1 developers-reference (3.3.5) unstable; urgency=low
4 - uploads to more than one dist are not possible.
5 - updated upload queues. Closes: #235213
7 - Security uploads get urgency=high
8 - Be even more explicit about not uploading security updates
10 -- Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org> Sun, 5 Sep 2004 12:48:32 -0600
12 developers-reference (3.3.4) unstable; urgency=low
15 - fixed language in the PTS section, prompted by a patch from
16 Romain FRANCOISE, thank you; closes: #197741
17 - updated the mailing lists section (again)
18 - documented Alioth, somewhat
20 - French translation updated to version 3.3.3 (more or less)
21 - proofread by Patrice Karatchentzeff
23 - Don't upload security updates directly to stable
24 - Always include an external reference in security changelog entries
25 - Be careful not to re-use a version number in security uploads
26 - More explicit instructions about what is appropriate for a security
30 - replace <!entity...> with <!ENTITY...> and other SGML hygenics
32 - Release this package as is to flush changes between June and now.
33 Yes, its been an age between releases here, for which I apologize.
34 Since CVS upstream for this package is back, I'm working on closing
35 bugs in this package now, I just wanted to get it out as is before I
38 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 29 Feb 2004 14:09:48 -0500
40 developers-reference (3.3.3) unstable; urgency=low
43 - corrections by Michel Grentzinger
45 - updated documentation concerning the PTS
46 - added a paragraph about the PTS web interface
47 - documented how to add custom news item in the PTS
49 - updates and clarifications to instructions for security bugs
50 - deprecate uploads to stable for security fixes, reference
51 section on security bugs; closes: #196516
52 - use dpkg-buildpackage -B to test binary-arch, not -b;
55 - Sec "Managing sponsored packages": remove unnecessary 'debsign' cmd;
57 - fix debconf-devel(7) man page section; closes: #189512
58 - Sec "Responding to bugs": mention what FTBFS means; closes: #186605
59 - Sec "Distribution directories" renamed "Distributions"
60 - Sec "The testing distribution" moved under Sec "Distribution
61 directories" and renamed "More information about the testing
63 - Secs "Uploads to {stable,testing-proposed-updates}" retitled to make
64 it clear these are special cases
65 - Sec "Uploading to ftp-master": xref to "Delayed incoming";
67 - check compliance with Policy version 3.5.10
69 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 16 Jun 2003 04:08:29 -0400
71 developers-reference (3.3.2) unstable; urgency=low
74 - French translation updated to version 3.3.1
75 - proofread by Philippe Batailler and Patrice Karatchentzeff
77 - French translation requires debiandoc-sgml 1.1.76 or better
79 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 18 Apr 2003 09:48:59 -0400
81 developers-reference (3.3.1) unstable; urgency=low
84 - package description said it contained French and Japanese, fixed,
86 - Sec "Experimental": sources.list entries
87 - Sec "Basic rules for [mailing list] use": cosmetic, link to this sec
88 - Sec "Handling bugs": retitle and expand section
90 - more improvements to package synopsis and description
91 - the synopsis formula changed to either
92 <package-name> is a <synopsis>
94 <package-name> is <synopsis>
96 <package-name> are <synopsis>
98 - the synopsis itself should not start with an article
99 - Sec "Best practices for debian/control": expand intro
100 - fix doc-check URL; closes: #187144
101 - Sec "Multiple binary packages": fix awkward wording about vim source
102 package; closes: #187143
104 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 4 Apr 2003 14:26:52 -0500
106 developers-reference (3.3) unstable; urgency=low
109 - French translation updated to version 3.2.2 (more or less)
110 - proofread by Philippe Batailler
112 - added "ddtp" keyword in the PTS documentation
114 - split out the doc-files per language, closes: #177448
115 - shuffled stuff around in the packages chapter
116 - added a section describing how to handle large amounts of
117 architecture-independent data bundled with programs
118 - added best practices on debian/changelog files, based on a patch
119 kindly provided by Daniel Kobras, closes: #166388
120 - described debdiff and dpkg-depcheck, and linked to them from the
121 right places in the document, closes: #172897
122 - describe the current practice in writing synopsis lines,
126 - convert to debhelper (compat mode 4); maintainer scripts no longer
128 - split -ja and -fr versions out into separate packages
129 - top-level makefile deletes targets on error; clean is cleaner
130 - replace the manual debian/control processing to show the document's
131 table of contents (TOC) with a new script 'debian/tocsubstvars';
132 note that the TOC displayed in the developers-reference-{fr,ja}
133 package descriptions are in English until UTF8 control files are
134 allowed; proper escaping of single quotes here requires newest
136 - editorial changes on material added in this version
137 - reorder "Best Packaging Practices" a bit
138 - rework "Best practices for debian/control" based on contributions
139 from Colin Walters, Branden Robinson, Sebastian Rittau and others;
140 closes: #139957, #108416
141 - primary author is developers-reference@packages.debian.org; remove
142 emails from other authors to prevent spam and confusion
144 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 24 Feb 2003 13:29:07 -0500
146 developers-reference (3.2.2) unstable; urgency=low
149 - slightly rewrote and updated links in the mirrors section
151 - Policy compliance checked and updated to 3.5.8, no changes needed
152 - TODO: remove some tasks which are done
153 - ship README-contrib and TODO in the doc dir
154 - Sec "Upstream home page": some revisions based on discussion on
156 - Sec "Documentation" added under Sec "Common packaging situations"
157 for best practices for documentation
158 - Add tools entries for autotools-dev, dpkg-repack, alien, debsums;
159 new Sec "Documentation and information", add entries there for
160 debview, debiandoc-sgml, debian-keyring; we believe this manual now
161 covers all of the established, general Debian maintainer tool
163 - spell-checking pass
165 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Dec 2002 13:45:23 -0500
167 developers-reference (3.2.1) unstable; urgency=low
170 - Sec "Best practices for debian/control" added, Sec "Writing useful
171 descriptions" moved under there
172 - Sec "Upstream home page" added in debian/control section
173 - Sec "Miscellaneous advice" empty, removed
174 - Sec "Overview of maintainer tools": tools now categorized into
175 subgroups; do cross-linking from this section into other parts of
176 the document where these tools are discussed
177 - Sec "Overview of maintainer tools": add entries for sbuild,
178 build-essential, linda; improved entries for pbuilder, devscripts
179 - Sec "Tools for porters" renamed and readapted to "Porting
180 infrastructure and automation"; move tool discussion down to the
181 appendix; improve Sec "buildd" a bit
182 - README-contrib added giving information for authors, contributors,
184 - eliminate the ByHand stuff, I'm pretty sure it's not needed now
185 with the DDP builder process, or if it is needed, it's a probably
186 that can be fixed by DDP folks
187 - stop shipping SGML source -- use 'apt-get source developers-reference'
188 after all, this is supposed to be a binary package, right?
189 - simply PS and PDF building rules
191 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 9 Dec 2002 03:04:19 -0500
193 developers-reference (3.2) unstable; urgency=low
196 - merged a bit misplaced lintian-reports section within the lintian
197 section and adjusted links
198 - added the missing description of dh-make and adjusted links
200 - ChangeLog attribution updates
201 - fix typos, closes: #171781
202 - expand the doc-base abstract and authors
203 - Ch "Packaging Practices" rewritten intro
204 - Sec "Packaging tools and common cases" renamed to "Best Practices
205 for debian/rules", and write an intro
206 - Sec "Helper scripts" in practices section rewritten, giving
207 arguments for and against debhelper, mostly for :)
208 - Sec "Package with multiple patches" renamed to "Patching source
209 versus patching at build time" and rewritten
210 - Sec "Multiple binary packages" rewritten
211 - Sec "Handling debconf translations" moved under an
212 "Internationalization" section, and some edits
213 - Sec "Internationalized Documentation" added under Sec
214 "Internationalization"
215 - Sec "Specific packaging practices" renamed to "Common packaging situations"
216 - Sec "Packages using autoconf/automake" rewritten
217 - Sec "Configuration management" moved forward in practices chapter
218 - Sec "Other specific packages" renamed to "Specific types of
219 packages", add info for SGML/XML and Lisp packages
220 - Sec "Writing useful descriptions" heavily edited
221 - Sec "Best practices for maintainer scripts" added, special credit
222 here to Charles Briscoe-Smith for work dating back to 1998; include
223 a POSIX shell snippet showing how to check if a command is the PATH,
225 - Apdx "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove debget, it's
226 rather useless and broken
227 - normalize up-casing on sections, which should only up-case proper
228 names and the first word
229 - new 'translation-status' script to check status of translations,
230 adapted from doc-check in boot-floppies, source pkg only --
231 oh my, French translation is 54 CVS revisions behind, and Japanese
233 - postinst: don't set /usr/doc symlink, aesthetics
234 - prerm: don't use 'command -v', it's not POSIX
235 - rules: produce md5sums file; break out a 'test' target
237 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 7 Dec 2002 02:28:06 -0500
239 developers-reference (3.1.2) unstable; urgency=low
242 - DDP publishing update
244 - doc-base file includes French and Japanese files
245 - debsign invocation was slightly wrong, closes: #170523
246 - Sec "Handling debconf translations", updates from Martin Quinson
247 for po-debconf with minimal editorial changes, closes: #169007
249 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 27 Nov 2002 21:16:30 -0500
251 developers-reference (3.1.1) unstable; urgency=low
254 - updated IRC stuff, thanks to Ben Armstrong, closes: #161403
255 - fixed/updated/extended stuff about bugs, hoping to address the
256 issue of people abusing the changelog bug closing feature
258 - added myself as co-author
259 - fix a typo in Sec "Collaborative maintenance", closes: #161488
261 - updated security information, merging in Joey's stuff from the
262 Security Team FAQ and various updates and clarifications
264 - fix some bad URLs, closes: #168357
265 - fix a grammar typo, closes: #166098
267 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 12 Nov 2002 23:15:03 -0500
269 developers-reference (3.1) unstable; urgency=low
272 - Corrected several errors with —
273 - Applied patch from Peter Palfrader, correcting
274 the URL for the Debian Voting Information page. closes: #150427
275 - Applied patch from Matej Vela, dpkg-buildpackage does no more
276 require -sa for version -0.1. closes: #150861
277 - Applied the reformulations proposed by David Kimdon. closes: #150572
278 - Applied the patch of Matt Zimmerman. Thanks Matt! closes: #145287
279 - Added the explanation about how to replace an .orig.tar.gz.
281 - Mostly deleted the paragraph about security upload in the
282 section explaining source NMU. Just added a link to point to
283 "Handling security-related bugs". closes: #159935
284 - Added a link to the Technical Committee web page (in the "Bug
285 housekeeping" section). closes: #151365
286 - Explain uploads to testing-proposed-updates, mentions briefly
287 stable-security and testing-security. closes: #149666
288 Removed the comment about uploads to frozen.
289 - Documented the "Developer's packages overview" web portal.
291 - Added a reference to debian-l10n-english in "Writing useful
292 descriptions". closes: #158609
293 - Added a Best Packaging Practice section for "Packages using
294 autoconf/automake". closes: #158045
295 - Documented associated features to db.debian.org like SSH key
296 replication and *.debian.net DNS entry. closes: #155389
297 - Added a section about "Bug Squashing Parties".
299 - removed obsolete, needless dupload variables
300 - applied linguistic fixes from David Kimdon, closes: #150572
301 - random proofreading, mostly changing he -> they
302 - added people.d.o and non-us.d.o to the Debian servers section, and
303 mostly rewrote it to exclude real machine names and be better organized
304 - updated the mailing lists section
306 - debian/changelog: remove obsolete Emacs variables
307 - editorial review of the changes above, minor tagging changes,
310 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 10 Sep 2002 21:57:41 -0400
312 developers-reference (3.0) unstable; urgency=low
315 - welcome Manoj Srivastava as a co-maintainer
316 - welcome Raphael Hertzog as a co-maintainer
318 - new Chapter "Resource for Debian Developers", incorporating
320 Ch "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines"
321 Ch "The Debian Archive"
323 - new Chapter "Managing Packages", incorporating former chapters
325 Ch "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)"
326 Ch "Porting and Being Ported"
327 Ch "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning Packages"
328 Ch "Handling Bugs" (retitled "Handling package bugs")
329 Sec "Bug housekeeping" (new section, some parts stubbed out)
331 - new Chapter "Beyond Packaging" recommends ways to contribute
332 to Debian beyond issues of package maintenance; incoporates
333 Ch "Interaction with Prospective Developers", retitled to
334 Sec "Interacting with Prospective Debian Developers"
335 Sec "Submitting Bugs", renamed to "Reporting Bugs"
336 Sec "QA" moved here from old Sec "Quality Assurance effort"
337 Sec "Dealing with unreachable maintainers"
339 - Sec "The Developers Database" added under Resources
340 - new Sec "Collaborative Maintenance" concerning multiple maintainers
343 - Sec "Getting started": add link to New Maintainers' Guide
344 - Sec "Debian Mentors" renamed to "Debian Mentors and Sponsors",
345 we add some info on sponsoring; also in Sec "Sponsoring packages"
346 - Section's first word capitalized, rest are normal case
347 - purge a reference to the Packaging Manual; closes: #145039
348 - misc. cross-referencing with new or moved sections
349 - change some literal quotes to ‘, ”, etc.
350 - tagging improvements: replace <tt> with <file> for files and
351 directories; since <tt><var> and <example><var> doesn't look right,
352 work-around with <...>
353 - entity'ize master.debian.org, us-upload-dir, non-us-upload-dir
354 - update copyright date
355 - some simplifications on the TeX suffix rule
356 - spell check and grammar corrections
360 - changed -e by -m in the dpkg-buildpackage command line example;
362 - clarify wording between "porter upload", "binary-only NMU", "simple
363 recompile"; closes: #102626
364 - extended "removing a package"; closes: #135560
365 - Ch "Best Packaging Practices": new chapter, including new
366 Sec "Writing useful descriptions" as a first entry in that
367 chapter; closes: #53109, #129848
368 - indicate that the list of subsections is defined in the policy;
370 - removed some cruft in `Announcing package uploads'
371 - document the testing scripts; closes: #129445
372 - explain how to reassign/close bugs of removed packages;
374 - updates the note about software subject to US patents;
376 - new Section "Contacting other maintainers" under "Beyond packaging"
377 Document the package@packages.debian.org alias; closes: #114553
378 - new Section "Package's information" under Resources
379 Document http://packages.debian.org/<package>,
380 http://bugs.debian.org/<package> and the madison utility
381 - Sec "Reporting bugs": added http://bugs.debian.org/from:email@isp.com
382 - Sec "Handling bugs": added http://bugs.debian.org/login@debian.org
383 - Sec "The Incoming system" in "Resources", describe how it works and
384 also speak of the DELAYED directory; closes: #135562, #136774
386 - Sec "Developer Database": added a sentence about finger
388 - update the total number of packages and the example directory tree
390 - updated the list of available architectures.
391 - commented out the "Subsections" section since it will RSN have nothing
392 to with the Debian archive. It's just a generic information field
393 of the package and nothing more.
394 - added more incentive to use experimental since it doesn't cause
395 any pain to the ftpmasters.
396 - Sec "When to do a source NMU": updated the NMU "protocol" and suggest
397 the use of the delayed queue.
398 - new Section "Acknowledging the NMUs" to explain the need to integrate
399 the changes introduced by NMUs. Insists on the fact that one shouldn't
401 - stubbed in new Section "Collaborative maintenance"
402 - stubbed in new Section "The Package Tracking System"
403 - Sec "The Package Tracking System": filled with content from
404 Francesco Paolo Lovergine, heavily updated by myself
405 - new Section "Managing sponsored packages" contributed by
406 Francesco Paolo Lovergine, slightly updated by myself
407 - new Sec "Bug housekeeping"; closes: #39519
409 - new Sec "Documentation"
410 - added Sec "IRC channels" in the Resources chapter
411 - added Sec "pbuilder" in the appendix. Mention it in the section
412 "Being kind to porter" too
413 - extended Sec "devscripts" with info about "bts" and "uscan"
414 - completed Sec "Helper scripts"
415 - completed Sec "Package with multiple patches",
416 "Multiple binary packages", "Libraries", "Other specific packages",
417 "The wise use of debconf" -- all those are quite simplistic, they
419 - integrated Sec "Handling debconf translations" contributed by
420 Denis Barbier -- thanks, Denis!
423 - update French translation
425 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 14 Jun 2002 01:18:19 -0400
427 developers-reference (2.11) unstable; urgency=low
430 - some grammar corrections
431 - update French translation
433 - changes in upload situation, not possible to remove from Incoming
434 anymore; closes: #135559
435 - also talk about dput a tiny bit
437 - Ch "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools":
439 - Charles Briscoe-Smith deprecates yada (I think new maintainers of
440 that would be welcome)
441 - debconf-doc mentioned for debconf
442 - debhelper: don't talk about debmake; mention how to get info on the dh-* pkgs
443 - dput: new section, closes: #129378
444 - debootstrap: new section, closes: #129377
445 - dpkg-dev-el: new section
446 - other minor wording changes
447 - Sec "Mailing Lists": where to find private archives, closes: #96780
448 - Ch "Package uploads":
449 - new Sec "Adding an entry to debian/changelog"
450 - rename Sec "Announcing new packages" to "New packages"
451 - crypto is in main, non-US is for patent restrictions, so:
452 - excise some text from "Registering as a Debian developer"
453 - changes in Sec "Uploading to ftp-master"
454 - changes in Sec "Uploading to non-US"
455 * old bugs closed out, closes: #110573
457 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 7 Apr 2002 23:34:08 -0700
459 developers-reference (2.10.0) unstable; urgency=low
461 * from Martin Michlmayr
462 - update the "Applying to Become a New Maintainer" section, with
463 review by Raphael Hertzog, closes: #133965
464 - bugs closed in NMUs should uses 'closes' changelog entries,
466 - developers are not required to subscribe to debian-private
468 - some suggestions on places to use the proper term, Debian GNU/Linux,
470 - fix some typos, closes: #133956
472 - frozen doesn't exist anymore, just testing; note, however, that
473 there is a way to upload to 'woody-proposed-updates' -- if I can
474 find some description of that, I'll document it; closes: #133948
477 - isolate a few more language-independent bits
479 - change /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc, and typo in debian/copyright,
482 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 24 Feb 2002 14:46:46 -0500
484 developers-reference (2.9.0) unstable; urgency=low
487 - created a new subsection about uploading to stable, and elaborated
489 - removed a stray sentence about stable from the paragraph about
490 security uploads (which apply to all distributions equally)
491 - replaced the nonexistent term "Security Manager" with "security officer"
492 - uploading to stable and unstable is deprecated; updated the section
493 about the experimental distribution; other fixes in the section
494 talking about uploading to distributions
495 - better organize some subsections in the section about package uploads
496 - replaced some bogus <ftppath>s with <tt>s
497 - noted how there is an upload queue on pandora, too
499 - French translation updated
501 - normalize '--' as — for prettier output
502 - integrate changes from James Troup, part of #102626
503 - typo fix thanks to Mark Hodge
505 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Oct 2001 01:03:01 -0400
507 developers-reference (2.8.8) unstable; urgency=low
510 - a few more strong words about sponsoring
511 - started a new chapter about the relationship between old and new
514 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Jul 2001 17:53:47 -0400
516 developers-reference (2.8.7) unstable; urgency=low
519 * fix a typo in a link
520 * dpkg-buildpackage -m<addr> flag was changed for -e<addr> when NMU'ing;
521 update documentation accordingly
523 * Matt Zimmerman fixes up some wording in the section talking about
524 forwarding bugs upstream
526 * provide proper l10n for SGML date entities; now we have &date-<LANG>
527 entities which should be used
528 * debian/rules: fixes for new debiandoc-sgml
529 * debian/control: depend on debiandoc-sgml 1.1.48 or better
531 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 21 Jun 2001 14:43:42 -0400
533 developers-reference (2.8.6) unstable; urgency=low
535 * fix a typo, thanks to Antoine Hulin
536 * French version: completely up-to-date now
537 * Makefile: add a 'validate' target
538 * prepare and ship "upstream" ChangeLog; move the debian changelog to
540 * all versions: change the email address to use when orphaning
543 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 13 Apr 2001 03:32:08 -0400
545 developers-reference (2.8.5) unstable; urgency=low
547 * expunge references to the Debian Packaging Manual, which is now in the
549 * Japanese version: also comment out some references packaging manual;
550 this translation needs updating
551 * deny request to shut down non-maintainer bug maintenance bug closure
552 practices (closes: Bug#88623)
553 * add some advice about U.S. citizens uploading to non-US
555 * debian/control: Build-Depends should have been Build-Depends-Indep
556 * French version: First complete translation of the Debian developer's
557 reference guide. Much work done by Antoine Hulin. Reviewed by Nicolas
559 * Portuguese version: work is started by Carlos Laviola, nothing
560 included yet, however
562 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 8 Apr 2001 01:25:51 -0400
564 developers-reference (2.8.4) unstable; urgency=low
566 * debian/control: remove reference to obsolete packaging-manual package
568 * debian/control: fill in the description a bit more
569 * doc-base: index.html corrected to be index.en.html
571 * Makefile: clean is cleaner
573 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 25 Feb 2001 12:47:06 -0500
575 developers-reference (2.8.3) unstable; urgency=low
577 * build and provide French and Japanese versions
578 * devolve build logic from debian/rules to top-level Makefile
579 * developers-reference.jp.sgml: minor changes so it will build (is out
581 * debian/rules: stop making useless /usr/share/developers-reference dir
583 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 22 Jan 2001 02:02:02 -0500
585 developers-reference (2.8.2) unstable; urgency=low
588 - fix typographic errors reported by David Martinez (closes: Bug#80740)
589 - common.ent: upped the numbers a little bit, updated lintian reports URL
590 - updated regarding va->klecker move, and www->people move, changed
591 most mentions of dinstall to a generic term "archive maintenance
592 software", removed full path to it because it is in PATH now,
593 mentioned "dak" and "katie" (somewhat vaguely), changed week to
594 month regarding FTP archive waiting time since that\'s more often
595 the case, and changed weeks to hours regarding Maintainers file
596 updates since that\'s also more often the case now, updated some
597 URLs to entities, s/debian-doc/doc-debian/
598 - replaced evil latin1-only quotation marks, replaced mentions of
599 important severity (in RCB context) with serious severity, some
601 - common.ent (1.10): fixed email-debian-user alias; updated
602 sample-dist-dirtree (with more to come)
603 - described testing; described package pools (this particular part
604 required quite a bit of changes, and it might be a bit rough, but
605 it's a start); described the frozen test cycles et al; some other
607 - another update WRT sid/unstable/testing, from Colin Watson
609 * debian/control: add Recommends for debian-policy, packaging-manual
610 * update copyright notice for 2001
611 * fix for WNPP bug filing severities from David Schleef
612 * clarify the status of the Developers's reference as "normative"
613 * add a reference to debconf (closes: Bug#82413)
615 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 21 Jan 2001 18:10:21 -0500
617 developers-reference (2.8.1) unstable; urgency=low
619 * update WNPP instructions, based on patch from Marcelo E. Magallon
621 * spelling corrections, awkward grammar suggestions from Andreas Krueger
623 * debian/rules: remove some obsolete source-depends stuff
625 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 4 Nov 2000 13:22:21 -0500
627 developers-reference (2.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
629 * Almost all changes for this release are from Josip Rodin
630 <joy@debian.org>. Thanks, Josip!
632 * debian/control, postinst, prerm, rules: Policy 3.2.1 (closes:
633 Bug#68929, Bug#70384)
634 * fixed bug closing example (closes: Bug#71198)
635 * update the perl regexp from current /usr/lib/dpkg/parsechangelog/debian
636 * updated keyring/keyserver information (closes: Bug#67783)
637 * updated new-maintainer stuff (closes: Bug#67841)
638 * updated for master -> ftp-master move (closes: Bug#68369)
639 * noted www.d.o is the right host for web pages, but all other machines
640 could be used if necessary
641 * reorder mentions of scp to come before FTP, as it is more secure;
642 mention the rsync dupload method
643 * reorder mentions of pandora <-> non-us, canonical name non-us is
645 * other small corrections
646 * fixed orphaning/adopting instructions with regard to the new WNPP
647 * common.ent: fix urls for cvs.d.o, wnpp, Debian machines page,
648 lists-archives, www.d.o BTS
649 * common.ent: changed link for machines from devel/maintainer_contacts
651 * Makefile: remove unnecessary subshell
653 * Adam's change: update debian/copyright for new Policy, and put my name
654 in there a bit with updated years; update doc-base file for FHS
656 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 15 Oct 2000 03:25:21 -0400
658 developers-reference (2.7.2) frozen unstable; urgency=medium
660 * I believe this should go into frozen because (a) it's only
661 documentation, so it can't introduce RC bugs, and (b) it fixes an
662 error which prevented it from building properly; however, whatever
663 ftpmaster feels is best is fine
665 * include common.ent as well as version.ent
666 (closes: Bug#52582, Bug#48926)
667 * debian/rules: fix build error caused by newer debiandoc-sgml; remove
668 constitution.en.html, since that is now located in the doc-debian
669 package (closes: Bug#54778, Bug#42014); don't compress .pdf file
671 * All changes below from Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>
673 * Sec. "Uploading to master" and "Uploading to pandora":
674 explained dinstall -n (closes: Bug#45079)
675 * Sec. "Picking a distribution": added reference to the debian-release
676 team (closes: Bug#52906)
677 * Sec. "Announcing package uploads": rewrote it to take care of the fact
678 that dinstall is doing it automatically (closes: Bug#43877)
679 * Sec. "Mailing lists": added a paragraph about debian-email
681 * Changed the "Maintaining Your Debian Information" into "Debian
682 Developer's Duties" (closes: Bug#28908)
683 - added a section about the LDAP database
684 - added a section about the "on vacation" message
685 - added a section about the coordination with upstream developers
687 - added a section about managing Release Critical bugs
688 - added a section about Quality Assurance effort
690 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 16 Apr 2000 23:24:33 -0400
692 developers-reference (2.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
694 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": we are transitioning away
695 from non-free PGP -- remove allusions to non-free software such as
696 PGPv2 or v5 insofar as possible; recommend use of DSS keys rather than
698 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": remove PGP-centric stuff
699 * Sec. "When bugs are closed by new uploads": describe how to close bugs
700 via a magic changelog entry (closes: Bug#43690)
701 * Sec. "Generating the changes file": refer to Sec. "When bugs are
702 closed by new uploads" for closing bugs via a changelog entry
703 * developers-reference.sgml: re-enable RCS variables in CVS sources
704 * debian/control,rules: dynamically generate the TOC in the package
705 description from developers-reference.sgml
707 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 12 Sep 1999 18:15:59 -0400
709 developers-reference (2.7.0) unstable; urgency=low
711 * developers-reference.sgml: separated out language-independant elements
712 into common.ent (not content changes); misc minor grammar changes
714 * doc-base: change section for *constitution* to Debian (not 'debian')
716 * Sec. "Stable, unstable, and sometimes frozen": mention how old stable
717 releases are available at archive.debian.org
718 * Sec. "Uploading to pandora (non-us)" added, remove stale
719 information about the old anonymous ftp area (closes Bug#39541);
720 Sec. "Other Upload Queues" added about that upload queues, added
721 samosa and master.debian.org.jp (closes Bug#37804)
722 * Sec. "Yada": mention that yada might not be as robust as other package
723 producing systems, at request of the author; Sec. "equivs" added
724 * Sec. "Moving packages": at the request of Guy Maor, clarify that this
725 procedure is for moving packages in sections (i.e., free, contrib)
727 * Sec. "Registering as a Debian developer": talk about RSA keys rather
728 than PGP keys, since I think GPG can create/handle them now; mention
729 that the official pkg maintainer address much match an ID on your key;
730 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key": beef up the warnings a bit; point
732 * Sec. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": clean up and
733 clarify section; mention that all developers are expected to be
734 subscribed to debian-private and debian-devel-announce
735 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": remove list of machines; point to
736 http://www.debian.org/devel/machines instead
737 * Sec. "Release code names": potato is 2.2
738 * Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads": talk about recompile only
739 uploads and version numbers for this (i.e., foo_2.4-1.0.1), from a
740 suggestion from James Troup
741 * Sec. "buildd": mention andrea, and buildd.debian.org
742 * Sec. "Removing packages": correct apt-cache usage
743 * debain/rules: update standards to 3.0.1 -- since I'm not moving
744 /usr/doc to /usr/share/doc yet, no changes were required except in the
747 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Mon, 16 Aug 1999 23:29:45 -0400
749 developers-reference (2.6.8) unstable; urgency=low
751 * when applying as a new user, the login name can be *eight* characters,
752 not seven (thanks to Rafael Caetano dos Santos)
754 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 21:50:04 -0400
756 developers-reference (2.6.7) unstable; urgency=low
758 * SGML'ish: normalize SGML elements, refill paragraphs (closes Bug#37987)
759 * doc-base: change section to Debian -- hmm, this looks like a doc-base
760 bug, really, but hey, who am I to refile bugs to another one of my own
761 packages? (closes Bug#37392)
762 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": new section for yada (um,
763 someone who uses this should check my description), correct build ->
764 debuild in the devscripts section (closes Bug#38053)
766 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 21 May 1999 01:41:45 -0400
768 developers-reference (2.6.6) unstable; urgency=low
770 * Sec. "The master server": note that problems on Debian ftp can be sent
771 to ftpmaster@debian.org also
772 * Secs. "Uploads via chiark" and "Uploads via erlangen": remove
773 'cron-driven' (thanks Roman Hodek)
774 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": typos corrected, note that binary-arch
775 and binary-indep targets should work independantly (thanks Roman
777 * Sec. "buildd": remove erroneous reference to debbuild, reorganize the
778 section and correct typos (thank again Roman -- boy, this is the all
780 * debian/rules: re-enable letter-sized PDFs
782 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 9 May 1999 01:17:29 -0400
784 developers-reference (2.6.5) unstable; urgency=low
786 * Sec. "Architectures": correction on supported architecture in Linux
788 * Sec. "Experimental": other reasons to use or not use the experiment
789 archive "section", from comments by Guy Maor
790 * Sec. "Being Kind to Porters": replace x86 with i386 (closes Bug#36485)
791 * debian/rules: date printing protected from local l10n (closes Bug#36891)
792 * Ch. "Mailing Lists, Servers, and Other Machines": renamed chapter; add
794 * Sec. "Debian Servers": new, for talking about the standard servers,
795 with intro; demoted server sections under that
796 * Sec. "The FTP servers": was empty, removed
797 * Sec. "The master server": fill in more info and cross-refs on how to
799 * Sec. "The CVS server": add some more detail which should be included
800 when requesting cvs areas; mention the cvsweb URL
801 * Sec. "Other Debian Machines": new section, list the machines for which
802 a normal developer may have access.
804 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 4 May 1999 03:32:21 -0400
806 developers-reference (2.6.4) unstable; urgency=low
808 * debian/rules: hack 'byhand' file entries to include debian version
809 number in it, so subsequent uploads of the package into Incoming don't
810 step all over each other
812 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 9 Apr 1999 20:04:04 -0400
814 developers-reference (2.6.3) unstable; urgency=low
816 * correction from James Troup -- <keyring-maint> is indeed the correct
817 address for PGP key updates
819 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 13:28:58 -0400
821 developers-reference (2.6.2) unstable; urgency=low
823 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is not replacing anything after all
824 * developers-reference.sgml: use public declaration
825 * BTW, if any maintainers of translated versions of this document would
826 like to talk to me about folding your version into the
827 developers-reference CVS area, please get in touch with me
829 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sun, 4 Apr 1999 04:42:29 -0400
831 developers-reference (2.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
833 * include Debian constitution (closes Bug#30694)
834 * Sec. "fakeroot": libtricks is replacing fakeroot, not libtool
835 * Sec. "Maintaining Your Public Key" -- give email addresses as
836 {pgp,gpg}-update@debian.org, at James Troup's request (note to Jameas,
837 if you see this: /usr/doc/debian-keyring/README.gz talks about
838 <keyring-maint> instead)
839 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools" -- add Sec. "debget"
840 * developers-reference.sgml: minor typo correction from Tril
842 * doc-base stuff: add abstract to developers-reference, new file for
844 * debian/rules: minor cleanup and consistency; build PDF, not PS file;
845 ship PDF file;.text file now has .txt extension
846 * debian/control: set priority to optional, matching archive
848 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Sat, 3 Apr 1999 17:17:06 -0500
850 developers-reference (2.6.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
852 * would be nice to sneak this into slink; it's just documentation!
853 * Ch. "Porting and Being Ported": porter information broken out into it's
854 own chapter, Sec. "Guidelines for Porter Uploads" and "When to do a
855 source NMU if you are a porter" moved to this chapter; porter tool
856 descriptions such as 'quinn-diff' moved to this section. Sec. "Being
857 Kind to Porters" added, with tips for how to avoid making problems for
859 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs)": update for the new chapter, and
860 tighten up the language a bit
861 * Sec. "Monitoring bugs": add a little cron job to get an 'index maint'
862 of outstanding bugs (closes Bug#31259), loosen language a tiny bit
863 w.r.t. non-maintainers or submitters closing bugs (closes Bug#30394)
864 * Sec. "Scope of This Document": point out that this file is not
866 * Ch. "Handling Bugs": renamed from "Handling Bug Reports", incorporate
867 some suggestions from James Troup, namely, don't mail from your root
868 account, don't close bugs via control@bugs.debian.org; break out new
869 sections, "Submitting Bugs" and "Responding to Bugs"
870 * Ch. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": remove attribution for
871 package maintainers, since I can't keep up; add entries for fakeroot
873 * Ch. "Maintaining Your Debian Information": new chapter, quite small
874 right now; it mentions keyring-maint@debian.org for key modification,
875 warns against putting private keys on multi-user machines, and talks
876 about how to depart Debian gracefully
877 * typo correction from Christian Hudon (closes Bug#32052)
878 * menu file removed, obsoleted by doc-base file
879 * parameterize some often-changing values with SGML entities, update
880 number of available packages
881 * use new way of notating multiple copyrights
882 * change <tt> elements to <file> where appropriate
884 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Thu, 11 Feb 1999 02:53:55 -0500
886 developers-reference (2.5.0.5) unstable; urgency=low
888 * add version.ent to docdir, needed to reconstruct from SGML
891 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Tue, 29 Dec 1998 02:42:50 -0500
893 developers-reference (2.5.0.4) unstable; urgency=low
895 * not officially released
896 * more spelling corrections
897 * s/ppc/powerpc/ (thanks, James Troup)
899 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 18 Dec 1998 00:07:40 -0500
901 developers-reference (2.5.0.3) unstable; urgency=low
903 * not officially released
904 * Sec. "Removing a package from Incoming": tiny section added
905 * some PGP-centricity removed
906 * Sec. "Adopting a package": point out that hijacking packages is not ok
907 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": change 'NMU' to
908 'source NMU', 'port' to 'binary NMU', shorten the window for porters a
909 tad; fix spelling; stress that non-maintainer patches must be
910 non-disruptive and that aesthetic issues are not suitable for fixing
911 by non-maintainers; other fixes as suggested by interested parties
913 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Wed, 25 Nov 1998 00:01:27 -0500
915 developers-reference (2.5.0.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
917 * not officially released
918 * maintainer name change (but it's still me)
919 * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": new chapter
920 discussing NMUs and porters; Section "Interim Releases" integrated out
921 of existance. New TOC for this section is:
922 * 6 Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters
923 + 6.1 Who can do a port or an NMU
924 + 6.2 When to do a port or an NMU
925 o 6.2.1 When to do an NMU if you are a porter
926 + 6.3 How to do an NMU
927 o 6.3.1 NMU version numbering
928 o 6.3.2 NMUs must create a changelog entry
929 o 6.3.3 NMUs must send patches, if any, to the BTS
930 o 6.3.4 Building the NMU
931 + 6.4 Guidelines for Porters
933 * Sec. "Maintainer changes": renamed to "Adopting a package" and moved
934 to Chapter "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning
936 * Sec. "Reporting lots of bugs at once": more forcefully deprecate this
938 * Sec. "Adopting a package": mention that the BTS maintainer update can
939 take a couple of weeks
940 * Sec. "Overview of Debian Maintainer Tools": give credit where credit
941 is due and attribute current maintainers; add `apt'; add `quinn-diff';
942 add mention of as yet unreleased 'buildd' package, since I'm so
943 excited about it and can't wait
944 * Sec. "Removing packages": talk about how apt-cache can be used to look
945 at reverse depends, a good step to take prior to removing a package
947 * show *full* TOC, including sect2
948 * of course the obligatory typo, grammar, and spelling corrections
950 * Makefile: small changes to accomodate DDP autobuild
951 * debian/dirs: obsolete, removed
952 * debian/rules: use changelog date for SGML timestamping, not current date
954 -- Adam Di Carlo <aph@debian.org> Fri, 20 Nov 1998 12:27:53 -0500
956 developers-reference (2.5.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
958 * move to 3-level version number:
959 top-level version number probably won't change for a while, it is the
960 "major", the second-level number means significant content changes,
961 and the third-level change means corrections and minor improvements.
962 Since this version has significant content changes, we are now 2.5.0.
963 Since I'm going to put porter instructions in the next major rev, that
966 * use new <package> tag where appropriate (Ardo, you rock)
967 * replace 'm86k' with 'm68k'
968 * rename 'Whirlwind Tour of ...' section to 'Overview of ...' (suggested
970 * typos and "red-pen" corrections, fix cosmetic problems in PostScript
972 * remove the one case I use an URL fragment identifier, since
973 debiandoc-sgml doesn't like it (bug filed against debiandoc-sgml)
974 * debian/rules: cosmetic cleanups, loosen check for root
975 * debian/rules: build PostScript version during build, since it's nice
976 to have all my debiandoc2* scripts together
977 * debian/control: policy compliant to 2.5.0
979 * advise against uploading when a package has lintian problems of
981 * "Mailing Lists and Servers":
982 - "The master server": mention how master is the home of the BTS;
983 mention how users need to take care with their accounts on master
984 - "The WWW servers": fill in www.debian.org, first pass, and discuss
985 how to put up your own web pages on va or master
986 - "The CVS server": new section added
987 - "Mirrors of Debian servers": new section added; point to info about
989 * "Applying to Become a Maintainer": do not advise resending initial
990 application; instead, simply mail a followup asking new maintainers
991 whether they go the initial application (closes Bug #28739); mention
992 that calls usually come in the evening; mention that if you use PGP
993 v5, you need to generate an RSA key (right?); clarify our intentions
995 * "Release code names": Debian 2.2 is 'potato'
996 * "Distribution directories": give concrete examples, hopefully making
997 it clearer where to look in Debian archives for specific stuff;
998 mention that old distributions are moved to archive servers (is there
999 a canonical location?)
1000 * "The override file": new section, added under "Notification that a new
1001 package has been installed"; fill it out quite a bit
1002 * "Uploading to *": reiterate thrice not to upload export
1003 controlled-software to master, or the European queues on erlangen and
1005 * "Picking a distribution": section broken out from "Generating the
1007 * "Uploading to frozen": new section, almost straight from Brian White
1008 (hope you don't mind!) -- isn't that topical?
1009 * "Interim releases": if you NMU a new upstream version (0.1), run
1010 'dpkg-buildpackage -sa'
1012 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 12 Nov 1998 00:03:43 -0500
1014 developers-reference (2.4.1.5) unstable; urgency=low
1016 * Fix instructions for new maintainers, incorporating the actual text
1017 sent to prospective new maintainers. Improve this text a bit for
1018 readability, coverage, and organization. Significant changes were
1019 patched back to the new-maintainers group, if they care to use
1020 them. (closes Bug#26948)
1021 * Add an introductory "Scope" chapter which helps delineate what should
1022 and should not be included in this Reference.
1023 * Add a new chapter, "Whirlwind Tour of Debian Maintainer Tools". Let
1024 me know what useful tools I forgot -- remember, Debian-specific
1025 maintainer tools only!
1026 * Add discussion of the "experimental" distribution, culled from an email
1027 from Guy Maor on debian-devel.
1028 * Incorporated suggestions from Branden Robinson (closes Bug#27211).
1029 * Point to doc-debian's mailing list instructions where relevant.
1030 * Made references to online documentation into URLs where possible.
1031 * Little corrections here and there.
1032 * add a Makefile for use in the DDP manual hierarchy
1033 * debian/rules: comment out my 'source-depends' hack; it's just slowing
1036 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 1 Oct 1998 03:42:43 -0400
1038 developers-reference (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
1040 * fill in Section "The master server" a bit; other servers to follow
1041 * in Section "Distribution directories", mention that distributions
1042 are always in 'dists' subdir of the Debian archive; talk about
1044 * in Section "Release code names", talk about 'sid' a bit
1045 * in Section "Interim releases", talk about how non-maintainers should
1046 use the BTS, and bug severity "fixed" (closes Bug#17524)
1047 * in Section "Generating the changes file", talk about how to set the
1048 distribution in the debian/changelog file (i.e., "frozen unstable")
1049 * add a new Section "Checking the package prior to upload" to Section
1050 "Uploading a package", mentioning lintian and other tests one should
1051 do prior to uploading
1052 * add new Section "Notification that a new package has been installed"
1053 in Section "Uploading a package", talking about dinstall and the
1055 * add new Sections "Moving packages", "Removing packages", "Replacing or
1056 renaming packages", and "Orphaning a package" (closes Bug#26650)
1057 * add new Section "Bugs in your packages", talking about maintainer
1058 duties with respect to bugs
1059 * add new Section "Lintian reports" under "Handling bugs reports",
1060 talking about how maintainers should check their packages with lintian
1061 every now and then, alternatively pointing them to the lintian web
1063 * clarify, a bit, the use of "section" and "subsection", bringing it
1064 into line with the usage in the Policy Manual and Packaging Manual
1065 * grammar and markup changes throughout
1066 * debian/rules: added a crude source-depends rule, which renders more
1067 explicit what is used to build this package
1069 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:51:46 -0400
1071 developers-reference (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
1074 * version number and date are automatically populated now
1075 * changed doc-base section to "debian"
1076 * debian/rules: better abstraction and organization
1077 * reformat SGML like I happen to like it
1078 * utilize the new URL tag
1079 * build PostScript on letter size, I hear thats better for A4 and US
1082 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:52:35 -0400
1084 developers-reference (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1086 * non-maintainer release
1087 * rebuilt since HTML versions of Chapters 1 and 2 were truncated
1088 (important bug, no number yet, bugs.debian.org isn't working;
1089 regardless, this should go in hamm because a broken developers
1090 reference won't win us many friends in hamm, and after all, it's just
1091 text, it can't hurt you.)
1092 * no content changes, except that the version number in the SGML file
1093 reflect this packages version number
1094 * debian/rule: clean is cleaner now
1096 -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Tue, 16 Jun 1998 01:35:39 -0400
1098 developers-reference (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1102 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:56:36 +0200
1104 developers-reference (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
1106 * New version numbering scheme:
1108 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
1109 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
1110 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
1113 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
1114 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
1115 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
1116 differ between the manuals.
1118 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
1119 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
1120 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
1121 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
1123 * Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
1124 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
1126 * No changes to the Developer's Reference
1128 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:54:43 +0200
1130 developers-reference (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
1132 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
1134 - Changed section 1.2 Registering as a Debian developer:
1135 + signatures from formal certification service are _NOT_ accepted
1137 + images of ID documents have to be PGP or RSA signed
1138 (as requested by James Troup)
1140 - Use current date instead of <date> in manual
1142 * Updated FSF's address (reported by Lintian)
1144 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 7 Mar 1998 13:52:15 +0100
1146 developers-reference (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
1148 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
1150 - Renamed chapter 4 into `Package uploads'
1152 - New section 4.2.5 Uploading to the non-us server
1154 - Changed section 4.4 Interim releases:
1155 + non-maintainer releases should not close bugs
1156 + normal maintainer must at least read the patch provided with
1157 the non-maintainer release
1159 - New chapter 5 Handling bug reports:
1160 + when reporting more then 10 bugs on the same topic, a message
1161 has to be sent to debian-devel and the `maintonly' address
1164 - Lots of typos fixed
1166 * Compressed SGML source code
1168 * Added support for doc-base to register the Developer's Reference
1169 to the online documentation systems dwww and dhelp
1171 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
1173 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:34 +0100
1175 developers-reference (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
1177 * Put lost sections from Policy Manual 2.1.3.3 back in:
1178 - Generating the changes file (for uploads)
1179 - Announcing package uploads
1180 * New section about Debian Mentors
1181 * debian/rules: Don't use debstd anymore
1182 * debian/rules: Compress changelog file (fixes:#15441)
1183 * Fixed link to WNPP list (fixes:#16201)
1184 * Added menu entry (fixes:#15708)
1186 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:54:33 +0100
1188 developers-reference (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
1190 * New chapter about `The Debian Archive' describing the structure
1191 of our FTP server and the development process
1192 * Added note that new maintainers have to read the Social Contract
1193 and have to know where to find the Policy and Packaging Manuals
1194 * PGP key ring is not distributed via dpkg but in doc/ of the FTP
1196 * Added note that cross posting between Debian lists is depreciated
1197 * New list of advantages why new packages should be discussed on
1198 debian-devel before they are uploaded
1199 * Added section about how packages are uploaded
1200 * Added note that the Security Managers may do interim releases without
1201 contacting the maintainer
1202 * Removed chapter about bug tracking system (will be included in
1203 a new manual released soon)
1204 * Some minor changes
1205 * Include SGML source in package
1206 * Don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version
1207 * Upgraded to Standards 2.3.0.1
1209 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 2 Nov 1997 20:53:26 +0100
1211 developers-reference (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
1215 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:19:49 +0200