1 debian-policy (3.5.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
3 * Fix the debconf spec to (postinst -> postrm) closes: Bug#129375, Bug#160839
4 * Fix update-rc.d example, mention that changing run-levels or priority
5 may require removing and re-creating the symbolic links. closes: Bug#149709
6 * Fix the groff and col -b interaction closes: Bug#164755
7 * Added section numbers to upgrading checklist closes: Bug#160914
8 * Fixed typo KB_Backspace -> KB_BackSpace
9 * Clarify wording in the section about ChangeLog files to allow for
10 symbolic links in /usr/share/doc/ directory (was already allowed in a
11 previous section of policy 13.6) closes: Bug#111137
12 * Removed a spurious + from text. closes: Bug#160908
13 * Added a note in the debconf spec to consult debconf-devel(8) for
14 details. closes: Bug#133030
15 * Added a reference to the local copy of the FHS. closes: Bug#122928
16 * Updated reference to ash (dash). This implements the non controversial
19 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 26 Oct 2002 13:12:49 -0500
21 debian-policy (3.5.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
23 * Fixed some broken hrefs in links
24 * No longer use local debiandoc stuff (it's been fixed upstream)
25 * Added table of contents (index.html) to policy-process.sgml, fixing
26 the new error reported to bug #137521 closes: Bug#137521
27 * Fixed a couple of typos closes: Bug#139832
28 * Ran through the policy document looking for long instances of text in
29 the <tt> tag, and changed it to <file> where appropriate. This is
30 since the <file> tag can handle line breaking, but the <t> flag does
31 not. closes: Bug#139820
32 * Change the requirement to ask permission to make devices to merely
33 requiring a notification. closes: Bug#106280
34 * Added a build dependson docbook utils. closes: Bug#154660
35 * Since this is being built with a newer version of debiandoc-sgml, this
36 should display better with lynx. closes: Bug#153704
37 * Add in the crypto-in-main amendment. closes: Bug#81852, Bug#144411
38 * we no longer have task packages, instead, we define tasks using a
39 special field in the control file (and these should be added only
40 after discussion on the mailing lists) closes: Bug#97755
41 * Clarify wording in the section for packages providing fonts.
43 * Fix the doc base file for policy process closes: Bug#137521, Bug#147554
45 * using set -e is not dubious advice. Rejecting this. closes: Bug#139969
46 * Make the directory one is building under ./debian/ be up to the
47 maintainer, instead of mandating ./debian/tmp/ closes: Bug#144297
48 * Add a standards version closes: Bug#145067
49 * Added virtual package debconf-2.0 closes: Bug#151328
50 * Added The Window Manager Specification Project support to the default
51 window manager selection mechanism closes: Bug#155680
52 * The confusion between /var/mail and /var/spool/mail seems to have been
53 disambiguated. closes: Bug#114949
54 * Mention the new Build-Depend-Indep semantic and the new
55 build-indep/build-arch rules in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#116134
56 * Made package naming rules in policy consistent. I did not eliminate
57 the duplication, since I don't want to make major changes to the flow,
58 since we are supposed to be re-writing policy anyway. closes: Bug#131441
59 * Clarified wording about cases where we may have concrete and virtual
60 packages with the same name. closes: Bug#134977
61 * Fixed typo 'be be' closes: Bug#138681
62 * Fixed typo in appendix G -- example of diversion closes: Bug#140697
63 * fix typo shlib: -> shlibs: closes: Bug#141903
64 * Provide a link between two sections dealing with virtual packages.
66 * Fixed xtifr's email address in the menu policy closes: Bug#152965
67 * Allow shared library names to be have a hyphen between library name
68 and soversion if the library name ends in a number. closes: Bug#100472
69 * Permit some libraries to only install static libs. closes: Bug#100346
70 * Remove the debug option, add noopt closes: Bug#157131, Bug#113525
71 * provide dhcp-client virtual package. closes: Bug#154142
72 * We do not need bits in policy that ``should not be enforced''.
74 * We are building this with the latest debianndoc-sgml. closes: Bug#146703
75 * Finish incorporating all of the accepted changes in Bug#72335, and
76 this closes: Bug#141307, Bug#156546
77 * Added virtual package aspell-dictionary closes: Bug#139067
78 * Added virtual package radius-server closes: Bug#118608
79 * Clarifying manual pages is not a policy issue. closes: Bug#112828
80 * Corrected the ldconfig handling instructions. closes: Bug#111025
81 * Not a policy issue. closes: Bug#106826
82 * Removed the /usr/doc/ symlink clause. closes: Bug#47298, Bug#69311
84 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 31 Aug 2002 02:18:02 -0500
86 debian-policy (3.5.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
88 * Set the cotact information for the FHS contact, and add mention of the
89 FHS mailing list. closes: Bug#137172
90 * ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/package-developer/ certainly seems to
91 exist, and does contain the menu policy. closes: Bug#110711, Bug#121977
92 * Added java related virtual packages closes: Bug#110713
93 * Fixed confusion in appar4ently contradictory wording about /etc/init.d
94 scripts: clarified to emphasize that the init.d files _are_
95 configuration files, and they _must_ have local changes preserved,
96 either (if they are present in the .deb) by marking them as conffiles
97 or, if they do not exist in the .deb file, by any other means. This
98 does not change any requirements, and should have no affect on any
99 conformant packages. closes: Bug#132621
100 * Fixed error in doc-base file closes: Bug#137521
101 * fixed typo in virtual packages list closes: Bug#110446
102 * Fixed typo in upgrading checklist. closes: Bug#110705
103 * Fixed typo (dependencies) in the policy closes: Bug#122931
104 * Fixed grammar errors in the policy closes: Bug#126131
105 * While I am cleaning out bugs, these are old and the reporter no longer
106 wnats to pursue them, and there was never a consensus reached. If
107 there is interest, new bugs can be filed. closes: Bug#51411, Bug#51412
108 * Added the virtual package dict-client closes: Bug#122996
109 * Added the virtual package foomatic-data closes: Bug#123570
110 * Added the virtual packages {x-}audio-mixer closes: Bug#131781
112 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:16:53 -0600
114 debian-policy (3.5.6.0) unstable; urgency=low
116 * Change footnote about urgency values to the now-current list: low,
117 medium, high, emergency.
118 * Correct note about /etc/default files being conffiles/config files,
119 which I mucked up (sorry Joey) [10.3.2]
120 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Downgrade emacs/tex to optional
121 closes: Bug#102204, Bug#53849
122 * [AMENDMENT 2001/06/26] Next stage in usr/doc -> usr/share/doc transition
125 * [AMENDMENT 09/06/2001] Clarifying FHS policy closes: Bug#98291, Bug#60461
126 * Spelling correction closes: Bug#105625
127 * [AMMENDMENT 28/06/2001] Restrict http access to /usr/share/doc
129 * [AMENDMENT 23/5/2001] Optional build-arch and build-indep targets for
130 debian/rules closes: Bug#72335
131 * The old packaging manual is included in the policy document as an
132 informative appendix. It is not part of Debian Technical Policy, and
133 its presence is a temporary measure until dpkg documentation includes
134 the information provided. closes: Bug#105535
135 * Added information about optional blank lines in the chagelog format.
138 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 24 Jul 2001 21:43:22 -0500
140 debian-policy (3.5.5.0) unstable; urgency=low
142 * Fixed up incorrect entries in the changelog (there was an erroneous
143 3.5.0.1 revision which never happened; it has now been correctly
144 merged with the 3.5.3.0 changelog entry)
145 * Add section numbers to upgrading-checklist for all revisions from
147 * Complete rewrite (and renumbering) of sections 9.1 and 9,2
148 * This time *really* include the HTML version of the FHS
149 * Added doc-base support for all of the HTML files
150 * Added several more files to the byhand list and rewrote chunks of
151 debian/rules to do this
152 * Add patched versions of debiandoc-sgml stuff to source package until
153 patches are incorporated upstream
154 * Versioned Build-Depend on debiandoc-sgml for fixed Text.pm
155 * Improved mkdir example in 10.1.2 closes: Bug#92744
156 * Made the "where examples live" entry in the upgrading-checklist
157 clearer (add "for use by scripts")
158 * Add a dpkg-statoverride description section closes: Bug#89473
159 * Fix the ldconfig usage description (remove "only if")
161 * Clarification of package priority issues vis-a-vis the X Windows
162 system closes: Bug#91249
163 * Enhanced x-terminal-emulator policy closes: Bug#91252
164 * Minor changes to X app-defaults policy closes: Bug#91259
165 * Clarification of X policy in respect to FHS closes: Bug#91260
166 * OpenMotif has the same rules as OSF/Motif closes: Bug#91261
167 * The X Font policy rewrite closes: Bug#91257
168 * The "man" program is no longer guaranteed to read header information
169 to find alternative manpage names closes: Bug#94995
170 * Correction to meaning of Standards-Version closes: Bug#97072
171 * Split section 12.8 (X Window System) into subsections for readability
172 * Plug-ins != shared libraries (at last) closes: Bug#66023
173 * Add packaging manual remnants to policy document as appendices, and
174 mention this in control file closes: Bug#95906
175 * Clarification in Perl policy closes: Bug#98712
177 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Fri, 1 Jun 2001 10:37:52 +0100
179 debian-policy (3.5.4.0) unstable; urgency=low
181 * [ACCEPTED 2/4/01] /var/mail and /var/spool/mail closes: Bug#42052
182 * [AMENDMENT 26/04/2001] include Perl Policy closes: Bug#83977
183 * Also incorporates all the improvements that Julian has made to to the
184 grammar and flow of the policy manual. The following are mostly
186 * Removed reference to non-extant dpkg documentation
187 * Fixed the confusing self referential language. closes: Bug#85503
188 * Correct ambiguous kanguage about declaring build dependencies.
190 * Improved the woding of the footnote about shlibdeps.
193 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:30:21 -0500
195 debian-policy (3.5.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
197 * Removed recommendation on packaging-manual
198 closes: Bug#86507, #93620, #93705
199 * Also now Conflicts and Replaces packaging-manual
200 * Remove FSSTND from binary package, although retain it in the source
201 package for the time being
202 * Get the version.ent non-compression thingy right this time!
203 * Also install FHS stuff byhand (as requested by webmasters)
204 * Corrected GPL name and location closes: Bug#88788, #93047
205 * Correct bug severities closes: Bug#91276
206 * Correct typos etc. in policy-process
207 * Rename all .text files as .txt
208 * Fixed the "to to" typo in policy closes: Bug#87007
209 * Changed packaging manual ==> dpkg documentation closes: Bug#88651
210 * [ACCEPTED 14/03/2001] Deprecate confusing closes: Bug#87828
211 Build-Depends arch syntax
212 * [AMENDMENT 29/03/2001] Clarification of example closes: Bug#87711
214 * Undo all renaming to text, since the change had not been propogated to
215 the rules file, which broke badly. This shall have to wait for a later
217 * Richard Braakman and Michael Dorman have expressed their resignation
218 from policy maintenance duties.
219 * fixed the date thinko in upgrading checklist. Thanks to Sébastien
220 Montagne <sebastien.montagne@netcourrier.com> closes: Bug#84236
222 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:36:19 -0500
224 debian-policy (3.5.2.0) unstable; urgency=low
226 * Add XFree86 app-defaults ammendment closes: Bug#83069
228 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Sun, 18 Feb 2001 14:11:49 +0000
230 debian-policy (3.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
232 * Removed deprecated virtual package names closes: Bug#84641
233 * Changed rmdir postrm example (suggestion on -policy list)
234 * Removed Richard Braakman from list of maintainers at his request
235 * Corrected typos and grammatical errors found by Sean Perry
236 closes: Bug#85501, #85504, #85505, #85506
237 closes: Bug#85508, #85510, #85511, #85514
238 closes: Bug#84631, #84636, #85497, #85982
239 closes: Bug#85986, #85993, #86001
240 * No longer include the old proposal document closes: Bug#84079
241 * Update footnote about dpkg-shlibdeps now that it uses objdump; bump up
242 minor version number for this
243 * Updated dpkg-shlibdeps example to use up-to-date package names (and
244 correct dpkg-shlibdeps command line syntax)
245 * Clarify error conditions for package installation
246 (Bug#61801 from packaging-manual)
247 * Add the "main" section of each distribution (got left out by
248 accident!) (Bug#64304, #75955 from packaging-manual)
249 * Clean version numbering string (Bug#73064 from packaging-manual)
250 * Install HTML version of FHS closes: Bug#83487
251 * Removed bashism from debian/rules
253 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:13:00 +0000
255 debian-policy (3.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
257 * There have been numerous changes since the last major change, and
258 peole have had tiome now to review the recent changes, so I am
259 updating the policy minor version to reflect the quantity and
260 magnitude of changes since 3.2.1
261 * More spelling corrections, thanks to "Christian T. Steigies"
263 * Added mention of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS in upgrading checklist.
265 * Fixed some typos. closes: Bug#83960
266 * Policy now mentions preinst scripts. closes: Bug#80342
267 * [AMENDMENT 2000/12/26] allow/document use of Debian Configuration
268 management system (debconf) closes: Bug#80347
269 * Yet more typo fixes closes: Bug#82743
270 * Document the fact that X font utilities have moved to the package
271 xutils closes: Bug#82966
272 * Fixed the date in the virtual package list closes: Bug#83438
273 * Cleaned up some ephemeral informative foornotes of the polic. Thanks
274 to Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> closes: Bug#83065
275 * Corrected reference to the mime policy. closes: Bug#79891
276 * Corrected reference to the menu policy. closes: Bug#75925
277 * Added a note to the effect that the example make snippet used to
278 illustrate the DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS environment variable is merely
279 informative, and expanded the example to dismiss any confusion about
280 potential failure due to accidentally trying to strip scripts.
283 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:59:16 -0600
285 debian-policy (3.2.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
287 * The minimal change in version number is so that people can test and
288 root out the bugs in this document before we make everyone change to
290 * Document the Enhances relationship
291 * Removed the restriction that one, and exactly one, person must
292 maintain a package. closes: Bug#51879
293 * Fixed a typo, and added the nogroup name, in uid/gid section of
294 policy. closes: Bug#53496
295 * Fixed a misstatement in policy about not needing to depend on packages
296 in the base system (not true -- the Essential tag is significant)
298 * Clarified update-rc.d stuff closes: Bug#55048
300 * We have already included the material for shlibdep changes, and most
301 of this is not relevant to policy anyway. closes: Bug#55730
302 * makedev--> MAKEDEV closes: Bug#57154
303 * Added restrictions on the files in /usr/share/doc/
305 * Changed location of a paragraph about copyright files into the section
306 that deals with copyright files. closes: Bug#65765
307 * init script configuration variables closes: Bug#66912
308 * Clarifed language about packages sharing a conffile need to be marked
309 as conflicting closes: Bug#76028
311 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 18 Jan 2001 01:43:58 -0600
313 debian-policy (3.2.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
315 * Don't compress version.ent in the doc directory (it gets bigger!)
316 * Incorporate the packaging manual into the policy document. The minimal
317 change in version number is because I suspect that this version is
319 closes: Bug#62943, Bug#72949
320 * Fixed typo in menu-policy. closes: Bug#70442
321 * Fixed typo in policy manual closes: Bug#70634, Bug#70643
322 * Removed extraneous > from policy closes: Bug#77645
323 * Fixed two typos in upgrading checklist closes: Bug#78809, Bug#78822
324 * Fixed spelling of utility closes: Bug#82458
325 * [ACCEPTED 2000/09/08] Free pkgs depending on non-US should go into
326 non-US/{main,contrib} closes: Bug#69229
327 * Added rsh-server and telnet server to the virtual packages list
329 * Fixed outdated references to the FHS. closes: Bug#77650
331 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jan 2001 23:53:31 -0600
333 debian-policy (3.2.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
335 * [AMENDMENT 15/01/2000] revision of the "to build with X support or
336 not" policy. closes: Bug#53759
337 * [ACCEPTED 2000/06/06] Must/Should/May in policy This is only a
338 clarifying change, and was not intended to change the intent of
339 policy. closes: Bug#64437
340 * [ACCEPTED 03/05/2000] About the use of conffiles. closes: Bug#61308
341 * [AMENDMENT 10/05/2000] s/mail\.mail/root\.mail/ closes: Bug#62668
342 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] Update for new non-US layout closes: Bug#62946
343 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/debian-devel/debian-legal/ closes: Bug#62947
344 * [ACCEPTED 04/05/2000] s/bash/base-files/ closes: Bug#62948
345 * Typo: 1744s/tty/ttyS/ closes: Bug#64516
346 * proposal for mp3-encoder virtual package closes: Bug#64004
347 * proposal for mp3-decoder virtual package closes: Bug#64006
348 * new virtual package time-daemon closes: Bug#69031
349 * [PATCH] typos in menu-policy.sgml closes: Bug#69424
350 * [PATCH] typos and awkwardness in policy.sgml closes: Bug#69426
351 * the example for using nostrip in DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS is
352 incorrect. closes: Bug#69487
353 * [PATCH] more corrections closes: Bug#69670
354 * [AMENDMENT 26/10/99] Amend non-free definition closes: Bug#46522
355 * [AMMENDMENT 29/10/99] /bin/sh needs echo -n closes: Bug#48247
356 * [AMENDMENT 1999/11/23] Clarify meaning of Essential: yes
358 * [ACCEPTED] Request for new virtual packages: rsh-client and
359 telnet-client closes: Bug#58759
361 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 24 Aug 2000 02:06:30 -0500
363 debian-policy (3.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
365 * Fixed bugs in debian-policy package:
366 * We have had doc-base support for a while now. closes: Bug#15709
367 * packaging manual: Added additional clarification on dpkg
368 behaviour. closes: Bug#17369
369 * [PROPOSAL] Do not make hardlinks to conffiles closes: Bug#22935
370 * [PROPOSED]: clarification needed about diversions.
371 fixed usage for dpkg-divert closes: Bug#29522
372 * [OLD PROPOSAL] debian-policy has an unclear statement
373 on dependancies and priorities closes: Bug#39398
374 * [ACCEPTED 10/26/99] changelog.html.gz sanitization. closes: Bug#40934
375 * [AMENDED 07/09/1999] policy on -g, a proposal closes: Bug#43787
376 * Fixed missing </chapt> tag. closes: Bug#51091
377 * Correct typo in section 2.3.5 closes: Bug#52225
378 * Documented that the library before the symlink hack
379 (which dependend on file system specific kinks to work)
380 is no longer required by newer versions of dpkg. closes: Bug#53405
381 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for usage of "xserver"
382 alternative closes: Bug#53755
383 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] additions to virtual package
384 list closes: Bug#53756
385 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-terminal-emulator"
386 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53757
387 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for "x-window-manager"
388 virtual package and alternative closes: Bug#53758
389 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of X application-defaults
390 policy closes: Bug#53760
391 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] revision of the Motif/LessTif
392 policy closes: Bug#53761
393 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] applying the FHS to packages
394 that use X closes: Bug#53762
395 * [ACCEPTED 02/01/2000] policy for X font packages closes: Bug#53763
396 * Moved the documents into the Debian/ section, since
397 that is where they belong, really. closes: Bug#54777
398 * Fixed the ftp location in the manuals. closes: Bug#56407
399 * Fixed missing urlname entity in the sgml docs (where
400 was it defined before anyway?) closes: Bug#56692
401 * Fixed bugs in packaging-manual package:
402 * Fixed typo where dpkg-genchanges was used instead of
403 dpkg-gencontrol. closes: Bug#58771
405 * Added policy-process to document current procedures.
406 * Added a dependency on fileutiles >=4.0, since the package would fail
407 to install with older fileutils.
408 * Installed FHS version 2.1
409 * Policy recommends packaging manual and vice versa
410 * Added FHS details to copyright file
411 * Updaed the upgrade checklist. Minor changes to the ./debian/rules
413 * Added footnotes in the packaging manual warning about the upcoming
414 dpkg-shlibdeps change as in Bug#55730
416 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:43:02 -0500
418 debian-policy (3.1.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
420 * Fixed an upgrade bug when /usr/doc happens to be a symlink, and does
421 not point to /usr/share/doc. A couple of people were bitten by this.
423 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 28 Feb 2000 22:27:05 -0600
425 debian-policy (3.1.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
427 * Correct missing </chapt> in packaging.sgml (closes: #51091)
428 * Correct typo in policy 2.3.5 (closes: #52225)
430 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 20 Dec 1999 20:39:57 +0000
433 debian-policy (3.1.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
435 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 6.2.
436 * Correction to typo in packaging manual, section 12.2.5 (closes:
438 * More corrections to packaging manual typos (closes: #50857)
440 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:23:31 +0000
442 debian-policy (3.1.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
444 * Correct description of negated architectures in Build-Depends
445 description in Packaging manual (closes: #49901)
447 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:03:48 +0000
449 debian-policy (3.1.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
451 * Add instructions on /usr/doc -> /usr/share/doc symlinks (closes:
452 #45561, #42447, #48570)
453 * Added source dependencies (closes: #41232)
454 * Deprecated /etc/rc.boot (closes: #32448, #32449)
455 * Update-rc.d now only legal way to automatically access /etc/rc?.d
456 directoried (closes: #41547)
457 * FHS compliant location of examples (closes: #42849)
458 * Added ispell-dictionary to virtual-packages.list (following new
459 suggestions: no objections => accept) (closes: #8221)
460 * Added man-browser to virtual-packages.list (closes: #24695)
461 * Added ident-server to virtual-packages.list (closes: #45307)
462 * Alphabeticised virtual packages list ;)
463 * Corrected GPL reference in proposal.sgml
464 * Clarification of "extra" priority (closes: #33076)
465 * Remove buggy and seriously problematic licenses from list of contrib
466 package criteria (closes: #45318)
467 * Move docs to /usr/share/doc with a compatibility symlink (closes:
469 * Update to FHS 2.1 draft #3 (for /var/state etc. changes).
470 * Correct /var/lib/games -> /var/games (closes: #42358)
471 * Added MIME subpolicy (closes: #46516)
472 * Added support for VISUAL (closes: #41121)
473 * Clarify non-dependence on /usr/local (closes: #44922)
474 * Modified description of mail spool locking (closes: #43651)
475 * Clarified wording of conffiles and configuration files (closes:
477 * Changed description of release numbers (closes: #44620)
478 * Added changelog.html -> changelog requirement (closes: $40934)
479 * packaging-manual now correctly installs its docs (closes: #44643)
480 * The packaging manual now discusses version numbers based on dates
482 * Mention ls -f for testing order in which files appear on disk (closes:
484 * Change order of '.' and '+' in description of version numbers (closes:
486 * s/fields/field names/ in section 4.1 of packaging manual for clarity
487 * Add Build-Depends-Indep: field to control file
489 -- Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> Thu, 4 Nov 1999 23:50:37 +0000
491 debian-policy (3.0.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
493 * Typo corrected in packaging manual. closes: Bug#40180
494 * Chnaged rules file to create ps and pdf files.
496 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 01:21:09 -0500
498 debian-policy (3.0.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
500 * A few typos and omissions corrected
501 * Added the pop3-server to the virtual packages list, as decided on the
503 * Fix the self reference to a location on the web site. closes: Bug#39408
504 * Added the clarification that the .la files are essential for the
505 packages using libtool's libltdl library, in which case the
506 .la files must go in the run-time library package. (this is why this
507 is version 3.0.1.0, and not 3.0.0.1)
508 * The virtual package list has new directions (this has been true for a
509 while, I am just closing the bug now). closes: Bug#26159
510 * Since this package now contains the FHS, this closes: Bug#25533
511 * The General resolution prototcol handling of the logos closes: Bug#26915
512 * Inclusion of the Menu policy in the main policy document closes: Bug#30036
513 * Since proposal submitting guidelines are now in the policy package,
514 this closes: Bug#38612
515 * Changed a /usr/doc reference to /usr/share/doc which had beeen missed
516 before. closes: Bug#40864
518 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:35:11 -0500
520 debian-policy (3.0.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
522 * This is a test version of the policy package, and shall not be
524 * Merged in the packaging manual sources (we still have two separate
526 * Multiple minor packaging tweaks.
527 * [ACCEPTED 1998/05/01] Policy clarification about Standards-Version
528 Added the clarifying paragraph (and the rationale in a footnote).
530 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/05] Policy note that GPL moved to
531 /usr/share/common-licenses. Again, also added the rationale as a
532 footnote. closes: Bug#28747
533 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/04] Libtool archive (*.la) files in -dev' packages
534 closes: Bug#37257, Bug#37338
535 * [ACCEPTED 1999/04/28] Logrotation. Standardizer on logrotate.
537 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/23] Rewrite of section 5.7 (Programs for the X
538 Window System) closes: Bug#38212
539 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/15] Separate menu policy (like virtual package list)
541 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Utmp group proposal
543 * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND
544 Changed all references to the proper FHS versions. This was a first
545 scan, so some references may still need to be changed. closes: Bug#37345
546 * Updated the upgrading checklist.
547 * updated the proposal for policy update to reflect the latest
549 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:49:15 -0500
551 debian-policy (2.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
553 * Removed double '>' marks from the policy document. closes: Bug#35095
554 * Corrected canonical source for "Csh Programming Considered Harmful"
555 closes: Bug#36286 Bug#32499
556 * Fixed typo in invocation of update-rc.d. closes: Bug#34988 Bug#34543
557 * Fixed misspelling of accessible. Ran ispell over the rest of the
558 document (painful because of the large number of technical terms in
559 there). closes: Bug#34233
560 * Make the binary package contain the version.ent as well. closes: Bug#31033
561 * Fixed typo s/as is/is/. closes: Bug#30302
562 * AMENDMENT 23/04/1999: changed /etc/nntpserver recommendation to
563 /etc/news/server. closes: Bug#21875
564 * Added the current list of policy maintainers. closes: Bug#30148
566 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Tue, 27 Apr 1999 11:10:29 -0500
568 debian-policy (2.5.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
570 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25911, which rearranged sections
571 to create a new section 4, namely, files. Section 3.3 ("Files") should
572 become Section 4. The Sections that are currently Section 4 and
573 Section 5 should be moved down to become Section 5 and Section 6
576 What is now Section 5.5 ("Log files") should be moved to be a
577 subsection of the new Section 4 ("Files"), becoming section 4.8,
578 placing it after "Configuration files", moving the would-be Section
579 4.8 ("Permissions and owners") to Section 4.9. All subsections of the
580 current Section 5 after 5.5 should be accordingly moved down to fill
583 This, along with the next amendment, justifies bumping up the version
584 number. closes: BUG#25911
586 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #21185, about the naming and
587 compression of changelog files. Now, if the upstream changelog file is
588 HTML formatted, it should be accessible as
589 /usr/doc/<package>/changelog.html.gz It also allows for this to be a
590 symlink, if the upstream file name does not conform to Debian
591 conventions. closes: BUG#21185
593 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #7890, to make clear that the HTML
594 documents should be supplied in _some_ package, not necessarily in the
595 main binary package (at the discretion of the maintainer).
598 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #26461, which corrects the policy
599 to refer to /usr/doc/<package>/copyright, rather than
600 /usr/doc/copyright/<package>. closes: BUG#26461
602 * AMENDMENT: Added in changes in Bug #25385, which allow the
603 architecture specification strings to be of the form <arch>-<os>,
604 where os is one of linux, gnu. Previously, only linux was allowed, now
605 we also cater to the hurd. closes: BUG#25385
607 * The responsibility of the contents of this package has now passed to
608 the debian-policy mailing list. The packaging details are now being
609 managed by a group of maintainers that do ot won the contents.
611 * Make the package optional, not extra.
613 * Re did the SGML markup. Normalized the document, and undid the omitted
614 and shor tags. Personally, I use too many DTD's in real life to be so
615 converssant with each one to be clever with tag omissions, and, since
616 I have a smart editor, omitting tags does not byuy one much. In the
617 process, I discovered a few errors in the markup (one of my
618 predecessors hasd the unfortunate habit of treating <p> as a "create
619 some space here" tag, and more often than not put it at the end of a
620 paragraph, rather than using is as a container element (which is what
623 * Re did the control files, making them more robust
625 * re did the rules file, making it more general, and easier to maintain
626 by putting in a layer of abstractions.
629 -- Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> Thu, 29 Oct 1998 15:16:52 -0600
631 debian-policy (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
633 * New Maintainer <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
635 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Sat, 5 Sep 1998 02:41:35 +0100
637 debian-policy (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
639 * New maintainer (with changes from Adam P. Harris' proposed NMU)
640 * policy.sgml: some awkward phrasings fixed (closes Bug#22006)
641 * policy.sgml: s/depreciated/deprecated (closes Bug#21831)
642 * debian/control: added conflict doc-base (<< 0.6), which I still am not
643 sure why we need this but hey (closes Bug#21554)
644 * policy.sgml: use new <url> tag where appropriate
645 * policy.sgml, debian/control: always dynamically self reference the
646 current version of policy, that is, do not hard code policy revision
648 * debian/rules: use dpkg-gencontrol -isp
649 * bugs fixed in some unknown previous version (closes Bug#23177)
651 -- Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:54:17 +0100
653 debian-policy (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
655 * non-maintainer release
656 * rebuild package to fix truncated Chapter 3 (Bug#23408, not marked as
657 important but should be, since a gaping hole in policy is very
659 * bumped version of policy, within the document, to this version number,
660 but not the date, indicating nothing really changed since then
662 * debian/rules: clean is a little cleaner
664 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 03:15:22 -0400
666 debian-policy (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
670 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:54:50 +0200
672 debian-policy (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
674 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
676 - Updated section 3.1.2 Site-specific programs
677 and section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
678 + improved wording (fixes:bug#20129)
680 - Updated section 2.1.7 Subsections:
681 + fixed typos (fixes:bug#18145)
683 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic links:
684 + symbolic links within a toplevel directory should be relative,
685 symbolic links between toplevel directories should be absolute
686 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 2)
688 - Updated section 3.4 System run levels:
689 + Intro: mention /etc/rcS.d (links to boot time scripts)
690 + Notes: include rationale why /etc/init.d scripts have to be tagged
691 as conffiles (fixes:bug#16199)
692 + Example: changed example init.d script to handle force-reload
693 and restart options and to comply with the console message
694 standard (fixes:bug#19216)
696 - Updated section 4.8 Emacs lisp programs:
697 + Replaced old section about lisp programs with a reference to
698 the file debian-emacs-policy.gz, installed by the emacsen-common
701 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
702 + manpages for games should be installed in /usr/man/man6
703 (cf., Policy Weekly Issue#6, topic 3)
705 - Removed one example reference to the current standards version
706 - Include manual's date as plain text in the .sgml source so that
707 a recompiled manual uses the same release date
709 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
710 - Removed obsolete virtual package `emacs'
712 * New version numbering scheme:
714 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
715 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
716 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
719 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
720 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
721 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
722 differ between the manuals.
724 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
725 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
726 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
727 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
731 - Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
732 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
734 - Fixed FSF's address in copyright file (detected by Lintian)
736 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:08:09 +0200
738 debian-policy (2.4.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
740 * Changes to the Debian Policy Manual:
742 - Updated section 3.3.4 Scripts:
743 + /bin/sh may be any POSIX compatible shell
744 + scripts including bashisms have to specify /bin/bash as
746 + scripts which create files in world-writable directories
747 (e.g., in /tmp) should use tempfile or mktemp for creating
750 - Updated section 3.3.5 Symbolic Links:
751 + symbolic links referencing compressed files must have the same
752 file extension as the referenced file
754 - Updated section 3.3.6 Device files:
755 + /dev/tty* serial devices should be used instead of /dev/cu*
757 - Updated section 3.4.2 Writing the scripts [in /etc/init.d]:
758 + all /etc/init.d scripts have to provide the following options:
759 start, stop, restart, force-reload
760 + the reload option is optional and must never stop and restart
763 - Updated section 3.5 Cron jobs:
764 + cron jobs that need to be executed more often than daily should
765 be installed into /etc/cron.d
767 - Updated section 3.7 Menus:
768 + removed section about how to register HTML docs to `menu'
769 (the corresponding section in 4.4, Web servers and applications,
770 has been removed in policy 2.2.0.0 already, so this one was
773 - New section 3.8 Keyboard configuration:
774 + details about how the backspace and delete keys should be
777 - New section 3.9 Environment variables:
778 + no program must depend on environment variables to get a
779 reasonable default configuration
781 - New section 4.6 News system configuration:
782 + /etc/news/organization and /etc/news/server should be supported
783 by all news servers and clients
785 - Updated section 4.7 Programs for the X Windows system:
786 + programs requiring a non-free Motif library should be provided
787 as foo-smotif and foo-dmotif package
788 + if lesstif works reliably for such program, it should be linked
789 against lesstif and not against a non-free Motif library
791 - Updated section 4.9 Games:
792 + games for X Windows have to be installed in /usr/games, just as
795 - Lots of typos fixed (thanks to Ray Dassen for the patch!)
797 * Changes to the authoritative list of virtual package names:
798 - added `libc-dev' and `emacsen'
800 * Merged `/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz' into this
803 * Included `Policy checklist for upgrading your packages' from the
804 Policy Home Page as /usr/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.text.gz
806 * Added support for doc-base to register the Policy Manual to the
807 online documentation systems dwww and dhelp (fixes:#15710)
809 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
811 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:25 +0100
813 debian-policy (2.3.0.1) unstable; urgency=low
815 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
816 - X library package is now called xlib6g
817 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
818 - Added emacs, c-compiler, fortran77-compiler, lambdamoo-core,
820 * Conflict with old dpkg-dev version that included policy manual
822 * Removed `tentative-opt-draft' from package since people considered
823 the draft official policy (which is not the case)
824 * Don't use debstd anymore
826 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:03:52 +0200
828 debian-policy (2.3.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
830 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
831 - reworked chapter `The Debian Archive' to cover new
832 contrib/non-free policy
833 - call "contrib" and "non-free" a `section' (not `distribution')
834 - refer to license files (GPL, LGPL, etc.) as uncompressed files
835 - changed `/etc/news/server' into `/etc/nntpserver' in example of
836 maintainer scripts (fixes #11517)
837 - new section about `Daemons'
838 - updated section about `Configuration files'
839 - MUAs and MTAs have to use liblockfile
840 - fixed typos and grammatical errors
841 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names:
842 - renamed tcl/tk virtual package names to `tclsh' and `wish'
843 * Paper about libc6 migration:
844 - fixed typos (fixes #11641), thanks to James Troup for the patch!
845 * SGML source code included in package
846 * don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version (fixes #11095)
848 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 2 Sep 1997 00:54:31 +0200
850 debian-policy (2.2.0.0) unstable; urgency=low
852 * Changes in the Debian Policy Manual:
853 - completely reworked structure
854 - moved sections about new maintainers, upload procedure, interim
855 releases, and mailing lists into the Developers Reference Manual
856 - moved a few (small) sections into the Debian Packaging Manual
857 - removed all those ugly footnotes
858 - new example for "reload" in section about console messages
859 - mention Artistic License (fixes #9793)
860 - don't mention dpkg's version number in Policy Manual
861 - rewrote abstract and section introductions
862 - mention "orphaned packages"
863 - maintainer is responsible for a package license to comply with the
864 distributions' policy
865 - putting a package into base section requires discussion on debian-devel
866 - rewrote sections about "pre-depends", "essential" and, "base" packages
867 - added note that non-us' maintainers have to live outside the US
868 - added crypto-hook statement (fixes #7257)
869 - added section about arch spec strings
870 - rewrote section about "Site specific programs" (/usr/local)
871 - included Ian's suggestions for user IDs
872 - added section about "menus"
873 - removed section about "web menus" since this will be superseded with
874 the new documentation policy soon
875 - incorporated "Debian Free Software Guidelines" (fixes #9024)
876 - removed note that linking with -g produces large a.out binary (fixes
878 - added section about editors and pagers
879 - added note about Package priorities and dependencies
880 - added section about cron jobs (fixes #8814)
881 - added section about device files
882 - don't install shared libraries as executable (fixes #7129)
883 - app-defaults files may not be conffiles (cf. #2717)
884 - lots of minor changes not worth mentioning here (typos, formulations,
886 * Changes in the authoritative list of virtual package names
887 - Removed obsolete virtual packages: xR6shlib, xlibraries,
888 compress, emacs, sgmls, inews, gs_x, gs_svga, gs_both, xpmR6
889 - Added new section about obsolete names
890 * Added Helmut Geyer's paper about libc5-libc6 migration
891 * Fixed package's description
893 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 13 Jul 1997 13:25:51 +0200
895 debian-policy (2.1.3.3) frozen unstable; urgency=low
897 * Mention Artistic License in section 2.5 (bug #9755)
899 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 14 May 1997 16:53:15 +0200
901 debian-policy (2.1.3.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
903 * Fixed an email address, an URL, and several typos in chapter 6 (#9358)
904 * Added new virtual package "wordlist" to list (requested by Joey Hess)
905 * Changed wording in section about "non-free" packages as suggested
906 by Kai Henningsen (#7076)
908 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 5 May 1997 20:05:39 +0200
910 debian-policy (2.1.3.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
912 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-ur' should read `-us' (#8874)
913 * Fixed bug in chapter 7: `-rwhatever' also needed for rebuild (#8874)
914 * Create a PS and HTML version of the Policy Manual and upload it
916 * Install virtual-package-names-list.text in /usr/doc/debian-policy
917 and upload it "byhand" too.
919 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:02:14 +0200
921 debian-policy (2.1.3.0) unstable; urgency=low
924 * New Policy Manager: Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org>
925 * Added section 2.4 about the "non-us" distribution.
926 * Added section 3.1.1 about the "Package" field in the control file.
927 * Added section 3.2.1 about "Binaries": two programs with different
928 functionality must not have the same name.
929 * Changed headline of section 3.2.6 into "Debian changelog and upstream
930 changelog" as suggested by Santiago Vila Doncel <sanvila@unex.es>.
931 * Added log-rotating example to section 3.2.9 that tests with `-sf',
932 as suggested by Boris D. Beletsky <borik@isracom.co.il>.
933 * Added section 3.13: "Webstandard 3.0" by Christoph Lameter.
934 * Added section 3.14: "Standard for Console Messages" by Christian Schwarz.
935 * Split section 4.1 into 4.1.1 (Options for binaries) and 4.1.2 (Options
937 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be compiled with `-D_REENTRANT'
938 to make them compatible with LinuxThreads, by Rob Browning
939 <osiris@cs.utexas.edu>.
940 * Added note to 4.1.2: Libraries should be stripped with
941 "strip --strip-unneeded", by Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>.
942 * Section 5.2: Policy changelog is now
943 "/usr/doc/debian-policy/changelog-policy.gz". This fixes bug #6130.
944 * Section 6.2 renamed to "Uploading your first Debian package". This
947 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 15 Mar 1997 18:08:56 +0100
949 debian-manuals (2.1.2.2) frozen unstable;
951 * Fixed even more typographical and grammatical errors in Policy and
953 * Corrected the contact email addresses again.
954 * Added a paragraph to Policy 6.3 on taking over an old package (Guy Maor)
955 * Added a paragraph to Programmer 4.2.14 on listing distributions to load
956 a package into. (Guy Maor)
957 * Further clarification of use of absolute pathnames in scripts in
960 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Tue, 3 Dec 1996 23:28:04 -0600
962 debian-manuals (2.1.2.1) frozen unstable;
964 * Many editorial and formatting revisions with suggestions from Ian Jackson,
966 * correction of chiark address in Policy 6.2
967 * footnote in Programmers chapter 2 pointing to deb(5) manpage for
968 description of deb file format.
969 * addition of more dpkg examples in Programmer chapter 2
970 * Replace paragraph in Policy 4.1 outlining compiling parameters for
972 * Added paragraph in Programmer 6.1 on paths in maintainer scripts
974 * Cleaned up language and formatting of Programmer's 12.2, shlibs
975 * Corrected contact addresses for listmaster and override-change
977 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Wed, 27 Nov 1996 08:17:16 -0600
979 debian-manuals (2.1.2.0) frozen unstable;
981 * Mostly editorial changes in Policy Manual.
982 * Added summary of distribution criteria to Introduction
983 * Added section headings for copyright criteria
984 * Fixed typos (Bugs #4485, #4622)
985 * Added paragraph in Compilation Options related to use of shared and
986 static libraries. (Bug #5299)
987 * Paragraph added about where to find PGP and other export restricted
988 packages in section on Procedure
989 * Change in List administrator and in the contact address for becoming
991 * A paragraph added related to who to contact for package maintainer changes.
992 * Changed where to send upload announcements: uploads destined for unstable,
993 frozen, or experimental go to debian-devel-changes.
995 * Made some mostly editorial changes to Programmers Manual.
996 * Added a recommendation to debmake in Introduction.
997 * A further interpretation of the various Distributions is added with
998 the intent of helping people decide which one to choose. (section 4.2.14)
999 * Section 12 on Shared Libraries expanded with further technical information
1000 on various shlib files
1001 * Section in 2.2 on format of shlib file moved to new subsection within 12.
1002 * Paragraph on adding a symlink without version number added to Shared
1003 Library Section (Guy Maor, Bug #5299)
1005 -- David Morris <bweaver@worf.netins.net> Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:41:39 -0600
1007 debian-manuals (2.1.1.0) unstable;
1009 * Hard links are forbidden in source packages (they didn't work anyway,
1010 and can't easily be made to work reliably).
1011 * Do not use dpkg-divert or update-alternatives without consultation.
1013 * Do not need to declare dependencies on Essential packages.
1014 * Restrictions on Pre-Depends stated in policy manual.
1015 * debian/substvars file is now almost always auto-generated.
1016 * Shared libraries must be installed stripped.
1017 * Essential and Pre-Depends put together in policy manual.
1019 * Explained component-wise (file-wise) vs. package-wise dependencies.
1021 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Thu, 12 Sep 1996 01:00:41 +0100
1023 debian-manuals (2.1.0.0) unstable;
1025 * Upstream changelog must be installed too (was just recommended).
1027 * Modification to use dpkg-shlibdeps added to conversion instructions.
1028 * Packages which are buggy and orphaned but which are preserved for
1029 compatibility go in contrib.
1031 * Programmers' manual source package section refers to conversion
1032 instructions in policy manual.
1033 * Make it clear that recommending a non-free or contrib package puts a
1036 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sun, 1 Sep 1996 17:47:18 +0100
1038 debian-manuals (2.0.1.0) unstable;
1040 * varargs.h and libtermcap are obsolete - use stdarg.h and ncurses.
1041 * Shared library link/library ordering corrected (aargh).
1042 * When to byte-compile Elisp files.
1043 * Missing final newlines not represented by dpkg-source.
1045 * Must post upload announcements to debian-changes.
1046 * Moved some sections into new `configuring and building' chapter.
1049 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 31 Aug 1996 20:07:22 +0100
1051 debian-manuals (2.0.0.0) unstable;
1053 * Footnote added OK'ing copyrights which require name changes.
1054 * More detail about changelog format names.
1056 * Problematic licence restrictions are formatted as lists.
1057 * Mentioned 822-date utility as way to generate RFC822 format dates.
1061 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:27:34 +0100
1063 debian-manuals (0.2.1.1) unstable;
1065 * Can't overwrite directories in one package with files in another.
1067 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Sat, 24 Aug 1996 18:44:54 +0100
1069 debian-manuals (0.2.1.0) unstable;
1071 * Policy says when and how to include original source in upload.
1073 * Need -sa on dpkg-genchanges/dpkg-buildpackage when converting.
1075 * Use minor patchlevel for meaning changes which don't affect packages.
1076 * More verbosity about netiquette.
1077 * Reorganised participation and upload policy: merged with mailing lists.
1079 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 12:48:09 +0100
1081 debian-manuals (0.2.0.1) experimental;
1083 * Said that system administrators' manual does not exist.
1085 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Fri, 23 Aug 1996 04:05:36 +0100
1087 debian-manuals (0.2.0.0) experimental;
1091 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk> Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:07:53 +0100