Improve wording of DM-Upload-Allowed description

* Clearly state that "yes" is the only valid value of DM-Upload-Allowed
  and rewrite its description to be less indirect.  (Closes: #622263)

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index a82cf5c517e55ea2ce8ebb64976bf218a40dca54..3882be4dafaa2af2dab3b0f595463cec31002e9a 100644 (file)
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ debian-policy (3.9.3.1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     (currently, at least) and that build should depend on whichever exist
     or perform the equivalent actions.  Thanks to Jonathan Nieder for some
     of the wording.  (Closes: #601839)
+  * Clearly state that "yes" is the only valid value of DM-Upload-Allowed
+    and rewrite its description to be less indirect.  (Closes: #622263)
   * Install the HTML version of upgrading-checklist in the policy.html
     directory as upgrading-checklist.html so that it can be deployed on
     www.debian.org in a way that will allow links to Policy sections to

diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml
index 2c0c72ad77ed5ebf6b49cded4c26a9ce024b574b..5a8de36f71841cc9c03b1df5c6ca3f9521a99a66 100644 (file)
--- a/policy.sgml
+++ b/policy.sgml
@@ -3725,11 +3725,13 @@ Checksums-Sha256:
          <heading><tt>DM-Upload-Allowed</tt></heading>
 
          <p>
-           The most recent version of a package uploaded to unstable or
-           experimental must include the field <tt>DM-Upload-Allowed:
-           yes</tt> in the source section of its source control file for
-           the Debian archive to accept uploads signed with a key in the
-           Debian Maintainer keyring.  See the General
+           Indicates that Debian Maintainers may upload this package to
+           the Debian archive.  The only valid value is <tt>yes</tt>.  If
+           the field <tt>DM-Upload-Allowed: yes</tt> is present in the
+           source section of the source control file of the most recent
+           version of a package in unstable or experimental, the Debian
+           archive will accept uploads of this package signed with a key
+           in the Debian Maintainer keyring.  See the General
            Resolution <url id="http://www.debian.org/vote/2007/vote_003"
            name="Endorse the concept of Debian Maintainers"> for more
            details.