In addition to the main technical manual, the team currently also maintains:
-+ [[http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0][Machine-readable debian/copyright format]]
++ [[http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/][Machine-readable debian/copyright format]]
+ [[http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/menu-policy/][Debian Menu sub-policy]]
+ [[http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/perl-policy/][Debian Perl Policy]]
+ [[http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/mime-policy/][Debian MIME support sub-policy]]
<title><varname>Format</varname></title>
<para>
Required single line: URI of the format specification, such as:
- <literal>http://www.debian.org/doc/copyright-format/1.0</literal>
+ <literal>http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/</literal>
</para>
</section>
<section id="example-header-paragraph">
<title>Example header paragraph</title>
-<programlisting>Format: <VERSIONED_FORMAT_URL>
+<programlisting>Format: http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
Upstream-Name: SOFTware
Upstream-Contact: John Doe <john.doe@example.com>
Source: http://www.example.com/software/project</programlisting>
A possible <filename>debian/copyright</filename> file for the program
<quote>X Solitaire</quote> distributed in the Debian source package
<literal>xsol</literal>:
-<programlisting><![CDATA[Format: <VERSIONED_FORMAT_URL>
+<programlisting><![CDATA[Format: http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
Upstream-Name: X Solitaire
Source: ftp://ftp.example.com/pub/games
A possible <filename>debian/copyright</filename> file for the program
<quote>Planet Venus</quote>, distributed in the Debian source
package <literal>planet-venus</literal>:
-<programlisting><![CDATA[Format: <VERSIONED_FORMAT_URL>
+<programlisting><![CDATA[Format: http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
Upstream-Name: Planet Venus
Upstream-Contact: John Doe <jdoe@example.com>
Source: http://www.example.com/code/venus
Seconded: Jakub Wilk <jwilk@debian.org>
Seconded: Jonas Smedegaard <dr@jones.dk>
Closes: #633797
+ * copyright-format: Specify URL on www.debian.org
+ Wording: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org>
+ Seconded: David Prévot <taffit@debian.org>
+ Seconded: Gregor Herrmann <gregoa@debian.org>
+ Closes: #640737
* Perl policy: Document major version upgrade trigger
Wording: Dominic Hargreaves <dom@debian.org>
Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>