"Adam D. Barratt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Thursday, September 22, 2005 8:36 AM, MJ Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > No, you find the package's control file and look at the Uploader. > > packages.qa.debian.org shows this in "Co-maintainers" at present, > > for some reason. > > Erm... because that's how policy defines the field. Section 5.6.3 - > http://www.us.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-controlfields.html#s-f-Uploaders > - > to be precise.
If you want to be precise, you should note that policy defines it as co-maintaintainers... (Known bug#321790) p.qa.d.o could label the field "Uploaders" if it wants to follow policy tightly. Sponsorship doesn't exist in policy, as far as I can tell. > Uploaders lists addresses which are not the address listed in Maintainer: > but from which uploads should not be considered NMUs. [...] That's my understanding, but it doesn't necessarily mean the package is co-maintained. If you don't want sponsored uploads to be considered NMUs, but you want to follow the developers-reference, this should be the field for sponsors. "The Maintainer field of the control file and the changelog should list the person who did the packaging, i.e., the sponsoree." (part of s7.5.2 in developers reference) Hope that explains it, -- MJ Ray (slef), K. Lynn, England, email see http://mjr.towers.org.uk/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
