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<p>
2440">.
<p>
The recommended public key algorithm for use in Debian development
-work is the DSA (sometimes call ``DSS'' or ``DH/ElGamal''). Other key
+work is DSA (sometimes call ``DSS'' or ``DH/ElGamal''). Other key
types may be used however. Your key length must be at least 1024
bits; there is no reason to use a smaller key, and doing so would be
much less secure. Your key must be signed with at least your own user
may want to subscribe to &email-debian-vote;.
<p>
The list of all the proposals (past and current) is available on the
-web at <url id="url-vote">. You will find there additional information
-about how to make a vote proposal.
+<url id="&url-vote;" name="Debian Voting Information"> page. You will find
+there additional information about how to make a vote proposal.
<sect id="inform-vacation">Going on vacation gracefully
This development cycle is based on the assumption that the
<em>unstable</em> distribution becomes <em>stable</em> after passing a
period of being in <em>testing</em>. Even once a distribution is
-considered stable, a few bugs inevitably remain &mdash that's why the
+considered stable, a few bugs inevitably remain — that's why the
stable distribution is updated every now and then. However, these
updates are tested very carefully and have to be introduced into the
archive individually to reduce the risk of introducing new bugs. You
<sect1 id="submit-many-bugs">Reporting lots of bugs at once
<p>
Reporting a great number of bugs for the same problem on a great
-number of different packages &mdash i.e., more than 10 &mdash is a deprecated
+number of different packages — i.e., more than 10 — is a deprecated
practice. Take all possible steps to avoid submitting bulk bugs at
all. For instance, if checking for the problem can be automated, add
a new check to <package>lintian</package> so that an error or warning