From 12a7bf2ab455e4e083efae32d8969645b15f1bfe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2010 09:17:11 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Make it clear package maintainers don't need upload rights

Wording suggestion from Raphael Hertzog.
---
 policy.sgml | 11 ++++++-----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml
index fe194cc..d2f1496 100644
--- a/policy.sgml
+++ b/policy.sgml
@@ -895,11 +895,12 @@
 	  address, such as a mailing list.  The maintainer is responsible
 	  for maintaining the Debian packaging files, evaluating and
 	  responding appropriately to reported bugs, uploading new
-	  versions of the package, ensuring that the package is placed in
-	  the appropriate archive area and included in Debian releases as
-	  appropriate for the stability and utility of the package, and
-	  requesting removal of the package from the Debian distribution
-	  if it is no longer useful or maintainable.
+	  versions of the package (either directly or through a sponsor),
+	  ensuring that the package is placed in the appropriate archive
+	  area and included in Debian releases as appropriate for the
+	  stability and utility of the package, and requesting removal of
+	  the package from the Debian distribution if it is no longer
+	  useful or maintainable.
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