Hi,
--- On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 3:32 AM, Alain Portal alain.portal@free.fr wrote: | let other mainteners manage their packages as they feel! --
Sure. But, we would still require to know when they have made a release. For some packages:
* The upstream source URLs have changed, or don't exist any more.
* The authors have made tarballs, but, there is no automated way to know of newer releases.
* The sources have moved to github, but, releases or tags have not been made.
* The upstream e-mail addresses don't work anymore.
In order to keep the package releases in sync with the upstream releases, upstream release monitoring is helpful.
--- | I use all software I package, I know when its are releasable! --
That is your decision, and I'd leave it at that.
Cheers!
SK