Yes, I think it's relevant, "not require register anymore, although other package indexes might" This means other package indexes are required to be able to parse this HTTP. That's not good and has lead to workarounds (chishop for example= which might change the long-description in the body. And it seems like the command hasn't changed since I developed the patch (around 10 months ago).
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2022-04-11 14:58:47
admin
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2021-02-03 18:19:26
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status: open -> closednosy: + steve.dowermessages: + resolution: out of datestage: patch review -> resolved