<h2>The checklist</h2>
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-3.8.1.0 unreleased
+3.8.2.0 unreleased
+
+ * The list of archive sections has been significantly expanded. See
+ http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2009/03/msg00010.html
+ for the list of new sections and rules for how to categorize
+ packages. [2.4]
+ * All packages must use debconf or equivalent for user prompting,
+ though essential packages or their dependencies may also fall
+ back on other methods. [3.9.1]
+ * The GNU Free Documentation License version 1.3 is included in
+ common-licenses and should be referenced from there. [12.5]
+
+3.8.1.0 Mar 2009
* Care should be taken when adding functionality to essential and
such additions create an obligation to support that functionality
* New nocheck option for DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS indicating any build-time
test suite provided by the package should not be run. [4.9.1]
* All control files must be encoded in UTF-8. [5.1]
+ * debian/control allows comment lines starting with # with no
+ preceding whitespace. [5.2]
+ * Init scripts ending in .sh are not handled specially. They are not
+ sourced and are not guaranteed to be run by /bin/sh regardless of
+ the #! line. This brings Policy in line with the long-standing
+ behavior of the init system in Debian. [9.3]
* The start action of an init script must exit successfully and not
start the daemon again if it's already running. [9.3.2]
+ * /var/run and /var/lock may be mounted as temporary filesystems, and
+ init scripts must therefore create any necessary subdirectories
+ dynamically. [9.3.2]
* /bin/sh scripts may assume that local can take multiple variable
arguments and supports assignment. [10.4]
* User mailboxes may be mode 600 and owned by the user rather than