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diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml
index 8100da0..9e822e2 100644
--- a/policy.sgml
+++ b/policy.sgml
@@ -279,6 +279,14 @@
.
+
+
+ Finally, a specification for
+ machine-readable copyright files is maintained as part of
+ the debian-policy package using the same
+ procedure as the other policy documents. Use of this format is
+ optional.
+
@@ -2696,7 +2704,7 @@ Package: libc6
This file consists of a single paragraph, possibly surrounded by
a PGP signature. The fields of that paragraph are listed below.
- Their syntax is described above, in [.
+ Their syntax is described above, in ][.
]
- Format (mandatory)
@@ -9913,7 +9921,27 @@ END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
You should not use the copyright file as a general README
file. If your package has such a file it should be
installed in /usr/share/doc/package/README or
- README.Debian or some other appropriate place.
+ README.Debian or some other appropriate place.
+
+
+
+ Machine-readable copyright information
+
+
+ A specification for a standard, machine-readable format
+ for debian/copyright files is maintained as part
+ of the debian-policy package. This
+ document may be found in the copyright-format
+ files in the debian-policy package. It is
+ also available from the Debian web mirrors at
+ .
+
+
+
+ Use of this format is optional.
+
+