+developers-reference (3.4.1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+
+ [ Raphael Hertzog ]
+ * Create a publish target in the Makefile to reenable builds on the
+ website.
+
+ [ Lucas Nussbaum ]
+ * Commited DEP1: rework the whole NMU section.
+ The most important changes are:
+ + NMUs are now explicitely allowed for all bugs, not just "serious bugs".
+ + It is recommended to use the DELAYED queue, and some example delays are
+ provided.
+ Other fixes:
+ + Describe the process of acknowleding NMUs in a way that works
+ with the BTS's version-tracking. Closes: #480723.
+ + No longer mention that only DDs can do NMU. Don't make any
+ distinction. Closes: #464230.
+ + Switch to +nmu for NMU versioning. Closes: #437392.
+ + Mention nmudiff. Closes: #483227.
+ * Mention docbook-xml, and that debiandoc-sgml is deprecated. Thanks to
+ W. Martin Borgert for the patch. Closes: #485689.
+
+ -- Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@lucas-nussbaum.net> Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:43:48 +0100
+
+developers-reference (3.4.0) unstable; 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
+ * debian/control:
+ + Update Uploaders to include Lucas, Raphael and me.
+ + Bump Standards-Version to 3.8.0. No changes needed!
+
+ -- Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@lucas-nussbaum.net> Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:45:49 +0200
+
+developers-reference (3.3.9) unstable; urgency=low
+
+ [ Andreas Barth ]
+ * Packaging changes:
+ - bump standards-version to 3.7.3 (no change)
+ - fix debian/copyright
+ - move debhelper to Build-Depends.
+ - add pdf for French version.
+ * Document changes to stable release management. Closes: #414291
+ * Debconf error templates no longer discouraged. Thanks,
+ Christian Perrier. Closes: #427832
+ * Keyring now uses RT. Closes: #428846
+ * Document -dbg-packages within BPs. Thanks, Joey Hess. Closes: #420540
+ * NMUs now also close bugs. Thanks, Lucas Nussbaum. Closes: #419507
+ * Fix documentation about gender neutral. Closes: #384178
+ * Fix typo. Closes: #405453
+ * More details on how to write documentation. Thanks, Josh Triplett.
+ Closes: #422750
+ * Add XS-Vcs-*. Thanks to Stefano Zacchiroli. Closes: #391023
+ * Small brushup to debconf description. Thanks, Thomas Huriaux.
+ Closes: #401415
+ * Document Team-Maintainence better. Thanks, Lucas Nussbaum.
+ Closes: #410159
+ * Add link to more removal ressources. Thanks, Adam D. Barratt,
+ Justin Pryzby. Closes: #412757, #356720
+ * Repacking source packages need to be documented in copyright.
+ Thanks, Russ Allbery. Closes: #413320
+ * Better describe version of debian native packages NMUs. Closes: #405818
+ * Source, HTML and text are now encoded in UTF-8. Thanks, Jörg Sommer.
+ Closes: #373816
+ * Source is now DocBook XML instead of debiandoc. Closes: #374220
+
+ [ 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
+
developers-reference (3.3.8) unstable; urgency=low
* mia-history is replaced by mia-query. Thanks, Christoph Berg.
* irc.d.o points to oftc. Thanks, Christoph Biedl, Jon Dowland.
Closes: #382721
* Bugs are now always closed thanks to version tracking.
- Closes: #339552, #353447
+ Closes: #339552, #353447, #376199
* Clarify what "a conflicts b" means in testing migration.
Closes: #361311
* Packages in testing disappear if they're removed from unstable.
to Kevin Glynn to the suggestion. Closes: #374738
* Add more tools for reverse depends. Close: #376582
* delayed-queue on gluck is uploaded more often now. Closes: #397907
- * stop using capitals, minor fixes. Thanks, Thijs Kinkhorst.
- Closes: #368046
+ * stop using capitals, minor fixes, language fixes.
+ Thanks, Thijs Kinkhorst, Colin Tuckley, Russ Allbery.
+ Closes: #368046, #378929, #361744
+ * add CVE Ids to your changelog. Closes: #376961
+ * add reasoning why debconf questions shouldn't be longer than
+ 20 lines. Thanks, Thijs Kinkhorst, Christian Perrier, Russ Allbery.
+ Closes: #382477
+ * section changing needs re-uploading orig.tar.gz.
+ Thanks, Adam D. Barratt. Closes: #387154
+ * binary files in diffs could be en/decoded with perl.
+ Thanks, Frank Küster. Closes: #397786
+ * Add pointer to new-reject-FAQ. Closes: #324967
+ * Hint to dd-list/whodepends. Closes: #353874
+ * Don't use too generic mail ids. Closes: #355725
+ * pts/summary is actually used. Thanks, Holger Levsen. Closes: #387108
+ * clarify that one should append the NMU-diff to a bug. Closes: #394033
+ * more detailed instructions on binary package removals.
+ Closes: #356643
+
+ * Frédéric Bothamy
+ - French translation updated to version 3.3.8
-- Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org> Sat, 11 Nov 2006 10:55:44 -0700
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