On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 1:16 PM, Michael Shuler <mich...@pbandjelly.org> wrote: > On 09/20/2013 10:06 AM, Dave Steele wrote: >> In any case, it sounds like the guidance on this ticket is that either >> solution is fineish. > > Not to my knowledge. A native package should only be one that is solely > internal to Debian and is not usable as an upstream software for > anything else. There are quite a few readings on this topic. > > https://wiki.debian.org/DebianMentorsFaq#What.27s_wrong_with_upstream_shipping_a_debian.2F_directory.3F > https://wiki.debian.org/UpstreamGuide > http://joeyh.name/blog/entry/on_debian_directories_in_upstream_tarballs/ > https://www.google.com/search?q=%22upstream+debian+directory%22 (quite a > few mailing list posts, bug reports, etc.)
Ok. thanks for the references. That's what I was looking for. -- "Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien" - Voltaire -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
