Julio M. Merino Vidal at ONLamp.com - Making Packager-Friendly Software:

"A package maintainer, or packager, is a person who creates packages for software projects. He eventually finds common problems in these projects, resulting in a complex packaging process and a final package that is a nightmare to maintain. These little flaws exist because in most cases the original developers are not packagers, so they are not aware of them. In other words, if you do not know something is wrong, you cannot fix it.

This article describes some of these common problems and possible solutions. Consequently, it is of most value to software developers who make their creations publicly available."