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21 msgid "Scope of This Document"
24 #. type: Content of: <chapter><para>
27 "The purpose of this document is to provide an overview of the recommended "
28 "procedures and the available resources for Debian developers."
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34 "The procedures discussed within include how to become a maintainer (<xref "
35 "linkend=\"new-maintainer\"/>); how to create new packages (<xref linkend="
36 "\"newpackage\"/>) and how to upload packages (<xref linkend=\"upload\"/>); "
37 "how to handle bug reports (<xref linkend=\"bug-handling\"/>); how to move, "
38 "remove, or orphan packages (<xref linkend=\"archive-manip\"/>); how to port "
39 "packages (<xref linkend=\"porting\"/>); and how and when to do interim "
40 "releases of other maintainers' packages (<xref linkend=\"nmu\"/>)."
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46 "The resources discussed in this reference include the mailing lists (<xref "
47 "linkend=\"mailing-lists\"/>) and servers (<xref linkend=\"server-machines\"/"
48 ">); a discussion of the structure of the Debian archive (<xref linkend="
49 "\"archive\"/>); explanation of the different servers which accept package "
50 "uploads (<xref linkend=\"upload-ftp-master\"/>); and a discussion of "
51 "resources which can help maintainers with the quality of their packages "
52 "(<xref linkend=\"tools\"/>)."
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58 "It should be clear that this reference does not discuss the technical "
59 "details of Debian packages nor how to generate them. Nor does this "
60 "reference detail the standards to which Debian software must comply. All of "
61 "such information can be found in the <ulink url=\"&url-debian-policy;"
62 "\">Debian Policy Manual</ulink>."
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68 "Furthermore, this document is <emphasis>not an expression of formal policy</"
69 "emphasis>. It contains documentation for the Debian system and generally "
70 "agreed-upon best practices. Thus, it is not what is called a ``normative'' "