- bugs in the Debian bug tracking system when bugs are fixed
- that exist in Debian are fixed in Ubuntu. While this can be
- partially automated, the choice to automate this is a purely
- social one.</para>
-
- <para>Ubuntu is still left with questions in regards to changes
- that are made to packages that do not necessarily fix bugs or
- that fix bugs that do not exist in Debian but may in the
- future. Some Debian developers want to hear about the full
- extent of changes made to their software in Ubuntu while
- others do not want to be bothered. Ubuntu should continue to
- work with Debian to find ways to allow developers to stay in
- sync.</para>
-
- <para>There is a recent initiative by some developers in Debian,
- largely led by myself, to create a stronger relationship
- between the Debian project and its ecosystem of derivers.
- While the form that this will ultimately take is unclear,
- projects existing within an ecosystem should explore the realm
- of appropriate social relationships that will ensure that they
- can work together and be informed of each others' work without
- resorting to "spamming" each other with irrelevant or
- unnecessary information.</para>
+ bugs in the Debian bug tracking system when bugs that exist in
+ Debian are fixed in Ubuntu. While this can be partially
+ automated, the choice to automate this and the manner in which
+ it it is set up is a purely social one.</para>
+
+ <para>However, as I alluded to above, Ubuntu is still left with
+ questions in regards to changes that are made to packages that
+ do not necessarily fix bugs or that fix bugs that do not exist
+ in Debian but may in the future. Some Debian developers want
+ to hear about the full extent of changes made to their
+ software in Ubuntu while others do not want to be
+ bothered. Ubuntu should continue to work with Debian to find
+ ways to allow developers to stay in sync.</para>
+
+ <para>There are also several initiatives by developers in
+ Debian, Ubuntu, and in other derivations to create a
+ stronger relationship between the Debian project and its
+ ecosystem of derivers and between Ubuntu and Debian in
+ particular. While the form that this will ultimately take is
+ unclear, projects existing within an ecosystem should explore
+ the realm of appropriate social relationships that will ensure
+ that they can work together and be informed of each others'
+ work without resorting to "spamming" each other with
+ irrelevant or unnecessary information.</para>