Bug#473439: debian-policy: Debian Policy inconsistent with Developer's Reference

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Subject: Bug#473439: debian-policy: Debian Policy inconsistent with Developer's Reference
From: Ian Jackson <ian@davenant.greenend.org.uk>
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 21:59:08 +0100
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Russ Allbery writes ("Bug#473439: debian-policy: Debian Policy inconsistent with Developer's Reference"):
> "Adam D. Barratt" <adam@adam-barratt.org.uk> writes:
> > For what it's worth, and possibly to add more confusion, dak uses the
> > term "component" in this case.
> 
> Also, I guess my first reaction isn't as conclusive as I'd like, since
> Section, the control field, is actually used for both.

This may be mindless political bikeshedding but I thought I should at
least point it out: our official position is that `non-free is not
part of Debian'.  If we call it a `component' we would seem to be
undermining it.

So as a purist, I would prefer `category'.  `Area' works too since it
refers to an `area' in the FTP site.

Ian.

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