* Wouter Verhelst: > On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 06:38:00PM +0100, Florian Weimer wrote: >> It would also make the package unmaintainable if the original packer >> loses interest, so the package would not be suitable for inclusion in >> a stable release. > > Eh, it doesn't? > > A CLA is "you're allowed to change this, but if you want us to accept it > then you have to give us these rights, otherwise we'll reject your > contribution".
Ordinarily, yes. But I think here the request was that Debian would only make changes (“packaging changes”) if they were made by someone who has been subjected to a CLA.
