On Sat, Aug 02, 2014 at 12:14:41PM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: > Bill Allombert <ballo...@debian.org> writes: > > >>>>> --- a/policy.sgml > >>>>> +++ b/policy.sgml > >>>>> @@ -1688,11 +1688,14 @@ > >>>>> > >>>>> <p> > >>>>> The maintainer name and email address used in the changelog > >>>>> - should be the details of the person uploading <em>this</em> > >>>>> - version. They are <em>not</em> necessarily those of the > >>>>> - usual package maintainer.<footnote> > >>>>> - If the developer uploading the package is not one of the > >>>>> usual > >>>>> - maintainers of the package (as listed in > >>>>> + should be the details of the person who prepared this release > >>>>> of > >>>>> + the package. They are <em>not</em> necessarily those of the > >>>>> + uploader or usual package maintainer.<footnote> > >>>>> + In the case of a sponsored upload, the uploader signs the > >>>>> + files, but the changelog maintainer name and address are > >>>>> those > >>>>> + of the person who prepared this release. If the preparer of > >>>>> + the release is not one of the usual maintainers of the > >>>>> package > >>>>> + (as listed in > >>>>> the <qref id="f-Maintainer"><tt>Maintainer</tt></qref> > >>>>> or <qref id="f-Uploaders"><tt>Uploaders</tt></qref> control > >>>>> fields of the package), the first line of the changelog is > > [...] > > > Russ, should I apply your patch even after Dimitri comment about > > sponsored NMU ? > > Yes, I still think the above patch is correct and reflects the prevailing > practice in how to handle the changelog signature. Some people advocate > doing other things, but that's always the case for anything like this in > Debian, and I think this wording is better than the current wording and > closer to what people are actually doing. > > I think there's enough wiggle room in "the person who prepared this > release" for people to use their own judgement and change the trailer if > they feel that's appropriate, while still pushing people gently towards > what seems to be the prevailing practice.
Applied, thanks for your confirmation. Cheers, -- Bill. <ballo...@debian.org> Imagine a large red swirl here. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-policy-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140802204454.GA7531@yellowpig
