Re: jquery debate with upstream
On 03/13/2014 01:21 PM, Charles Plessy wrote:
> Le Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 12:48:44AM -0400, Scott Kitterman a écrit :
>>
>> What percentage of free software in Debian main do you expect then?
>
> Hi Scott,
>
> I expect 100 % in the binary packages.
>
> On the other hand, the "upstream" tarballs are becoming temporary cruft that
> are not the preferred form for modification because they do not contain the
> typical revision information and comments found in version control systems used
> upstream. This was not the case when Debian was founded, but as the world
> evolves, we need to evolve.
Actually, this is a very good case for doing git based packaging and
using "git archive" based on tags.
Thomas
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