From 4909fa4a36d4cb94ce37c7c7f381983b71c598e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lucas Nussbaum Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 17:26:22 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify type of changes accepted in NMUs. Thanks to Chris Knadle for the patch! Closes: #672198 --- pkgs.dbk | 16 ++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/pkgs.dbk b/pkgs.dbk index 68af723..93a8871 100644 --- a/pkgs.dbk +++ b/pkgs.dbk @@ -1975,8 +1975,20 @@ Before doing an NMU, consider the following questions: -Does your NMU really fix bugs? Fixing cosmetic issues or changing the -packaging style in NMUs is discouraged. +Have you geared the NMU towards helping the maintainer? As there might +be disagreement on the notion of whether the maintainer actually needs +help on not, the DELAYED queue exists to give time to the maintainer to +react and has the beneficial side-effect of allowing for independent +reviews of the NMU diff. + + + + +Does your NMU really fix bugs? ("Bugs" means any kind of bugs, e.g. +wishlist bugs for packaging a new upstream version, but care should be +taken to minimize the impact to the maintainer.) Fixing cosmetic issues +or changing the packaging style (e.g. switching from cdbs to dh) in NMUs +is discouraged. -- 2.30.2