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Re: Freeze exception for macchanger



* David Paleino [Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:09:06 +0100]:

> Hello,
> I've uploaded macchanger 1.5.0-3 to sid, while Lenny has 1.5.0-2. Here's the
> changelog, debdiff attached:

> macchanger (1.5.0-3) unstable; urgency=low

>   * debian/patches/:
>     - 01-fix_manpage.patch updated, added -s|--show option.
>       Thanks to Geoff Simmons (Closes: #506922)
>   * debian/control:
>     - DM-Upload-Allowed set.
>   * debian/watch added

>  -- David Paleino <d.paleino@gmail.com>  Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:30:48 +0100

The diff contains this:

--- macchanger-1.5.0/debian/copyright
+++ macchanger-1.5.0/debian/copyright
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-Format-Specification: http://wiki.debian.org/Proposals/CopyrightFormat
-Upstream-Author: Alvaro Lopez Ortega <alvaro@alobbs.com>
-Packaged-By: Domenico Andreoli <cavok@debian.org>
-Packaged-Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 17:18:37 +0200
-Original-Source-Location: http://www.alobbs.com/macchanger/
+Source: http://www.alobbs.com/macchanger
 
I think dropping Upstream-Author is a loss. I know he's mentioned later
on as copyright holder, but Policy says their names should be mentioned
insofar as authors.

The diff also contains this:

--- macchanger-1.5.0/debian/changelog
+++ macchanger-1.5.0/debian/changelog
@@ -16,7 +27,7 @@
       warning
     - 02-fix_usage_message.patch added, fixes usage message (Closes: #391400)
 
- -- David Paleino <d.paleino@gmail.com>  Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:55:58 +0200
+ -- David Paleino <d.paleino@gmail.com>  Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:08:41 +0200

I'm sensing this is going to be due to some VCS vs. uploaded version
war: please try that they don't happen as a norm.

In any case, unblocked.

-- 
Adeodato Simó                                     dato at net.com.org.es
Debian Developer                                  adeodato at debian.org
 
Love in your heart wasn't put there to stay.
Love isn't love 'til you give it away.
                -- Oscar Hammerstein II


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