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Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2019 20:37:56 +0200
From: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
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Subject: Should patchtest warn on Upstream-Status: Pending ?
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I am wondering whether patchtest should send warning emails on
   Upstream-Status: Pending

In practice patches are usually forwarded upstream either at submission 
or never.[1]

Not upstreamed OE-only patches create a technical debt that often makes 
recipe upgrades a pain.

cu
Adrian

[1] When upstream requires copyright assignment upstreaming
    later is sometimes not even legally possible.