Packaging of new upstream versions in Ubuntu

[Lucas Nussbaum]

Hi,

I noticed that some MOTUs package new upstream releases without
notifying the Debian maintainer. Just to help understand the problem, an
example of suchregularly  package is gparted, whose debian version is
0.0.9-1, while the current universe version is 0.1-0ubuntu1.

Such work is nice, but please notify the Debian maintainer that you
packaged the new upstream release:

* duplication of work in the free software world is useless, we have
enough to do.
* this will make later merges much easier to do for us, since it avoids
divergence.

The easiest to do that is by filing a bug in the Debian Bug Tracking
System.

A. If there's no "new upstream release available" bug opened in the
Debian BTS, you can use the following template as an example: (note that
I haven't actually submitted a bug about gparted).

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To: submit at bugs.debian.org
Subject: new upstream release available

Package: gparted
Version: 0.0.9-1
Severity: wishlist
Tags: +patch

Hi,

I've noticed that a new upstream release for gparted was available
(version 0.1). I've worked on packaging it inside Ubuntu. You can get
patches from http://people.ubuntu.com/~scott/patches/gparted/

Thank you for your work,

Lucas
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If a "new upstream release available" bug (or similar) already exists,
you can use this template (assuming the bug number is 424242) :
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To: 424242 at bugs.debian.org, control at bugs.debian.org
Subject: new upstream release available

tag 424242 +patch
thanks

Hi,

I've worked on packaging version 0.1 inside Ubuntu. You can get
patches from http://people.ubuntu.com/~scott/patches/gparted/

Thank you for your work,

Lucas
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Thanks all,
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