Comment 8 for bug 2046007

Aaron,

(responding because I was notified my name was dropped)

There's no hard and fast rule, just preferences. As Gianfranco is a DD, he does have a preference that, if the package exists in Debian, and the bug can be fixed in Debian, then it needs to be fixed there. In order to do that, a bug needs to be filed. Since Gianfranco has the power to sponsor in Ubuntu and Debian, it's very easy for him to upload the fix to both simultaneously if the changelog has the bug entry for both ala (LP: #2046007) and (closes: #1057883).

For me, since I'm only a MOTU, if I'm sponsoring a package normally synced from Debian, I'm happy to upload to Ubuntu as long as the sponsored is also going to file a bug in Debian. If not, then I can do it with a patch, but I can't sponsor in Debian. So there's a slight difference when you have someone like Gianfranco than when you have someone such as myself. That's just my preference. Can I easily get someone like Gianfranco to sponsor for me? Absolutely, but that doesn't mean it always happens.

Anyhow, I just thought I'd give you some context as to why there are different preferences and hope you understand.