Re: [RFC] Promoting the use of "Homepage:" field in debian/control
On Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:02:56 +0200, Christian Perrier <bubulle@debian.org> said:
> Quoting Lars Wirzenius (liw@iki.fi):
>> I'd start with amending the Developers' Reference, then having a test
>> added to lintian and linda, and after that announcing it on
>> debian-devel-announce. Then next year, after everyone's had time to
>> react and upload new packages, do a mass bug filing.
> I'd probably add a changes to section 5.6 of the Policy (List of
> fields) before adding a test to lintian and linda.
> Then file a bug against *apt* packages and p.d.o to have them support
> displaying info from that field, before or after the d-d-a
> announcement.
> I'm not sure whether to amend the DevRef first as it usually documents
> "best practices"....which will probably become best practices once
> enough people started using them.
> So, maybe documenting the field in the Policy, first, would be the
> best to do.
> Then DevRef, then lintian/linda, the d-d-a announcement.
Actually, policy is usually the last thing that you want to
do, in the general case. Policy is usually stable (well, not quite as
stable as it has been this year, but work seems to be easing up a
trifle, so expect a policy release in a couple of weeks).
But the idea is that policy documents mature practice, and only
when it is deemed really required. Since so few packages do the
Homepage thing, I would much rather see a working design, supported by
apt and p.d.o, make any changes or tweaks as are needed; and _then_ we
look at policy. If very few packages are using it still, you'll have
to start with a MAY or suggests, anyway.
Oh, if anyone has any ideas about the docbook template for
policy rules, now is the time to send them in. I am planning on
spending time on all the policy related proposals I talked about at
debconf.
manoj
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