Bug#44329: marked as done (this package is not native)
On Sun, Nov 12, 2000 at 06:30:29PM +1100, Hamish Moffatt wrote:
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> .orig.tar.gz implies an original upstream source archive, which doesn't
> apply to that package. If a .tar.gz isn't suitable, then nothing is,
> in which case this should be discussed on Debian policy.
A .orig.tar.gz has the advantage that you can clearly see what the Debian
modification over the upstream source is, even in the case of an
assembled upstream source. This has also been the historical practice.
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