Bug#630578: debian-policy: clarify usage of Uploaders field
On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 01:33:03PM +0200, Michael Prokop wrote:
> Package: debian-policy
> Severity: normal
>
> | 5.6.3 Uploaders
> |
> | List of the names and email addresses of co-maintainers of the
> | package, if any. If the package has other maintainers besides the
> | one named in the Maintainer field, their names and email addresses
> | should be listed here. The format of each entry is the same as that
> | of the Maintainer field, and multiple entries must be comma
> | separated.
> |
> | This is normally an optional field, but if the Maintainer control
> | field names a group of people and a shared email address, the
> | Uploaders field must be present and must contain at least one human
> | with their personal email address.
> |
> | The Uploaders field in debian/control can be folded.
>
> I don't mean to nit-pick but I just had a discussion with some DDs
> about who should be really listed in the Uploaders field: a) people
> with Upload *permissions* [DMs/DDs] and therefore actually uploading
> the package (if not being the maintainer itself) or b) whoever is
> co-*maintaining* the package (no matter whether he/she is DM or DD
> and has upload permissions or not).
For the purpose of policy, the "Uploader" (with big square quote) is the
person whose name appears in the changelog line between -- and the date. Such
person must appear in the Uploaders field for the upload not to be treated a an NMU. No
special priviledge is required (though this generally implies VCS commit access).
Also, anyone can add themself to the Uploaders before uploading a package.
This needs not be the person who signs the package (which must be a DD/DM) nor the
person who upload it to the upload queue (which can be anyone since there exist an
anonymous upload queue).
Cheers,
--
Bill. <ballombe@debian.org>
Imagine a large red swirl here.
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