* Christian Schoenebeck [Fri, 13 May 2005 21:41:46 +0200]: > IMO at least the upstream source field should become mandatory for Debian > packages in future. On some packages it's really not that easy to trace back > the original upstream source, because not every maintainer is adding that to > the copyright or README.Debian file.
> What do you think? That if a package does not contain those two bits of information in the copyright file (author and where to get the source), you should file a serious bug against the package, since the Debian Policy §12.5 mandates that such information must be present. > I would like to ask for adding a new field to Debian package descriptions > which defines the upstream source of a package, that is the location where > the original sources were downloaded and probably optional as another field > the upstream authors, like: > Upstream-Source: http://www.getithere.org > Upstream-Author: Foo Crew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hence no need for this, its place is not the description but the copyright file, already. Cheers, -- Adeodato Simó EM: asp16 [ykwim] alu.ua.es | PK: DA6AE621 When all is summed up, a man never speaks of himself without loss; his accusations of himself are always believed; his praises never. -- Michel de Montaigne -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
