<!entity url-lintian "http://lintian.debian.org/">
<!entity url-debian-qa "http://qa.debian.org/">
<!entity url-debian-db "https://db.debian.org/">
+<!entity url-debian-db-login "https://db.debian.org/login.html">
<!entity url-debian-db-mail-gw "http://db.debian.org/doc-mail.html">
<!entity url-debian-db-doc "http://db.debian.org/doc-general.html">
<!entity url-newmaint "http://&www-debian-org;/devel/join/newmaint">
<!entity % commondata SYSTEM "common.ent" > %commondata;
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- <!entity cvs-rev "$Revision: 1.162 $">
+ <!entity cvs-rev "$Revision: 1.163 $">
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<p>
The Developers Database, at <url id="&url-debian-db;">, is an LDAP
directory for managing Debian developer attributes. You can use this
-resource to search the list of Debian developers. For information on
-keeping your entry the developer database up-to-date, see <ref
-id="user-maint">. Part of this information is also available through
+resource to search the list of Debian developers.
+Part of this information is also available through
the finger service on Debian servers, try
<prgn>finger yourlogin@db.debian.org</prgn> to see what it reports.
<p>
-This database lets you register some other information like public SSH
-keys that will be automatically installed on the official debian machines
-or like *.debian.net DNS entry. Those features are documented
-at <url id="&url-debian-db-mail-gw;">.
+Developers can <url name="log into the database" id="&url-debian-db-login;">
+to change their debian-private list subscription, their personal
+information, to mark themselves on vacation, etc.
+For more information on keeping your entry the developer database
+up-to-date, please see <ref id="user-maint">.
+ <p>
+One can also submit their SSH keys to be used for authorization on the
+official Debian machines, and even add new *.debian.net DNS entries.
+Those features are documented at <url id="&url-debian-db-mail-gw;">.
<sect id="archive">The Debian archive