* Vincent Bernat <ber...@debian.org>, 2015-08-05, 12:59:
https://wiki.debian.org/DebianMentorsFaq#What.27s_wrong_with_upstream_shipping_a_debian.2F_directory.3F
The arguments all rely on .diff.gz which is not used anymore with 3.0
formats. I think the whole entry should be removed as there is now
little interest to try to enforce this rule. On the other hand, such a
"rule" makes us appear as too strict for some upstreams.
One problem with having debian/ in upstream tarballs, is that it's
tempting for upstream to put vital files there. For example, debian/
might be the only place where upstream changelog is kept, or the only
place where the license is declared. Then dpkg-source would remove these
vital files on unpack. :-(
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