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Re: adding rationale commentary to the policy manual



>>"Joey" == Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org> writes:

 Joey> I've long felt that one big failing of the policy manual is
 Joey> that it does not include any text describing the rationale
 Joey> behind the rules in it.


        I think I have added some explanations as footnotes in the
 recent past. I'd prefer rationale to be visible footnotes to the
 document rather than hidden away in the sources; with the clear
 understanding that the explanatory footnotes are not part of policy. 

        manoj
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