Bug#184368: sematic error, 2.3.1 The package name

[Sebastian Rittau <srittau@jroger.in-berlin.de>]

On Tue, Mar 11, 2003 at 07:48:11PM -0800, Osamu Aoki wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 11, 2003 at 03:57:07PM -0600, Drew Scott Daniels wrote:
> > Package: debian-policy
> > 
> > Section 2.3.1 says:
> > "Package names must consist of lower case letters (a-z), digits (0-9),
> > plus (+) and minus (-) signs, and periods (.)."

> Double negative expressions are error prone and difficult to understand
> for non-native speakers.  I think it is fine as is since the original
> text uses "consist of" instead of "contain".

Just put an "only" in the original sentence:

"Package names must only consist of lower case letters (a-z), digits
(0-9), plus (+) and minus (-) signs, and periods (.)."

 - Sebastian