Comment 10 for bug 516709

I think the description is saying that I can have lp:~mbp/ubuntu/natty/foo be marked as the official branch for foo, and then I'll be able to upload even if I would not normally be able to upload into Ubuntu. jml's branch would fix that but the usability issues in <https://bugs.launchpad.net/udd/+bug/516709/comments/8> still seem to be true.

What this bug seems to be lacking is a statement from someone authoritative for Ubuntu that that is actually the behaviour they want. It seems reasonable to me though.

If all access to these branches is guarded by upload rules, perhaps it no longer makes sense for them to have a user-visible owner or for existing branches to be repurposed as official branches?