Recent changes to this wiki:
dep9: fix angle brackets issue in preformatted tag
dep9: fix example postinst snippet
Add link to dep13
Add DEP-13
Corrected syntax for the Drivers field.
Added license (CC0) and timeline.
Launch DEP 12 (after my breakfast).
DEP 12: Per-package machine-readable metadata about Upstream
update current status of dep9
Reserving DEP 12.
DEP 12: Machine-readable debian/upstream for upstream metadata
DEP 12: Machine-readable debian/upstream for upstream metadata
DEP-8: avoid duplicating the autopkgtest spec
replace it with a pointer to the Git version of it
replace it with a pointer to the Git version of it
dep8: source paragraph header to document testsuite existence
patch by Martin Pitt
see discussion at http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/autopkgtest-devel/2012-June/000122.html
patch by Martin Pitt
see discussion at http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/autopkgtest-devel/2012-June/000122.html
dep9: update proposed postinst snippet
based on feedback from the transition of nyancat-server
based on feedback from the transition of nyancat-server
index: DEP 9 now status is actually candidate
mark dep9 as a candidate proposal
see <20120219233806.GC3604@mobee>
see <20120219233806.GC3604@mobee>
dep9: update example postinst snippet to respect local changes
Added cosmetic spaces.
Transferred VCS information to the DEP themselves.
Added the new Source field to the DEP headers.
Creating a new "Source" field, to transfer VCS info from the index to the DEP pages.
DEP 11 is now candidate
Repair URL, using last valid one in the history of that file.
index: merge separate DEP/title column
rationale: avoid duplicate information that is a PITA to maintain
rationale: avoid duplicate information that is a PITA to maintain
DEP-5: mark as accepted and publish last version
note: last version also includes a warning that future versions will be maintained
as part of the Debian Policy
note: last version also includes a warning that future versions will be maintained
as part of the Debian Policy
dep9: put pts link for reconf-inetd in current status section
dep9: add new section for new packages and update transition section
dep9: document the insignificance of 'disable' field
revert uncoordinated and unapproved changes, resetting to last known-good state.
Clarify the use of stand-alone license paragraph with license exceptions.
Discussed in http://bugs.debian.org/649530, but does not close it.
Discussed in http://bugs.debian.org/649530, but does not close it.
English proofreading, thanks to Justin B Rye and Jonathan Nieder.
Closes: #648387
Closes: #648387
Point to the Subversion log.
dep9: relocate one-file-per-service restriction in the right section
dep9: document requirement for one fragment file per service
Use Upstream-Contact as example of line-based list, as it is the last of its kind.
Replaced "stanza" with "paragraph" to normalise vocabulary.
See: http://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2010/10/msg00100.html
See: http://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2010/10/msg00100.html
Correct the example in line with the license list.
dep9: put code snippet and table in preformatted tags
add section on requirements for xinetd/reconf-inetd fragments
misc dep9 updates
- elaborate more on transition from update-inetd to reconf-inetd
- rename Open issues section to Clarification of behaviour on package removal
versus package purge
- add curren status section, with reference to first upload of reconf-inetd
- elaborate more on transition from update-inetd to reconf-inetd
- rename Open issues section to Clarification of behaviour on package removal
versus package purge
- add curren status section, with reference to first upload of reconf-inetd
dep9: update date
dep9: clarify meaning of actions
Added missing period.
Re-added myself as a driver.
See: http://lists.debian.org/20120201151243.GA20142@merveille.plessy.net
See: http://lists.debian.org/20120201151243.GA20142@merveille.plessy.net
Strenghten the disclaimers.
Closes: #658209
Closes: #658209
Revert. That's not how the DEP process works. Go get your own DEP number.
DEP-2: fix formatting of lists
DEP-2: add feedback section
DEP-2: A word about packaging VCS
DEP-2: Update on the information flow
Note to re-ask ourselves the question whether we can get a consensus on
having to modify all Debian services to directly send the mail to the
DPMH and only there (i.e. no longer to the Maintainer field).
Clarify that if the Maintainer field is replaced, its former value is
moved to Uploaders.
Note to re-ask ourselves the question whether we can get a consensus on
having to modify all Debian services to directly send the mail to the
DPMH and only there (i.e. no longer to the Maintainer field).
Clarify that if the Maintainer field is replaced, its former value is
moved to Uploaders.
Re-added myself as a driver.
See: http://lists.debian.org/20120201151243.GA20142@merveille.plessy.net
See: http://lists.debian.org/20120201151243.GA20142@merveille.plessy.net
DEP-2: Make it explicit that we want to keep track of the list of maintainers
DEP-2: Re-order the goals
Integrate comments from several Debian QA members.
DEP-2: continue work on the design
Corrected link name.
Fix typo and date of DEP-2.
Update the status in the DEP too.
Pass DEP-3 into ACCEPTED state.
Initial (incomplete) draft for DEP-2: “Debian Package Maintenance Hub”
fix yet another typo
fix typo and update date
cite reconf-inetd repo address
fix wrong whitespace
clarify that the copyright field doesn't actually have to be line-based, in
the event of an extra-long copyright declaration
the event of an extra-long copyright declaration
consistent caps for 'stand-alone License paragraph'
fix another misuse of 'single line' for 'single-line'
no need to make this a parenthetical, just make the text a link
Consistent spelling of our terms:
- line based -> line-based
- standalone -> stand-alone
- single line -> single-line
Consistent links when talking about paragraphs (always include "paragraph"
as part of the link name)
- line based -> line-based
- standalone -> stand-alone
- single line -> single-line
Consistent links when talking about paragraphs (always include "paragraph"
as part of the link name)
drop mention of header paragraphs in the definition of the Format field, for
consistency with the other field definitions.
consistency with the other field definitions.
merge the addition of the 'Fields' section
clarification of what a minimum dep5 file looks like
fix the explanation of 'four kinds of values'
punctuation fix
fix explanation of paragraph types to make it clear that 'the first one' means
the first paragraph in the file, not simply the first type of paragraph.
the first paragraph in the file, not simply the first type of paragraph.
grammar fix: incomplete sentence
white space -> whitespace
generate updated index.html
revert the restoration of dep5.mdwn, since it didn't help anyway.
white space separated -> whitespace-separated
Include <div class="ARTICLE">, hoping that ikiwiki will not embed the HTML it in <pre> tags.
Restore latest DEP header.
Store dep5.mdwn instead of dep5/index.html, to keep valid ViewVC URLs.
In both cases, the file http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep5/index.html will
be produced by ikiwiki, but dep5.mdwn needs to exist so that links such as
http://anonscm.debian.org/viewvc/dep/web/deps/dep5.mdwn?revision=174,
which are widely used, stay valid URLs.
In both cases, the file http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep5/index.html will
be produced by ikiwiki, but dep5.mdwn needs to exist so that links such as
http://anonscm.debian.org/viewvc/dep/web/deps/dep5.mdwn?revision=174,
which are widely used, stay valid URLs.
the license is not 1.0 Universal 1.0'.
final sync from debian-policy
replace markdown source with an index.html generated offline from the docbook
sources, which are now authoritative.
sources, which are now authoritative.
replace source URL with one pointing at bzr
add a local Makefile rule to generate index.html for the dep website
catch up with debian-policy docbook; from here on it should be possible to
push changes the other way via the DEP process.
push changes the other way via the DEP process.
Resync our bzr branch with svn. The bzr branch was never meant to be frozen,
this is a distributed VCS branch branched from the subversion nonsense that
is meant to be kept in sync.
this is a distributed VCS branch branched from the subversion nonsense that
is meant to be kept in sync.
Sync with http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=dbnpolicy/policy.git;a=blob;f=copyright-format/copyright-format.xml;hb=484e03bf96ab2d3f13f0804fc57d665a7b316511
This fixes the syntax of examples (see http://bugs.debian.org/649674).
This fixes the syntax of examples (see http://bugs.debian.org/649674).
drop not-yet-correct 'version 1.0' notice
restore the original abstract
import docbook source from debian-policy git so we can continue to track changes here
Sync with http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=dbnpolicy/policy.git;a=blob;f=copyright-format/copyright-format.xml;hb=21b04a5dd8f510f167198836d0e8c0acd3d17b3f
This implements r208 in the DocBook source.
This implements r208 in the DocBook source.
document that only one exception is allowed per license in a license
specification, and also that exception syntax may not be used when
additional restrictions are imposed, only when additional permissions are
being granted.
specification, and also that exception syntax may not be used when
additional restrictions are imposed, only when additional permissions are
being granted.
restore the driver header, which is a required part of the DEP0 format.
DEP 5 is copyright-format/copyright-format.xml in the debian-policy package.
index: fix source link for DEP 11
Correcting markup errors.
Adding DEP 11, “AppStream and Component Metadata for Debian”.
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