r70 - /web/deps/dep3.mdwn

[hertzog at users.alioth.debian.org]

Author: hertzog
Date: Wed Jul 15 22:11:47 2009
New Revision: 70

URL: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/dep/?sc=1&rev=70
Log:
Add rationale for encoding vendor name in Bug-<Vendor>

Modified:
    web/deps/dep3.mdwn

Modified: web/deps/dep3.mdwn
URL: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/dep/web/deps/dep3.mdwn?rev=70&op=diff
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--- web/deps/dep3.mdwn (original)
+++ web/deps/dep3.mdwn Wed Jul 15 22:11:47 2009
@@ -115,6 +115,12 @@
     bug tracker. Those fields can be used multiple times if several
     bugs are concerned.
 
+    The vendor name is explicitely encoded in the field name so that
+    vendors can share patches among them without having to update the
+    meta-information in most cases. The upstream bug URL is special
+    cased because it's the central point of cooperation and it must
+    be easily distinguishable among all the bug URLs.
+
   * `Forwarded` (optional)
 
     Any value other than "no" or "not-needed" means that the patch