Re: Bug#375502: debian-policy must clarify how sub-policies should be managed
On Monday 26 June 2006 17:37, Frank Küster wrote:
> George Danchev <danchev@spnet.net> wrote:
> > Package: debian-policy
> > Version: 3.7.2.1
> > Severity: wishlist
> >
> > The current paragraphs of #1.4, #11.9, #11.9 show perl-policy as
> > a part debian-policy package and emacs-policy as a separate package.
> > I think that all sub-policies should obey same rules, e.g. each of them
> > to be managed in a separate package or within the debian-policy package.
>
> I tend to disagree. A sub-policy should only be part of the
What you tend to disagree with ? I'm asking for clarification how sub-policies
must be handled, and this must be stipulated by the debian-policy.
> debian-policy package, and installed in /usr/share/doc/debian-policy, if
> it is accepted and has been established through the official policy
> process.
I agree that if sub-policies are meant to be part of debian-policy then
official policy-process should be followed. But which paragraph of the
current debian-policy says that final sub-policies must be part of the
debian-policy. Note that I'm not against that, I just want to see that
clarified by the debian-policy itself. Also note that the current
debian-policy #1.4 mention them as: 'The external "sub-policy" documents'.
What does 'external' mean ?
> On the other hand, sub-policies do not appear from nowhere and
> suddenly start being official. Instead, maintainer groups that deal
> with the sub-topic usually start developping their policy along existing
> implementations, and adapt their implementations as their policy gets
> more and more consistent (and tested). At some point, they can apply to
> become part of "the policy", with all the side effects like must-clauses
> being RC etc. But that's only the end, and the sub-policy document must
> exist prior to this, at some other place.
Agreed. The question arose when the new ocaml-policy have been discussed.
http://lists.debian.org/debian-ocaml-maint/2006/06/msg00080.html
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