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Bug#459868: debian-policy: Definition of Maintainer: when using a mailing list



Ben Finney <ben+debian@benfinney.id.au> writes:
> Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> writes:

>> Maybe "maintainer in Debian"?  Or "maintainer for Debian"?

> Given that “Debian” is an operating system, that doesn't seem like an
> improvement in clarity.

> How about:

>     Every package must have a maintainer. The maintainer must be a
>     member of the Debian project.

That's part of what Charles is trying to avoid, I think.  That isn't the
case; the maintainer doesn't have to be any sort of official project
member.

-- 
Russ Allbery (rra@debian.org)               <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>



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