I wrote: > Suppose Ubuntu were to cease claiming[0] that it gives back to Debian. > Would everyone be happy then? I doubt it. > > [0] Here: http://ubuntu.com/ubuntu/relationship?highlight=%28debian%29 > there's a claim that "they send their bugfixes to the Debian developers > responsible for that package in debian and record the patch URL in the > debian bug system."
Looking at that page today I see that it has changed. It seems to be more accurate now, though I didn't keep a copy of the old text with which I could compare what is written now: > Ubuntu and Debian are distinct but parallel and closely linked > systems. The Ubuntu project seeks to complement the Debian project in > the following areas: > [...] > When a bug is reported in the Debian bug tracking system and then later > fixed in Ubuntu, the fixes are communicated back directly to the Debian > developers responsible for that package in Debian and record the patch > URL in the debian bug system. -- Thomas Hood -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]