1 developers-reference (2.4.1.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low
5 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Thu, 14 May 1998 21:56:36 +0200
7 developers-reference (2.4.1.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low
9 * New version numbering scheme:
11 - The version numbers are independent of dpkg now, but all policy
12 manuals (the Debian Policy Manual, the Debian Packaging Manual, and
13 the Debian Developer's Reference) share the same version numbering
16 - The first three digits of the version number specify the
17 `Standards-Version.' This number is incremented with each policy
18 change. The fourth digit represents the `patch-level,' which may
19 differ between the manuals.
21 If only the patch-level digit is incremented, no changes in policy
22 have been made, except bug fixes and clarifications. Packages only
23 have to specify the first three digits of the version number in the
24 `Standards-Version' field of their source packages.
26 * Uploaded to frozen and unstable. This is a documentation-only
27 package and the changes to the manual are relevant for hamm.
29 * No changes to the Developer's Reference
31 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Mon, 13 Apr 1998 17:54:43 +0200
33 developers-reference (0.5) unstable; urgency=low
35 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
37 - Changed section 1.2 Registering as a Debian developer:
38 + signatures from formal certification service are _NOT_ accepted
40 + images of ID documents have to be PGP or RSA signed
41 (as requested by James Troup)
43 - Use current date instead of <date> in manual
45 * Updated FSF's address (reported by Lintian)
47 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sat, 7 Mar 1998 13:52:15 +0100
49 developers-reference (0.4) unstable; urgency=low
51 * Changes to the Developer's Reference:
53 - Renamed chapter 4 into `Package uploads'
55 - New section 4.2.5 Uploading to the non-us server
57 - Changed section 4.4 Interim releases:
58 + non-maintainer releases should not close bugs
59 + normal maintainer must at least read the patch provided with
60 the non-maintainer release
62 - New chapter 5 Handling bug reports:
63 + when reporting more then 10 bugs on the same topic, a message
64 has to be sent to debian-devel and the `maintonly' address
69 * Compressed SGML source code
71 * Added support for doc-base to register the Developer's Reference
72 to the online documentation systems dwww and dhelp
74 * Upgraded to standards version 2.4.0.0 (no changes)
76 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:58:34 +0100
78 developers-reference (0.3) unstable; urgency=low
80 * Put lost sections from Policy Manual 2.1.3.3 back in:
81 - Generating the changes file (for uploads)
82 - Announcing package uploads
83 * New section about Debian Mentors
84 * debian/rules: Don't use debstd anymore
85 * debian/rules: Compress changelog file (fixes:#15441)
86 * Fixed link to WNPP list (fixes:#16201)
87 * Added menu entry (fixes:#15708)
89 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Wed, 24 Dec 1997 13:54:33 +0100
91 developers-reference (0.2) unstable; urgency=low
93 * New chapter about `The Debian Archive' describing the structure
94 of our FTP server and the development process
95 * Added note that new maintainers have to read the Social Contract
96 and have to know where to find the Policy and Packaging Manuals
97 * PGP key ring is not distributed via dpkg but in doc/ of the FTP
99 * Added note that cross posting between Debian lists is depreciated
100 * New list of advantages why new packages should be discussed on
101 debian-devel before they are uploaded
102 * Added section about how packages are uploaded
103 * Added note that the Security Managers may do interim releases without
104 contacting the maintainer
105 * Removed chapter about bug tracking system (will be included in
106 a new manual released soon)
108 * Include SGML source in package
109 * Don't use `2-up' style for PostScript version
110 * Upgraded to Standards 2.3.0.1
112 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Sun, 2 Nov 1997 20:53:26 +0100
114 developers-reference (0.1) unstable; urgency=low
118 -- Christian Schwarz <schwarz@debian.org> Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:19:49 +0200
121 mode: debian-changelog
122 add-log-mailing-address: "schwarz@debian.org"