Re: Bug#604990: clarify man page dates policy

[Ben Finney <ben+debian@benfinney.id.au>]

jidanni@jidanni.org writes:

> >>>>> "RA" == Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> writes:
>
> RA> No, I don't believe that it should. I don't think this is
> RA> something that we need to make technical Policy about.
>
> Well then please add in the manual that Debian officially has no
> opinion on dates on the man pages, and one is free to do as one feels
> fit on the matter.

Again, there is no good reason to have Policy explicitly say “do as you
see fit” on arbitrary topics. Rather, the absence of normative language
in Policy already presents that option.

Why are you seeking a “the Debian project officially has no opinion on
this matter” statement on this, and – importantly – how does your
argument not apply to thousands of other matters on which Policy is
currently silent?

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Ben Finney