There is a difference (which the author points out) but I still don't really see the problem. In this particular instance, yes, a change was upstreamed that sh

There is a difference (which the author points out) but I still don't really see the problem. In this particular instance, yes, a change was upstreamed that should not have been upstreamed. But upstreaming changes in general is a good thing, so when the author says > (This situation isn't the same as Debian and Ubuntu. Ubuntu uses Debian's packaging work, but Ubuntu's changes for their own needs don't automatically wind up in Debian.) I'm not sure I'm convinced that this is an unmitigated positive thing.