Re: [bi]weekly policy summary
Here's notes on the list of accepted amendments vis-a-vis my draft new
version of policy:
> Accepted Amendments
>
> MIME support sub-policy (#46516)
Included.
> Tech-ctte: /usr/share/doc (#45561)
Included.
> Amend contrib definition (#45318)
Included.
> Mailbox locking (#43651)
Need some final details; included.
> Virtual package 'ispell-dictionary'
Done.
> /var/mail and /var/spool/mail (#42052)
Needs seconds and final wording?
> Build-time dependencies on binary packages (#41232)
Included. Needs list of build-essential packages.
> Add VISUAL when checking for user's editor (#41121)
Done.
> Rewrite of "Configuration files" section (#40766)
Done.
> Wording cleanup w.r.t. conffile/configuration file (#40767)
Done.
> Changelog.html.gz sanitization (#40934)
Now done. (Forgotten in first draft.)
> Data section (#38902)
Wording?
> Definition of extra priority (#33076)
Included.
Amendments
> Handling missing stuff in /usr/local (#44922)
Included.
> Virtual package ident-server (#45307)
Done.
> Changing policy on compiling with -g .. a better way (#43787)
I think this is agreed upon; needs final wording.
> FHS-compliant location of compiled examples (#42849)
Included. (I don't think there were any major objections except that
it may never be needed.)
> Correct section 3.3 to take account of file-rc (#41547)
Included.
> Policy still suggests /etc/rc.boot instead of /etc/rcS.d (#32448)
Included.
Julian
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Julian Gilbey, Dept of Maths, QMW, Univ. of London. J.D.Gilbey@qmw.ac.uk
Debian GNU/Linux Developer, see http://www.debian.org/~jdg
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