On Fri, Dec 16, 2005 at 02:04:31PM +0200, Tapio Lehtonen wrote: > Does Debian provide some means for someone making a modified > distribution based on Debian to easily contribute their work back to > Debian?
Only via the BTS. > For example, if Ubuntu folks were so inclined, could they make a > Ubuntu branch in Debian version control and work on that branch? I > know this is not practical, because Ubuntu most likely wants to have > their own repository and may not use same version control system as > Debian Project. Might work for some smaller derived work, though. Debian doesn't have central version control, so the answer is no. > Is there in Bug Tracking System some means, tag for example, to show > bug is not in official Debian but in the modified distribution? Yes, usertags. > So the mod distro makers could use Debian BTS instead of making their > own separate BTS. I don't think that using the Debian BTS as a means of supporting a foreign, probably commercial project would be appreciated. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 621 72739835 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
