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Bug#76028: section 4.7.4 is poorly worded



Package: debian-policy
Version: 3.2.1.0

[Just putting in the BTS]

----- Forwarded message from Sean 'Shaleh' Perry <shaleh@valinux.com> -----

Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 13:07:25 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Sean 'Shaleh' Perry" <shaleh@valinux.com>
To: Andrew McMillan <Andrew@catalyst.net.nz>
Subject: Re: section 4.7.4 is poorly worded
Cc: debian-policy@lists.debian.org

> 
> Or what about:
> <quote>
> Packages which specify the same file as `conffile' must be tagged as
> *conflicting* with each other.
> </quote>
> 
> Which loses the double-negative, and retains the strong _must_ without
> becoming impenetrable.
> 

I like this text.  Perhaps it should read "file as a 'conffile'" though.

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