r1070 - website

Allard Hoeve hoeve-guest@costa.debian.org
Tue, 31 May 2005 20:22:32 +0000


Author: hoeve-guest
Date: 2005-05-31 20:22:32 +0000 (Tue, 31 May 2005)
New Revision: 1070

Modified:
   website/policy.txt
Log:
Attempt to clarify some the debian/control handling paragraph by Gustavo (some typoes, some rewording).

Modified: website/policy.txt
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--- website/policy.txt	2005-05-31 17:29:15 UTC (rev 1069)
+++ website/policy.txt	2005-05-31 20:22:32 UTC (rev 1070)
@@ -63,14 +63,19 @@
 
 3) debian/control Handling
 
-Before import a package for the first time you should change the
-Maintainer field to pkg-perl-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org. Keep
-your name and e-mail address in Uploaders field with each person that
-will change (upload a release to the project, commit changes, ...) the
-package through time. In other words, Uploaders field must be updated 
-containing everyone (name and e-mail) that worked on the package, the
-Maintainer field remains unchanged after the first import.
+Before importing a new package into the SVN repository for the first
+time you should change the Maintainer field to
+pkg-perl-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org. Put your own email
+address and name in the Uploaders field. If there are others that you
+know of who will be modifying the package in the future, you might add
+their name and email address to the Uploaders field as well.
 
+When modifying a package in the repository, add your name to the
+Uploaders file. You should keep the names of other maintainers who
+added their name before you. In other words, the Uploaders field must
+be updated to contain everyone that worked on the package. 
+The Maintainer field remains unchanged after the first import.
+
 4) Release Process
 
 If you are a full DD, upload but be prepared to receive (at least