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Re: [PROPOSED] Quicktrack to fixing typos



How do I move to fix the spelling of the word 'document' in a Proposal? 
'documentl' sounds like the Austrian diminutive word for document... :)

(Couldn't resist...)
Nils.

In message <[🔎] 87k91ddh5q.fsf@tiamat.datasync.com>, Manoj Srivastava writes:
>Hi, 
>>>"Ian" == Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk> writes:
>
>
> Ian> How about instead allowing the change to be made immediately in the
> Ian> development version, and retracted if anyone objects ?  (I agree with
> Ian> whoever suggested a 3 day objection period.)
>
>	Sounds good to me How about:
>
> ======================================================================
> Spelling errors and typographical corrections
> 
> The maintainers may make minor spelling and typographical
> corrections in the documentl, provided it's clear that the changes do
> not change the meaning of the document in any way, without going
> through the proposal process
> 
> In such a case, the maintainer must announce the intent to the
> debian-policy mailing list. If there are any objections in the next
> three days, the modification shall be retracted and the change
> subject to the proposal process. If there are no objections, the
> maintainer is free to go ahead and upload the corrected version.
> ======================================================================
> 
>	If there are no objections in the next three days, I shall
> update the guidelines (and post a updated guidelines document here).
>
>	manoj
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