On Jan 03 2017, Russ Allbery <r...@debian.org> wrote: > Nikolaus Rath <nikol...@rath.org> writes: > >> The thing that's delivered to users in 99% of the cases is the binary >> package. In the (comparatively) rare cases where the user is retrieving >> the source, I am not convinced that most of these users truly prefer a >> Debian-specific source package with patches in debian/patches over a >> standard Git repository with patches as commits. > > Speaking as a Debian user who frequently has to apply local patches or > produce local versions of Debian packages for my job (usually weird > backports or bizarre local requirements), I cannot express to you how much > I prefer a Debian source package with patches in debian/patches over a Git > repository with patches as commits.
Yeah, but I was not talking about the strength of preferences but the number of users that have them :-). Also, you happen to be a Debian developer and are therefore already familiar with the Debian source format... Best, -Nikolaus -- GPG encrypted emails preferred. Key id: 0xD113FCAC3C4E599F Fingerprint: ED31 791B 2C5C 1613 AF38 8B8A D113 FCAC 3C4E 599F »Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a Banana.«