> You do realize that your work is out there for anyone to take and to > modify. I agree that for the modified packages it should be more clear > that the package has been modified by ubuntu and the maintainer or some
And why isn't this done? It's so simple to do. I would prefer to know about MY package in ubuntu before some user contacts me. > other field should reflect that. But again, some people are offended if > the maintainer field is changed to something ubuntu specific for the > modified packages. As before it's not an easy task, you get burnt if you > go either way. Wait a moment, just to clarify this, you mean if you take a Debian package change it for Ubuntu and let's say add your name to the maintainer field but also add an additional X-Debian-Mantainer field (for example) that lists the original maintainer, this will offend some fellow Debian maintainers? Anyone care to tell me why? But still, I have no problem with my name in the Ubuntu packages, but I'd expect to know about this BEFORE it gets published. > And about pulling the changes, did you notice these: > ... > Ubuntu side: > https://launchpad.net/people/alfie/+packages Whow! No, noone ever told me that I have an entry there that looks like it is my entry but instead is created and kept up-to-date by someone else without even caring to tell me. Sorry, but this is not the way I would treat anyone. > you should easily be able to pull changes to your packages from there, > if you feel like it. A good indicator that your package has been > modifies in ubuntu is the string ubuntu in the package version. Right I just tried this, but found that I have to diff the diffs to find the changes. Or did I miss something. Again, this is not against Ubuntu, the distribution, but I would expect a different treatment of upstream authors. I wrote some pieces of software that are available with all/most Linux distributions. Noone told me about this either, but I'm fine with it because they all tell people that I am the upstream and they did the packaging. Michael -- Michael Meskes Email: Michael at Fam-Meskes dot De, Michael at Meskes dot (De|Com|Net|Org) ICQ: 179140304, AIM/Yahoo: michaelmeskes, Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Go SF 49ers! Go Rhein Fire! Use Debian GNU/Linux! Use PostgreSQL! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]