+developers-reference (3.4.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+
+ [ Lucas Nussbaum ]
+ * Update Vcs-* fields after DDP's SVN restructuring. Closes: #483428.
+ * Fix conditions for updates from unstable to testing. Closes: #470754.
+ * linda has been removed. Remove section A.2.2. Closes: #483242.
+ * Co-maintainers are listed in the Uploaders field. Closes: #483230.
+ * Collaborative Maintenance: the 'global part' of debian/control
+ is the first paragraph, about the source package. Closes: #483231.
+ * debian-private archives are on master. Closes: #475531.
+ * Mention Debian Maintainers and the debian-maintainers package.
+ 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.
+ * In the same spirit, wrap all uses of stable/testing/unstable and
+ release codenames in <literal>
+ * Remove reference to upload queue on auric in section 5.6.5, auric
+ doesn't exist anymore.
+ * 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, #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
+
developers-reference (3.3.9) unstable; urgency=low
+ [ Andreas Barth ]
* Packaging changes:
- - bump standards-version to 3.7.2 (no change)
+ - bump standards-version to 3.7.3 (no change)
- fix debian/copyright
- move debhelper to Build-Depends.
- add pdf for French version.
Closes: #373816
* Source is now DocBook XML instead of debiandoc. Closes: #374220
- -- Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org> Sat, 16 Jun 2007 11:41:41 -0600
+ [ Raphael Hertzog ]
+ * Add a link to enrico's excellent Debian Community Guidelines.
+ * Recommend the use of DSA's request tracker instead of mailing them.
+ * Remove reference to #debian-sf, #debian-bsd which don't exist anymore. Put
+ a reference to #debian-dpkg instead.
+ * Remove all stuff concerning non-US.
+ * Update information concerning Alioth.
+ * Update information concerning the Package Tracking System.
+ * Mention Alioth as the main resource for VCS repositories and deprecate
+ cvs.debian.org.
+ * Remove XS- prefix for Vcs-* fields since dpkg now supports them.
+ * Document the Homepage field. Thanks, Christian Perrier. Closes:
+ #445642
+ * Add Vcs-Svn and Vcs-Browser fields pointing to the new SVN
+ repository.
+
+ -- W. Martin Borgert <debacle@debian.org> Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:16:40 +0000
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