+developers-reference (2.4.1.5) unstable; urgency=low
+
+ * Fix instructions for new maintainers, incorporating the actual text
+ sent to prospective new maintainers. Improve this text a bit for
+ readability, coverage, and organization. Significant changes were
+ patched back to the new-maintainers group, if they care to use
+ them. (closes Bug#26948)
+ * Add an introductory "Scope" section which helps delineate what should
+ and should not be included in this Reference.
+ * Add discussion of the "experimental" distribution, culled from an email
+ from Guy Maor on debian-devel.
+ * Incorporated suggestions from Branden Robinson (closes Bug#27211).
+ * Point to doc-debian's mailing list instructions where relevant.
+ * Made references to online documentation into URLs where possible.
+ * Little corrections here and there.
+ * add a Makefile for use in the DDP manual hierarchy
+ * debian/rules: comment out my 'source-depends' hack; it's just slowing
+ things down
+
+ -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 1 Oct 1998 03:24:19 -0400
+
+developers-reference (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
+
+ * fill in Section "The master server" a bit; other servers to follow
+ * in Section "Distribution directories", mention that distributions
+ are always in 'dists' subdir of the Debian archive; talk about
+ 'proposed-updates'
+ * in Section "Release code names", talk about 'sid' a bit
+ * in Section "Interim releases", talk about how non-maintainers should
+ use the BTS, and bug severity "fixed" (closes Bug#17524)
+ * in Section "Generating the changes file", talk about how to set the
+ distribution in the debian/changelog file (i.e., "frozen unstable")
+ * add a new Section "Checking the package prior to upload" to Section
+ "Uploading a package", mentioning lintian and other tests one should
+ do prior to uploading
+ * add new Section "Notification that a new package has been installed"
+ in Section "Uploading a package", talking about dinstall and the
+ override file a bit
+ * add new Sections "Moving packages", "Removing packages", "Replacing or
+ renaming packages", and "Orphaning a package" (closes Bug#26650)
+ * add new Section "Bugs in your packages", talking about maintainer
+ duties with respect to bugs
+ * add new Section "Lintian reports" under "Handling bugs reports",
+ talking about how maintainers should check their packages with lintian
+ every now and then, alternatively pointing them to the lintian web
+ pages
+ * clarify, a bit, the use of "section" and "subsection", bringing it
+ into line with the usage in the Policy Manual and Packaging Manual
+ * grammar and markup changes throughout
+ * debian/rules: added a crude source-depends rule, which renders more
+ explicit what is used to build this package
+
+ -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:51:46 -0400
+
developers-reference (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
* new maintainer
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