The actual editing is done by a group of maintainers that have
no editorial powers. These are the current maintainers:
- <enumlist>
- <item>Julian Gilbey</item>
- <item>Branden Robinson</item>
- <item>Josip Rodin</item>
- <item>Manoj Srivastava</item>
- </enumlist>
+ <enumlist>
+ <item>Russ Allbery</item>
+ <item>Bill Allombert</item>
+ <item>Andrew McMillan</item>
+ <item>Manoj Srivastava</item>
+ <item>Colin Watson</item>
+ </enumlist>
</p>
<p>
<sect1 id="main">
<heading>The main archive area</heading>
+ <p>
+ The <em>main</em> archive area comprises the Debian
+ distribution. Only the packages in this area are considered
+ part of the distribution. None of the packages in
+ the <em>main</em> archive area require software outside of
+ that area to function. Anyone may use, share, modify and
+ redistribute the packages in this archive area
+ freely<footnote>
+ See <url id="http://www.debian.org/intro/free"
+ name="What Does Free Mean?"> for
+ more about what we mean by free software.
+ </footnote>.
+ </p>
+
<p>
Every package in <em>main</em> must comply with the DFSG
(Debian Free Software Guidelines).
<sect1 id="contrib">
<heading>The contrib archive area</heading>
+ <p>
+ The <em>contrib</em> archive area contains supplemental
+ packages intended to work with the Debian distribution, but
+ which require software outside of the distribution to either
+ build or function.
+ </p>
+
<p>
Every package in <em>contrib</em> must comply with the DFSG.
</p>
</list>
</p>
-
<p>
Examples of packages which would be included in
<em>contrib</em> are:
<sect1 id="non-free">
<heading>The non-free archive area</heading>
+ <p>
+ The <em>non-free</em> archive area contains supplemental
+ packages intended to work with the Debian distribution that do
+ not comply with the DFSG or have other problems that make
+ their distribution problematic. They may not comply with all
+ of the policy requirements in this manual due to restrictions
+ on modifications or other limitations.
+ </p>
+
<p>
Packages must be placed in <em>non-free</em> if they are
not compliant with the DFSG or are encumbered by patents
maintainer of the package is allowed to write this bug report
themselves, if they so desire). Do not close the bug report
until a proper man page is available.<footnote>
- It is not very hard to write a man page. See the
+ It is not very hard to write a man page. See the
<url id="http://www.schweikhardt.net/man_page_howto.html"
name="Man-Page-HOWTO">,
- <manref name="man" section="7">, the examples
- created by <prgn>debmake</prgn> or <prgn>dh_make</prgn>,
- the helper program <prgn>help2man</prgn>, or the
- directory <file>/usr/share/doc/man-db/examples</file>.
+ <manref name="man" section="7">, the examples created
+ by <prgn>dh_make</prgn>, the helper
+ program <prgn>help2man</prgn>, or the
+ directory <file>/usr/share/doc/man-db/examples</file>.
</footnote>
</p>
</p>
<p>
- The Debian version of the FSF's GNU hello program is provided
- as an example for people wishing to create Debian
- packages. The Debian <prgn>debmake</prgn> package is
- recommended as a very helpful tool in creating and maintaining
- Debian packages. However, while the tools and examples are
- helpful, they do not replace the need to read and follow the
- Policy and Programmer's Manual.</p>
+ The Debian version of the FSF's GNU hello program is provided as
+ an example for people wishing to create Debian packages. However,
+ while the examples are helpful, they do not replace the need to
+ read and follow the Policy and Programmer's Manual.</p>
</appendix>
<appendix id="pkg-binarypkg">