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Bug#62946: [PROPOSAL] Update for new non-US layout



Package: debian-policy
Version: potato
Severity: wishlist

"Debian Policy Manual - Chapter 2, The Debian Archive" needs
an update for potato since it says:

   The effort of the Debian project is to build a free operating system,
   but not every package we want to make accessible is free in our sense
   (see Debian Free Software Guidelines, below), or may be
   imported/exported without restrictions. Thus, the archive is split
   into the sections main, non-us, non-free, and contrib.

   The main section forms the Debian GNU/Linux distribution.

When this was written, non-us was a mix of free and non-free software.
This is no longer true in potato, so I propose to change that to:

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[...]
Thus, the archive is split into the sections main, non-free, contrib, 
non-US/main, non-US/non-free, and non-US/contrib.

The main and the non-US/main sections forms the Debian GNU/Linux 
distribution.
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I'm looking for seconds for this proposal.

[ We should probably remove the Linux word..., but maybe in another 
  different proposal. One thing at a time ].

Thanks.


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