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upstream
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2014-04-26 15:54:15 +00:00
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adj. [common] Towards the original author(s) or maintainer(s) of a project.
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Used in connection with software that is distributed both in its original
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source form and in derived, adapted versions through a distribution (like
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the Debian version of Linux or one of the BSD ports) that has component
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maintainers for each of their parts. When a component maintainer receives a
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bug report or patch, he may choose to retain the patch as a porting tweak to
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the distribution's derivative of the project, or to pass it upstream to the
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project's maintainer. The antonym downstream is rare.
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