On Sunday, January 4, 2026 3:09:12 AM Mountain Standard Time Holger Levsen wrote: > > * update-debian-copyright > > > > - last updated: 2022-12 > > - 22,597 entries in UDD > > - This tag was highly controversial when it was implemented and I don't see > > its usefulness.: > :) I'd move it to pedantic.
This tag has been useful to me more than once. > > * spelling-error-in-binary > > > > - last updated: 2019-03 > > - 336,571 entries in UDD > > - As many pointed out, this tag frequently has false positives and even > > when the issue is valid, it's often hard to fix them upstream. > same. I find this tag to be very useful. It has improved quite a number of my packages. > > * systemd-service-file-missing-hardening-features > > > > - last updated: 2018-12 > > - 6,458 entries in UDD > > - This check only looks if the systemd service file includes at least 1 > > feature in a long list of "hardening" features. IMO, this is an overly > > simplistic solution to a very hard problem. > agreed. I think this is useful because otherwise I would never have known that some of my packages are missing hardening features. > > * debian-watch-does-not-check-openpgp-signature > > > > - last updated: 2018-12 > > - 35,725 entries in UDD > > - This tag was changed to Experimental because it was not really actionable > > (#916207). I feel this is outside of the scope of what a lintian tag > > should recommend. > I disagree. This tag recently prompted me to utilize an upstream signature in a package I adopted. > > * very-long-line-length-in-source-file > > this one I think should/can go :) I find this to be a very useful tag, especially in identifying minified JavaScript files that slip into my packages. I would be very sad to see this go. > > * source-is-missing > > should definitly stay. I agree. This has also been a very useful tag for me. -- Soren Stoutner [email protected]
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