Re: Maintainer: Debian Commons

On Mon, May 11, 2026 at 04:34:55PM +0200, Paul Gevers wrote:
>* Use Debian Commons <[email protected]> in the Maintainer
>  field
>* Use your own name in the Uploaders field (if you don't want that, you
>  should probably orphan your package instead)

I tend to do the same, but setting "Debian PACKAGE Maintainer(s) 
<[email protected]>". But I don't see that as a statement of weak ownership.

So we need some distinction, making sure that it is the text part of the 
Maintainer field and not the fact that the Maintainer mail address 
points to [email protected] that declares weak ownership.

>Credits for the name: paride coined the name at MiniDebConf Hamburg 
>2026, claiming that paultag came up with it, I was using "be my guest" 
>before.

I actually like "Be my guest", "Help appreciated" or "take at will" 
more.

Greetings
Marc