Bug#340845: [Pkg-kde-extras] Bug#340845: knemo - lists mailing list as uploader in changelog

[Achim Bohnet]

On Saturday 26 November 2005 11:54, Bastian Blank wrote:
> Package: knemo
> Version: 0.3.1-4
> Severity: serious
> 
> > knemo_0.3.1-4_s390.changes:
> > Format: 1.7
> > Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 21:05:38 +0100
> > Source: knemo
> > Binary: knemo
> > Architecture: s390
> > Version: 0.3.1-4
> > Distribution: unstable
> > Urgency: low
> > Maintainer: s390 Build Daemon <buildd at debian-31.osdl.marist.edu.bblank.thinkmo.de>
> > Changed-By: Debian KDE Extras Team <pkg-kde-extras at lists.alioth.debian.org>
> 
> knemo lists a mailing list as uploader in the changelog. The policy
> specifies:
> 
> | 4.4 Debian changelog: debian/changelog
> [...]
> | The maintainer name and email address used in the changelog should be
                                                                ^^^^^^
Should or must? ------------------------------------------------+

> | the details of the person uploading this version. They are not
> | necessarily those of the usual package maintainer. The information here

Well, if a person does an NMU, I agree that she/he has to add her/his
e-mail to changelog.
> | will be copied to the Changed-By field in the .changes file (see

Nice informational explanation, what it is used for.

> | Changed-By, Section 5.6.4), and then later used to send an
> | acknowledgement when the upload has been installed.

Even better! All of the Group needs to know when an upload is accepted,
receive info about bugs, etc, just as the old 'classic' this pkg is
maintained by one DD.

> and
> 
> | 5.6.4 Changed-By
> |=20
> | The name and email address of the person who changed the said package.

Good, all/parts of the group are usually involved in new releases.

> | Usually the name of the maintainer. All the rules for the Maintainer

Good, the group maintains it.

> | field apply here, too.
> 
> A mailing list is no person which can do uploads.

'We' never claimed or denied that, did we?

But as you quoted yourself, the person in the changelog _should_
be the uploader.  I fail to see this as serious, there's no must.
Beside the _should_ you quote, for all other explanation you cited,
the group is the right e-mail address.

So wontfix IMHO.  But let's see if a consensus or action will be
reached on d-d.  Hmmm, tempting to use tag 'moreinfo' but the
topic is hot enough even without it.

Achim

> Bastian
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