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