Bug#97072: [PROPOSED 2001/05/11] correct policy's comments on standards-version

[Anthony Towns <aj@azure.humbug.org.au>]

Package: debian-policy
Severity: wishlist
Version: 3.5.4.0

*sigh*

Since people are already filing RC bugs about it:

--- policy.sgml Sun Apr 29 05:10:09 2001
+++ policy.sgml.std     Fri May 11 11:10:09 2001
@@ -1186,9 +1186,9 @@
 
          <p>
            In the source package's <tt>Standards-Version</tt> control
-           field, you must specify the most recent version number of
-           this policy document with which your package complies.
-           The current version number is &version;.
+           field, you should specify the most recent version number of
+           this policy document with which your package complied when it
+           was last updated. The current version number is &version;.
          </p>
 
          <p>

Cheers,
aj

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