Thank you for your answer :) In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on "Tue, 11 Nov 2003 20:11:33 +1100", with "Re: Packages in the archive", Martin Michlmayr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> * Taketoshi Sano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003-11-10 23:57]: > > Is it enough to have a package in _experimental_ area in the archive? > > I suppose so. It's not ideal since we don't see how the maintainer > responds to FTBFS bugs and (to some degree) to bugs submitted by users > (since less people use experimental). The whole idea of having a > package in the archive is so we can see that a person has done > consistent work, responds to bugs and maintains the package properly. > > A package is not required just for the sake of it... there's actually > a good reason for it. So the question you have to ask is whether it > shows that he maintains the package in a good way. I see. > > Is it enough not to have a package as the maintainer > > (i.e. his name is written in the maintainer field), > > but to be noted in README.Debian as the co-maintainer ? > > Same as above; so, yeah, it's not a problem (although he should > clearly be listed in Uploaders: if he's a co-maintainer). OK, now i can tell my applicant about this requirement. Thank you. -- Taketoshi Sano: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
