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   From: mbehrle@debian.org   
      
   * Jochen Sprickerhof: " Re: Bug#1127616: developers-reference: should document   
     using git-debpush to upload" (Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:42:46 +0100):   
      
   > * Sean Whitton  [2026-02-11 11:52]:   
   > >For example, I maintain or team half-maintain maybe 90 packages in   
   > >total, and none of them use pristine-tar.  So the only case where I   
   > >cannot use tag2upload is when I need to upload to NEW, which is not   
   > >often.  Therefore tag2upload is my default way to upload, because why   
   > >wouldn't it be, it's so smooth and easy.   
   >   
   > My perception is rather different here:   
   >   
   > Python Team:   
   >   
   > "DPT requires a pristine-tar branch"   
   >   
   > https://salsa.debian.org/python-team/tools/python-modules/blob   
   master/policy.rst   
   >   
   > Science Team:   
   >   
   > "It is recommended to use pristine-tar"   
   >   
   > https://science-team.pages.debian.net/policy/   
   >   
   > Multimedia Team:   
   >   
   > "gbp clone --pristine-tar"   
   >   
   > https://wiki.debian.org/DebianMultimedia/DevelopPackaging   
      
   May be add:   
      
   Tryton Team:   
      
   pristine-tar required   
      
   Upstream uses mercurial, definitely only approved and supported release path is   
   via tarballs.   
      
      
      
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