All copyright files must be encoded in UTF-8

Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
Seconded: Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@debian.org>
Seconded: Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org>
Closes: #661933

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 89e932d9519feaea09496903d06edac650f0ea59..b68bf3d41c0311c988025e329c0135b4ea688d54 100644 (file)
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+debian-policy (3.9.4.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+
+  * Policy: Copyright files must be encoded in UTF-8
+    Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
+    Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
+    Seconded: Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@debian.org>
+    Seconded: Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org>
+    Closes: #661933
+
+ -- Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>  Sat, 17 Mar 2012 16:30:33 -0700
+
 debian-policy (3.9.3.1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Fix cross-reference to control field syntax in Policy 5.4 (source

diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml
index 1a61d4f68a39d509e26eeb5aaa6e83ae3cbc8f1e..4fd60d909ecebd4653601bd57fefe098a5cbe656 100644 (file)
--- a/policy.sgml
+++ b/policy.sgml
@@ -9936,6 +9936,10 @@ END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
          <file>README.Debian</file> or some other appropriate place.
        </p>
 
+       <p>
+         All copyright files must be encoded in UTF-8.
+       </p>
+
        <sect1 id="copyrightformat">
          <heading>Machine-readable copyright information</heading>
 

diff --git a/upgrading-checklist.sgml b/upgrading-checklist.sgml
index bc221a6a256b4d6f0400c681372e3b573182713c..b6b4083b176e824c5e9cff843e20aadf745b3ec7 100644 (file)
--- a/upgrading-checklist.sgml
+++ b/upgrading-checklist.sgml
@@ -34,6 +34,17 @@ picking your way through this list.
 
 <chapt> The checklist
 
+<sect id="3.9.4.0"> Version 3.9.4.0
+<p>
+
+Unreleased.
+
+</p><p><taglist>
+<tag>12.5</tag>
+  <item>All copyright files must be encoded in UTF-8.
+  </item>
+</taglist></p>
+
 <sect id="3.9.3.0"> Version 3.9.3.0
 <p>