Bug#459427: Patch seeking seconds on changelog vs. NEWS handling
On Sun, Jul 22 2018, Sean Whitton wrote:
> The argument for including the recommendation is that a changelog is
> not very useful in a binary package, except as a fallback when no
> release notes are available. If you're going to dig into an upstream
> changelog you will do so alongside a copy of the upstream source. So
> distributing the upstream changelog in only the source package, and
> not the binary package(s), makes most sense.
This is all very reasonable and I agree with the rationale.
I hope this can move forward.
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