On Wed, 07 Jul 2010, Russ Allbery wrote: > Russ Allbery <r...@debian.org> writes: > > > Yeah, there's that too. We're probably best off just saying that every > > package needs a maintainer. Hopefully it's clear enough since we're > > saying that the package needs one, not just the software. > > Here's a patch which implements that. Objections or seconds?
Looks good, seconded either with or without the small suggestion below. > + address, such as a mailing list. The maintainer is responsible > + for maintaining the Debian packaging files, evaluating and > + responding appropriately to reported bugs, uploading new > + versions of the package, ensuring that the package is placed in …of the package (either by himself or through a sponsor), ensuring… It's to make it clear that the maintainer doesn't need to be either DM or DD (cf recent discussion on -project). Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog Follow my Debian News on http://RaphaelHertzog.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-policy-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100708060757.gb11...@rivendell
