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- Subject: Re: Proposed change of offensive packages to -offensive
- From: Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name>
- Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 17:18:37 -0700
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Package: debian-policy Severity: normal Tags: patch User: debian-policy@packages.debian.org Usertags: normative Hello Ian, Iain, Gunnar, Steve, On Wed, Nov 22 2017, Ian Jackson wrote: > So to be concrete, how about this: > > N. Packages with potentially offensive content > > As a maintainer you should make a judgement about whether the > contents of a package is appropriate to include, whether it needs > any kind of content warning, and whether some parts should be split > out into a separate package (so that users who want to avoid certain > parts can do so). In making these decisions you should take into > account the project's views as expressed in our Diversity Statement. > > If you split out (potentially) offensive or disturbing material into > a separate package, you should usually mark this in the package name > by adding "-offensive". For example, "cowsay" vs > "cowsay-offensive". In this situation the "-offensive" package can > be Suggested by the core package(s), but should not be Recommended > or Depended on, so that it is not installed by default. I second this patch. I suggest we add it as section 3.1.1, i.e., as a subsection to 3.1 "The package name". Iain, Gunnar and Steve: could you repeat your seconding of this patch to this debian-policy bug, please? Kindly quote the above text that you are seconding. For posterity, the rest of the discussion outside of this bug may be found here: https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2017/11/msg00209.html -- Sean WhittonAttachment: signature.asc
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- Subject: Bug#882445: fixed in debian-policy 4.1.2.0
- From: Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name>
- Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2017 22:49:07 +0000
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Source: debian-policy Source-Version: 4.1.2.0 We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of debian-policy, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive. A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is attached. Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you have further comments please address them to 882445@bugs.debian.org, and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate. Debian distribution maintenance software pp. Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> (supplier of updated debian-policy package) (This message was generated automatically at their request; if you believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive administrators by mailing ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 Format: 1.8 Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2017 15:23:05 -0700 Source: debian-policy Binary: debian-policy Architecture: all source Version: 4.1.2.0 Distribution: unstable Urgency: medium Maintainer: Debian Policy List <debian-policy@lists.debian.org> Changed-By: Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> Closes: 614807 636383 683495 877674 878523 882445 Description: debian-policy - Debian Policy Manual and related documents Changes: debian-policy (4.1.2.0) unstable; urgency=medium . * Policy: /usr/bin/perl shebang 'should' -> 'must' Wording: Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> Seconded: Dominic Hargreaves <dom@earth.li> Seconded: Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@debian.org> Seconded: Gunnar Wolf <gwolf@debian.org> Seconded: Bill Allombert <ballombe@debian.org> Seconded: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> Seconded: Dominique Dumont <dod@debian.org> Closes: #683495 * Policy: Update where private shared object files may be installed Wording: Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org> Seconded: Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> Seconded: Mattia Rizzolo <mattia@debian.org> Seconded: Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org> Closes: #636383 * Policy: Convention for naming packages with potentially offensive content Wording: Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk> Seconded: Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> Seconded: Gunnar Wolf <gwolf@debian.org> Seconded: Iain R. Learmonth <irl@debian.org> Closes: #882445 * Update links to other formats in 1.2 (Closes: #877674). Thanks to Laura Arjona Reina for the patch. * Fix duplication in upgrading checklist. /nonexistent as the canonical home directory was listed under 4.1.1 and 4.1.0. * Miscellaneous spelling fixes (Closes: #878523). Thanks to Ville Skyttä for the patch. * Drop workarounds in d/rules for the (reopened) dh_sphinxdoc bug #872863. Thanks to Dmitry Shachnev for fixing the bug. - Tighten build-dep on sphinx-common. * Add a footnote documenting limitations on build-dependency alternatives imposed by Debian's autobuilders (Closes: #614807). Thanks to Sean Finney for the patch, and Simon McVittie for reviewing. Checksums-Sha1: a546855e1d9f3b9d68dbfc73ea18aa2c5290d5db 2018 debian-policy_4.1.2.0.dsc 660a153380faf38a1154899ef4de73451b40e126 674848 debian-policy_4.1.2.0.tar.xz 9b0c745bb9eb1b49d018dd790dc09c80da73e173 2369300 debian-policy_4.1.2.0_all.deb 9e5d82e0bbc0664190c34235d21aba92b46eac28 12083 debian-policy_4.1.2.0_amd64.buildinfo Checksums-Sha256: 4b37c6171c7c8585dc676ffcc7437fef70d9898d34c19143d687a746e313c6d1 2018 debian-policy_4.1.2.0.dsc 79aad33ec713f6f223c00ad611d67925f9f298591d90fd2fc31c9c32ed588920 674848 debian-policy_4.1.2.0.tar.xz 6b1e90adfcddc1d24bd24bc6563a9339bc6fef21af547695ba69ca8672dcd94e 2369300 debian-policy_4.1.2.0_all.deb f78e3378529c608e8910a3edbed0a490bf82cc9500c47c3a907eb5dfe48c03ce 12083 debian-policy_4.1.2.0_amd64.buildinfo Files: a224a831e3c2aa032feb41a759676a96 2018 doc optional debian-policy_4.1.2.0.dsc 361eb5d6317366f2b524eeacbcd58015 674848 doc optional debian-policy_4.1.2.0.tar.xz 633431a30532de48b9a4802f9bfd2390 2369300 doc optional debian-policy_4.1.2.0_all.deb 8f7882e10003ebca1a9e7b5cace14218 12083 doc optional debian-policy_4.1.2.0_amd64.buildinfo -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAEBCgAdFiEEm5FwB64DDjbk/CSLaVt65L8GYkAFAloghrgACgkQaVt65L8G YkC7+hAAm740pFmLU9uwfjv8LGj9vofMt2YFIWKDc4elw4SeJFMmDf5ue2baEDDr bXrB8RYF0gwKSo+kfFDFrl0mr9losHNfRBHXLVe4G7fyrIkgXE2WZ4Eiu/Zyu8kn g1cZhnyvVAAQamb4JjkGlvO2LNx0yjhGm6894w6ZkHqv3Nz6tMayqff8Wp5x8lJ5 qjMMhT8GXlaiaUewPurA1fqPdvzYemfgUPLxQH/y/efXqy8Z9fARc2iRfX+RjcP5 33CbM+StcUXvXA4dldrzTzEYu/aVQcGfsgvzQi1pi6YxC3pzBywEj+NUJXP5efY8 AQqT7HNNmX+7+vxsDTGUEoYRhn5dZzKRrNiWGHSAXF14ac3Qo2e34rsiVTU9B+W0 EZgU9Nodu7LOQNRQMKzsxmyuRIELuml27ZuvRj5wCtb9GPR9S99M1NIR3dD0VBBf lih2hO7Ts54fhPQMsHOI+53HIUQqyrLMS+el6zBDDCyo6ss1Yk4iOj8o/OU0EnVR A19VMrhLIZ3YV3cvkJFjBdSBbLuqGqZ2Dpxsi8RVKHAe/zCxwqLZhR4VpWy9byPd OIggNXlO6s2YR9cQ5rhJsRvqhOoL09ev822lBmvhzg7WPW2kcAN7a0oUIl6Cs9qR NuTEItBkZ/YzYxaPiBE7YncoEAcfdaavHrR/8bhmuw6eSCGxKKM= =l/Iw -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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