the "must not introduce
packaging changes" requirement of an NMU.
--
The biometric identification system at the gates of the CIA headquarters
works because there's a guard with a large gun making sure no one is
trying to fool the system.
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/01/biometrics.html
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