Bug#122699: Include definitions for common Debian acronyms
Package: maint-guide
Severity: wishlist
(maint-guide maintainer: it would be nice if the New Maintainer's Guide
included the expansions of these acronyms)
On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 09:10:49AM -0500, Mark Bucciarelli wrote:
> Greetings, all. I've been lurking on this list for about a month and
> following Debian news closely over the same period. I have a small
> opensource project, written in Java, and I would like toc reate debs for
> it.
>
> One thing I have found challenging is the number of acronyms debian folks
> use, both on this list and in news releases. Could someone please define
> the following:
>
> NMU
Non-Maintainer Upload. Refer to the Developer's Reference:
http://www.debian.org/doc/developers-reference/
In fact, read the whole thing. It has lots of information that you should
know.
> ITP
Intent to Package. See http://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/
> RC
Release-Critical. Refers to a bug which must be fixed before a package is
suitable for release.
> BTS
Bug Tracking System. See bugs.debian.org.
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- mdz
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