On Wed, 22 Sep 2010 21:37:24 +1200, Andrew McMillan wrote: > On Sat, 2010-09-18 at 21:10 -0700, Russ Allbery wrote:
> > --- 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 > > Seconded. Seconded as well. Cheers, gregor -- .''`. http://info.comodo.priv.at/ -- GPG key IDs: 0x8649AA06, 0x00F3CFE4 : :' : Debian GNU/Linux user, admin, & developer - http://www.debian.org/ `. `' Member of VIBE!AT & SPI, fellow of Free Software Foundation Europe `- NP: Tom Waits: The Piano Has Been Drinking
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