Hi,
>>"Edward" == Edward Betts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Edward> The DFSG allows code that requests that the source package
Edward> remains unmodified and all modifications are distributed as
Edward> patches. Our current system allows that, unless the .tar is
Edward> bzip2ed. Does the type of compression used count as a
Edward> modification? I suppose if support for gzip is left in then
Edward> those packages can be left gziped and there are no problems.
Yes, modifying the compression changes the size, md5sum, and
any detatched signature on the upstream source. One would need to
resort to diff -r in order5 to determine any changes. I would not
call recompressed sources pristine.
manoj
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