on Fri, Oct 22, 2004 at 05:04:01PM +0400, Nikita V. Youshchenko (yoush@cs.msu.su) wrote:
>
>
> > Hello,
> > I was checking the wnnp page and noted there are packages which have been
> > orphaned for over 2 years. If someone reports perhaps an RC bug, can
> > someone else fix that bug such that it will be accepted in the new stable
> > system or does it have to have a maintainer before that? Thanks.
>
> Anyone may make a fix and post it to BTS, and even create debs.
s/Anyone/Any Debian maintainer/
There's an extensive process and vetting to become a maintainer (aka
developer or 'dd'). Non-maintainer dd's may make an "NMU"
(non-maintainer update) to a package. These are noted in the packages
Debian changelog, stored in /usr/share/doc/*/changelog.Debian.gz
This is covered in the Debian Developer's Reference:
http://www.debian.org/doc/developers-reference/ch-pkgs.en.html
Specifically:
http://www.debian.org/doc/developers-reference/ch-pkgs.en.html#s-nmu-who
> If debs are ready, he should write to debian-mentors, asking to sponsor an
> upload.
Any old Joe can't upload packages to a distribution mirror. Patches can
be filed through the BTS however.
Peace.
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