<para>
Firstly, subscribe to &email-debian-devel; if you haven't
already. Send the word <literal>subscribe</literal> in the
-<emphasis>Subject</emphasis> of an email to
+<literal>Subject</literal> of an email to
&email-debian-devel-req;. In case of problems, contact the
list administrator at &email-listmaster;. More information on
-available mailing lists can be found in <xref linkend="mailing-lists"/> .
+available mailing lists can be found in <xref linkend="mailing-lists"/>.
&email-debian-devel-announce; is another list which is
mandatory for anyone who wishes to follow Debian's development.
</para>
Another good list to subscribe to is &email-debian-mentors;.
See <xref linkend="mentors"/> for details. The IRC channel
<literal>#debian</literal> can also be helpful; see <xref
-linkend="irc-channels"/> .
+linkend="irc-channels"/>.
</para>
<para>
When you know how you want to contribute to &debian-formal;,
</para>
<para>
If you wish to be a mentor and/or sponsor, more information is available in
-<xref linkend="newmaint"/> .
+<xref linkend="newmaint"/>.
</para>
</section>
linkend="key-maint"/> for more information on maintaining your public key.
</para>
<para>
-Debian uses the <command>GNU Privacy Guard</command> (package <systemitem
+Debian uses the <literal>GNU Privacy Guard</literal> (package <systemitem
role="package">gnupg</systemitem> version 1 or better) as its baseline
standard. You can use some other implementation of OpenPGP as well. Note that
OpenPGP is an open standard based on <ulink
<para>
You need a version 4 key for use in Debian Development. Your key length must
be at least 1024 bits; there is no reason to use a smaller key, and doing so
-would be much less secure. <footnote><para> Version 4 keys are keys conforming
+would be much less secure.<footnote><para> Version 4 keys are keys conforming
to the OpenPGP standard as defined in RFC 2440. Version 4 is the key type that
has always been created when using GnuPG. PGP versions since 5.x also could
create v4 keys, the other choice having beein pgp 2.6.x compatible v3 keys
requirements just pick the default. </para> <para> The easiest way to tell
whether an existing key is a v4 key or a v3 (or v2) key is to look at the
fingerprint: Fingerprints of version 4 keys are the SHA-1 hash of some key
-matieral, so they are 40 hex digits, usually grouped in blocks of 4.
+material, so they are 40 hex digits, usually grouped in blocks of 4.
Fingerprints of older key format versions used MD5 and are generally shown in
blocks of 2 hex digits. For example if your fingerprint looks like
<literal>5B00 C96D 5D54 AEE1 206B AF84 DE7A AF6E 94C0 9C7F</literal>
</para>
<para>
To apply as a new maintainer, you need an existing Debian Developer to support
-your application (an <emphasis>advocate</emphasis>). After you have
+your application (an <literal>advocate</literal>). After you have
contributed to Debian for a while, and you want to apply to become a registered
developer, an existing developer with whom you have worked over the past months
has to express their belief that you can contribute to Debian successfully.