On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 19:32:54 -0800, Thomas Bushnell BSG wrote: > Matt Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> The only distinction here is between merely publishing the patches on our >> website, and pushing the patch to the Debian maintainer immediately. We >> publish all of our patches relative to Debian on a regular basis, and make >> an honest effort to sort and separate them to the extent that this can be >> automated. > > Help me out here so that I understand. > > Suppose an Ubuntu developer sees a spelling error in a Debian package, > or perhaps a mistake in widget placement on the screen. The developer > fixes the bug, and then publishes the patch on your website. (I'm not > bothered at all by the time lag in the patch getting published, btw.) > > At what point does the Ubuntu developer file a bug report against the > Debian package with the patch? >
These seem like excellent fodder for a FAQ/wiki, if there isn't one already (a quick scan around Ubuntu's official and wiki FAQs didn't turn up anything). Perhaps "How Ubuntu relates to Debian", or "How Ubuntu changes find their way into Debian, and vice-versa". -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
