Probably so. I have a checkout of python-django here and it seems to already
be in git. I haven't looked at the converted svn->git repo yet, but I'm
wondering if what was converted was just old and out of date? I'm pretty sure
it was in git to manage the 1.8 transition. The debian/sid branch has 1.7.9-1
at its top while debian/experimental has UNRELEASED 1.8.3-2.
That's probably necessary given the complexity of python-django, but since it
deviates from GitPackaging, there should be a debian/README.source to explain
to other team members how the repo is supposed to be used.
What branches do I need to put the debian/README.source file in? There are six debian/* branches, don't think it is a good idea to try and maintain a consistent debian/README.source in all branches.
Maybe debian/experimental would be sufficient? Or perhaps debian/experimental + debian/sid?
In fact, putting in a branch seems wrong, it isn't specific to any one branch, not sure where a better place would be though.