Package: tracker.debian.org
Severity: wishlist

Such a feature would move this discussion forward, so I'm submitting it
as a feature request.

I think that the logic in who-uploads(1) is probably insufficient;
parsing d/changelog would catch people actually /contributing/ to the
package, not just those who signed the uploads.

I assume you are thinking of parsing the [ name ] syntax used by many teams.

Note that a prerequisite for such debian/changelog parsing would
be that policy sets strict syntax and semantics requirements.

Examples:

Some teams use different syntax.
I did already state in the policy bug that extracting this information
from the lintian changelog is my challenge to everyone who thinks that
that this could be extracted from current debian/changelog.

This can only work if policy states that that the established practice
of many people using this syntax also for patch submitters is no longer
permitted.

cu
Adrian

Adrian Bunk:

The syntax used in lintian's changelog is relatively unique to my
knowledge; if by changing it we can actually have this proposal work,
then let me know and I will raise that internally in the lintian team.

Thanks,
~Niels

Hello,

[removing bug against -policy from CC]

My intent was to discover who is working on a package.  It would be okay
for non-team members to be included in that.  Further, the tool can rank
contributors -- a non-team member who submits a few patches wouldn't be
ranked highly.