Rafael Laboissiere wrote: > [Please, Cc: to me, I am not currently subscribed to debian-devel.] > > * Thiemo Seufer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-11-24 02:13]: > > > Stephen Gran wrote: > > > FWIW, Rafael, at first blush I have to say I agree with you. A > > > maintainer address in Debian is just a way to get in touch with someone > > > when something goes wrong with the package. If the mailing list is a > > > good way to get in touch with people when those packages break, then it > > > seems like a reasonable maintainer address. > > > > AFAIU the changelog entry is supposed to bear the name of the uploader, > > and thus can't be a mailing list. Policy 4.4 seems to support this: > > > > "The maintainer name and email address used in the changelog should > > be the details of the person uploading this version. They are not > > necessarily those of the usual package maintainer." [snip] > I think that are two distinct concepts here. The first is the maintainer > of the package, which should receive any e-mail messages related to the > package. This name appears in the debian/changelog entry as well as in > the Maintainer field. All correspondence must be directed to this entity > (either a person or a mailing list).
You apparently missed the quote above, which specifically talks about "the person uploading". Thiemo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
