upstream Source patches and patch systems

[Scott Kitterman]

On Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:40:53 +0200 Reinhard Tartler <siretart at ubuntu.com> 
wrote:
>
>> - if it's an Ubuntu (-0ubuntuX) package and no previous modifications
>> has been done, adding a patch system is preferred
>
>May I ask why?
>
>Espc. since uploads are auto-imported these days into a bzr branch, and
>earlier revisions of the package are available via launchpad, I
>personally prefer to not introduce one.
>
I think it's premature to assume most people are using this.

Scott K