how to show upstream changes to the user

[Shawn Starr]

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> [mailto:fedora-devel-list-bounces at redhat.com]On Behalf Of Bill
> Nottingham
> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 11:05 AM
> To: Development discussions related to Fedora
> Subject: Re: how to show upstream changes to the user
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> 
> Shawn Starr (sstarr at platform.com) said: 
> > Please don't force packagers to have to bug upstream about 
> what changed. Unless another set of Fedora people 
> > want to dig for that information to update the packager. 
> Some of us don't have the time to nag upstream about what 
> they changed.
> 
> If you don't have the time to find out, *as a maintainer*, 
> what changed,
> you shouldn't be maintaining it.
> 
> Bill

I get whatever is in the git changlogs. That's all that's available. If I choose to mention
something important from it I will, otherwise I will just mention a new upstream version
Just like Debian packages do. I see no reason to be any different.

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