Hello, On Mon, Jan 01 2018, Vincent Bernat wrote:
> I have very little time for Debian. Each time I update a package, I > have to bump Standards-Version and fix new Lintian warnings. I would > appreciate if we would assess the time developers will take to update > packages because of a change. Our current culture under which many of us feel obligated to ensure our package uses the latest Standards-Version is problematic. IMO the point of the field is to ensure that you /don't/ have to upgrade to the latest version of Policy right away. It allows you to keep track of the version of Policy you are up-to-date with, so you can do it later/someone more interested in the changes can do it. I think that Lintian shouldn't warn about not using the latest Standards-Version; perhaps it should warn when you're using a really old one. -- Sean Whitton
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