On Sunday, January 4, 2026 3:09:12 AM Mountain Standard Time Holger Levsen wrote:
> > * update-debian-copyright
> >
> > - last updated: 2022-12
> > - 22,597 entries in UDD
> > - This tag was highly controversial when it was implemented and I don't see
> > its usefulness.:
> :) I'd move it to pedantic.
This tag has been useful to me more than once.
> > * spelling-error-in-binary
> >
> > - last updated: 2019-03
> > - 336,571 entries in UDD
> > - As many pointed out, this tag frequently has false positives and even
> > when the issue is valid, it's often hard to fix them upstream.
> same.
I find this tag to be very useful. It has improved quite a number of my packages.
> > * systemd-service-file-missing-hardening-features
> >
> > - last updated: 2018-12
> > - 6,458 entries in UDD
> > - This check only looks if the systemd service file includes at least 1
> > feature in a long list of "hardening" features. IMO, this is an overly
> > simplistic solution to a very hard problem.
> agreed.
I think this is useful because otherwise I would never have known that some of my packages are missing hardening features.
> > * debian-watch-does-not-check-openpgp-signature
> >
> > - last updated: 2018-12
> > - 35,725 entries in UDD
> > - This tag was changed to Experimental because it was not really actionable
> > (#916207). I feel this is outside of the scope of what a lintian tag
> > should recommend.
> I disagree.
This tag recently prompted me to utilize an upstream signature in a package I adopted.
> > * very-long-line-length-in-source-file
>
> this one I think should/can go :)
I find this to be a very useful tag, especially in identifying minified _javascript_ files that slip into my packages. I would be very sad to see this go.
> > * source-is-missing
>
> should definitly stay.
I agree. This has also been a very useful tag for me.
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Soren Stoutner
soren@debian.org
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