final edits

Author: srivasta
Date: 1999/07/01 03:49:19
final edits

git-archimport-id: srivasta@debian.org--etch/debian-policy--devel--3.0--patch-30

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index e0ef5430f86a168ad3df37b4a735210419ee505a..be6fc207956f5beaf7b9095050e0c43b336fa004 100644 (file)
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -19,11 +19,14 @@ debian-policy (2.5.1.90) unstable; urgency=low
     Window System) closes: Bug#38212
   * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/15] Separate menu policy (like virtual package list)
     closes: Bug#37713
+  * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Utmp group proposal
+    closes: Bug#37389
   * [ACCEPTED 1999/05/09] Adopt the FHS in place of FSSTND
     Changed all references to the proper FHS versions. This was a first
     scan, so some references may still need to be changed. closes: Bug#37345
+  * Updated the upgrading checklist.
 
- -- Manoj Srivastava <phil@hands.com>  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 14:57:47 -0500
+ --
 
 debian-policy (2.5.1.0) unstable; urgency=low
 

diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml
index 168d770dd996e8fbc1c5ca8128dc9298952d50a5..3bcf273d609571cce33a108561b024dbbc2ef7a7 100644 (file)
--- a/policy.sgml
+++ b/policy.sgml
@@ -2862,7 +2862,7 @@
          
          
       <sect>
-       <heading>Programs for the X Window system</heading>
+       <heading>Programs for the X Window System</heading>
          
        <p>
          Some programs can be configured with or without support for the X

diff --git a/proposal.sgml b/proposal.sgml
index 98c7b1804b18605a62d2d2d52e4908cb7d33b10e..6252504acde0e4dff2282f381360c8348625b493 100644 (file)
--- a/proposal.sgml
+++ b/proposal.sgml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
        <name>Manoj Srivastava</name>
        <email>srivasta@debian.org</email>
       </author>
-      <version>$Revision: 1.7 $</version>
+      <version>$Revision: 1.8 $</version>
       <copyright>
        <copyrightsummary>Copyright &#169; 1998 by Manoj Srivastava. 
        </copyrightsummary>
@@ -325,50 +325,55 @@
            <item>
              <p>
                wishlist bug opened in BTS, with a subject of
-               "[PROPOSED] ..."
+               "[PROPOSED] ...". This is the pre discussion period,
+               when the idea is kicked around, and polished. There is
+               no preset time limit, but at some point, if it is
+               stalled, the bug should be closed. Only registered
+               Debian developers may formally create proposals. 
              </p>
-           </item>
-           <tag>Seconds</tag>
-           <item>
              <p>
                developers may second the issue by emailing "seconded"
-               to the BTS. (Issue: what if the so called seconder is
-               not a registered Debian developer?)
+               to the BTS. Only registered Debian developers may
+               second proposals. 
              </p>
            </item>
            <tag>Amendment</tag>
            <item>
              <p>
-               when a proposed issue becomes a formal amendment, the
+               when a proposed issue becomes a formal amendment (when
+               it has acquired the required number of seconds), the
                bug severity is raised to "normal" and the bug is
                retitled to "[AMENDMENT DD/MM/YYY] ...".  Actually it
                might be better to close the proposal and reopen so
                the bug date reflects when the clock starts ticking on
-               the bug; in which case the bug could simply be
-               retitled "[AMENDMENT] ...".
+               the bug. 
              </p>
+             <p>
+               This sets up the table for a discussion period,
+               normally 10 days to a month. At the end of the
+               discussion period, a proposal is either accepted, or
+               rejected. 
            </item>
            <tag>Accepted</tag>
            <item>
              <p>
                if the amendment is accepted, the bug is marked
-               forwarded, until it is actually integrated into Policy
-               and uploaded and moved into the archive, at which time
-               the bug is retitled "[ACCEPTED]..." and closed.
+               forwarded and retitled "[ACCEPTED DD/MM/YYY]...".
              </p>
            </item>
            <tag>Rejected</tag>
            <item>
              <p>
                if the amendment is closed, it is retitled as
-               "[REJECTED] ..." and marked as closed
+               "[REJECTED  DD/MM/YYY] ..." and closed
              </p>
            </item>
-           <tag>Deadlocked</tag>
+           <tag>Incorporated</tag>
            <item>
              <p>
-               if the amendment is deadlocked, it is marked as 
-               "[DEADLOCKED] ...",
+               When the proposal is actually integrated into Policy
+               and uploaded and moved into the archive, the bug is
+               closed. 
              </p>
            </item>
          </taglist>

diff --git a/upgrading-checklist.html b/upgrading-checklist.html
index 6055f4f3ecc2e84ee00570303f159891f0db299c..d14995efed4551d29ebad516d9f7db345d9b8524 100644 (file)
--- a/upgrading-checklist.html
+++ b/upgrading-checklist.html
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
     Created On       : Thu Oct 29 20:54:48 1998
     Created On Node  : tiamat.datasync.com
     Last Modified By : Manoj Srivastava
-    Last Modified On : Thu Oct 29 22:12:16 1998
-    Last Machine Used: tiamat.datasync.com
-    Update Count     : 6
+    Last Modified On : Wed Jun 30 12:35:32 1999
+    Last Machine Used: glaurung.green-gryphon.com
+    Update Count     : 7
     Status           : Unknown, Use with caution!
     HISTORY          : 
     Description      : 
@@ -44,6 +44,30 @@ Manual.
 <h2>The checklist</h2>
 
 <pre>
+3.0.0.0                    Jun 99
+
+  Policy Manual:
+     - Debian formally moves from the FSSTND to the FHS. This is a
+       major change, and the implications of this move are probably
+       not all know.
+    - Only 3 digits of the Standards version need be included in
+      control files, though all four digits are still permitted. 
+    - The location of the GPL has changed to
+      /usr/share/common-licenses. This may require changing the
+      copyright files to point to the correct location of the GPL and
+      other major licences
+    - Packages that use libtool to create shared libraries must
+      include the .la files in the -dev packages.
+    - Use logrotate to rotate log files
+    - section 5.8 has been rewritten (Programs for the X Window
+      System) 
+    - There is now anassi=ociated menu policy, in a separate document,
+      that carries the full weight of Debian policy. 
+    - The files `/var/run/utmp', `/var/log/wtmp' and
+      `/var/log/lastlog' must be installed writeable by group
+      utmp. Programs who need to modify those files must be installed
+      install setgid utmp.
+
 
 2.5.0.0                         Oct 98