Closes: #483225.
* README.contrib: document that short lines are preferred.
Closes: #278267.
+ * build-rdeps allows to list reverse build-dependencies.
+ Closes: #376582.
[ Marc 'HE' Brockschmidt ]
* Replace abused <emphasis> tags with <literal> tags.
* Fix several typesetting errors and typos noticed by Sandro Tosi,
thanks for the notes! Closes: #483223
* Update several bits about release management/testing transitions
- and release-critical bugs. Closes: #483237
+ and release-critical bugs. Closes: #483237, #456494
* Update and rewrite the porting guidelines in chapter 5, bringing
the dev-ref up to the state of porting in the year 2008. Also
fixes several wording issues, such as possible misunderstandings
about the need to rebuild uploads. Closes: #483226
+ * Update the instructions for uploads to the (old)stable
+ distributions. Emphasize the importance of contacting the SRM
+ team before upload. Closes: #459343
+ * Update instructions for package removal requests. Closes: #454216
+ * Clarify instructions for bug reassignment, emphasizing the
+ need to inform the maintainers you reassign the bug to. Also
+ hint to using cloned bugs to avoid re-reporting. Heavily based
+ on patch by Marc Haber - thanks for the work! Closes: #484806
+ * Clarify instructions for replacing/renaming binary packages,
+ pointing out that using Provides is sometimes advisable. Closes:
+ #467102
+ * Update description of the madison tool (by replacing it with a
+ description of the dak ls tool). Update the example while we're
+ at it.
+ * Update explanation of best practice for closing bugs, seems to
+ have been forgotten when everything was upgraded to use
+ debbugs version-tracking. Closes: #485969
+ * Clarify ITP instructions and emphasize our wish that people send
+ ITPs, explaining a few of the reasons. Thanks for the note,
+ Thomas. Closes: #485837
-- Marc 'HE' Brockschmidt <he@debian.org> Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:26:33 +0200
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