Reduce the footnoted list of distributions to two examples

diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml
index e26f4f99403711898f58ed53575e332573b39824..528c4b96f63c57896aafd46f33b62e58357692c7 100644 (file)
--- a/policy.sgml
+++ b/policy.sgml
@@ -3118,7 +3118,7 @@ Package: libc6
            distribution(s) where this version of the package should
            be installed.  Valid distributions are determined by the
            archive maintainers.<footnote>
-             Current distribution names in the Debian archive used in
+             Example distribution names in the Debian archive used in
              <file>.changes</file> files are:
                <taglist compact="compact">
                  <tag><em>unstable</em></tag>
@@ -3139,43 +3139,13 @@ Package: libc6
                    try, but are not ready to be a part of the other parts
                    of the Debian distribution tree.
                  </item>
-
-                 <tag><em>stable-proposed-updates</em></tag>
-                 <item>
-                   Once a distribution of Debian GNU/Linux is released,
-                   it is declared <em>stable</em> and only security fixes
-                   and other major bug fixes are allowed.  Proposed
-                   non-security updates for <em>stable</em> are uploaded
-                   using this distribution value after getting approval
-                   from the stable release managers.
-                 </item>
-
-                 <tag><em>testing-proposed-updates</em></tag>
-                 <item>
-                   The <em>testing</em> distribution normally receives
-                   its packages via the <em>unstable</em> distribution
-                   after a short time lag.  However sometimes, such as
-                   during release freezes before a new stable release or
-                   when a problem in the <em>testing</em> distribution
-                   requires fixing before the <em>unstable</em> version
-                   can migrate, direct updates to a package in
-                   <em>testing</em> are useful.  This distribution value
-                   is used for those exceptions, after approval from the
-                   release managers.
-                 </item>
                </taglist>
 
                <p>
-                 Security fixes for the <em>stable</em> or
-                 <em>testing</em> distributions are handled via a
-                 separate upload queue and special
-                 <em>stable-security</em> and <em>testing-security<em>
-                 distribution values.
-               </p>
-
-               <p>
-                 More information is available in the Debian Developer's
-                 Reference, section "The Debian archive".
+                 Others are used for updating stable releases or for
+                 security uploads.  More information is available in the
+                 Debian Developer's Reference, section "The Debian
+                 archive".
                </p>
            </footnote>
            The Debian archive software only supports listing a single