Bug#593611: Clarify whose signature should go in debian/changelog (4.4)
On Sat, Aug 02, 2014 at 12:14:41PM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote:
> Bill Allombert <ballombe@debian.org> writes:
>
> >>>>> --- a/policy.sgml
> >>>>> +++ b/policy.sgml
> >>>>> @@ -1688,11 +1688,14 @@
> >>>>>
> >>>>> <p>
> >>>>> The maintainer name and email address used in the changelog
> >>>>> - should be the details of the person uploading <em>this</em>
> >>>>> - version. They are <em>not</em> necessarily those of the
> >>>>> - usual package maintainer.<footnote>
> >>>>> - If the developer uploading the package is not one of the usual
> >>>>> - maintainers of the package (as listed in
> >>>>> + should be the details of the person who prepared this release of
> >>>>> + the package. They are <em>not</em> necessarily those of the
> >>>>> + uploader or usual package maintainer.<footnote>
> >>>>> + In the case of a sponsored upload, the uploader signs the
> >>>>> + files, but the changelog maintainer name and address are those
> >>>>> + of the person who prepared this release. If the preparer of
> >>>>> + the release is not one of the usual maintainers of the package
> >>>>> + (as listed in
> >>>>> the <qref id="f-Maintainer"><tt>Maintainer</tt></qref>
> >>>>> or <qref id="f-Uploaders"><tt>Uploaders</tt></qref> control
> >>>>> fields of the package), the first line of the changelog is
>
> [...]
>
> > Russ, should I apply your patch even after Dimitri comment about
> > sponsored NMU ?
>
> Yes, I still think the above patch is correct and reflects the prevailing
> practice in how to handle the changelog signature. Some people advocate
> doing other things, but that's always the case for anything like this in
> Debian, and I think this wording is better than the current wording and
> closer to what people are actually doing.
>
> I think there's enough wiggle room in "the person who prepared this
> release" for people to use their own judgement and change the trailer if
> they feel that's appropriate, while still pushing people gently towards
> what seems to be the prevailing practice.
Applied, thanks for your confirmation.
Cheers,
--
Bill. <ballombe@debian.org>
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