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25 years agos/ppc/powerpc/, other spellfixes
aph [Fri, 18 Dec 1998 05:10:47 +0000 (05:10 +0000)]
s/ppc/powerpc/, other spellfixes

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25 years agoearly cut 2.5.0.3
aph [Fri, 18 Dec 1998 05:09:19 +0000 (05:09 +0000)]
early cut 2.5.0.3

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25 years ago*** empty log message ***
aph [Wed, 25 Nov 1998 10:40:23 +0000 (10:40 +0000)]
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25 years ago * Sec. "Removing a package from Incoming": tiny section added
aph [Wed, 25 Nov 1998 10:39:58 +0000 (10:39 +0000)]
  * Sec. "Removing a package from Incoming": tiny section added
  * some PGP-centricity removed
  * Sec. "Adopting a package": point out that hijacking packages is not ok
  * Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters": change NMU to
    source NMU, port to binary NMU, shorten the window for porters a
    tad; fix spelling; stress that non-maintainer patches must be
    non-disruptive and that aesthetic issues are not suitable for fixing
    by non-maintainers; other fixes as suggested by interested parties

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25 years agofinish 1st draft filling in NMU/porter chapter
aph [Sat, 21 Nov 1998 18:13:51 +0000 (18:13 +0000)]
finish 1st draft filling in NMU/porter chapter

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25 years agomore work on the NMU/porters chapter
aph [Thu, 19 Nov 1998 22:49:02 +0000 (22:49 +0000)]
more work on the NMU/porters chapter

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25 years agouse changelog date for SGML timestamping, not current date
aph [Thu, 19 Nov 1998 22:31:46 +0000 (22:31 +0000)]
use changelog date for SGML timestamping, not current date

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25 years agoremove obsolete 'dirs' file
aph [Mon, 16 Nov 1998 05:46:12 +0000 (05:46 +0000)]
remove obsolete 'dirs' file

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25 years agoname change
aph [Mon, 16 Nov 1998 05:41:24 +0000 (05:41 +0000)]
name change

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25 years ago*** empty log message ***
aph [Mon, 16 Nov 1998 05:40:52 +0000 (05:40 +0000)]
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25 years agoname change
aph [Mon, 16 Nov 1998 05:39:43 +0000 (05:39 +0000)]
name change

fix SGML nit

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25 years ago*** empty log message ***
aph [Mon, 16 Nov 1998 05:10:37 +0000 (05:10 +0000)]
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25 years agoSec. "Maintainer changes": renamed to "Adopting a package" and moved
aph [Mon, 16 Nov 1998 01:17:18 +0000 (01:17 +0000)]
Sec. "Maintainer changes": renamed to "Adopting a package" and moved
to Chapter "Moving, Removing, Renaming, Adopting, and Orphaning
Packages".

Ch. "Non-Maintainer Uploads (NMUs) and Porters":  new chapter
discussing NMUs and porters; Section "Interim Releases" integrated out
of existance

of course the obligatory typo, grammar, and spelling corrections

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25 years agofix semantics to match PUBLISHDIR
aph [Sun, 15 Nov 1998 09:23:17 +0000 (09:23 +0000)]
fix semantics to match PUBLISHDIR

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25 years agotweaking for release
aph [Thu, 12 Nov 1998 05:48:38 +0000 (05:48 +0000)]
tweaking for release

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25 years agofix copyright byline
aph [Thu, 12 Nov 1998 05:47:55 +0000 (05:47 +0000)]
fix copyright byline

remove URL to fragment identifier

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25 years agofinal release version
aph [Thu, 12 Nov 1998 03:56:27 +0000 (03:56 +0000)]
final release version

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25 years ago"Interim releases": if you NMU a new upstream version (0.1), run
aph [Mon, 9 Nov 1998 10:11:43 +0000 (10:11 +0000)]
"Interim releases": if you NMU a new upstream version (0.1), run
'dpkg-buildpackage -sa'

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25 years agobump stds version
aph [Mon, 9 Nov 1998 08:09:48 +0000 (08:09 +0000)]
bump stds version

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25 years agopre-release for 2.5.0
aph [Mon, 9 Nov 1998 08:07:21 +0000 (08:07 +0000)]
pre-release for 2.5.0

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25 years agomany many changes, see the changelog, I'm too tired...
aph [Mon, 9 Nov 1998 08:06:57 +0000 (08:06 +0000)]
many many changes, see the changelog, I'm too tired...

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25 years agocorrect new maintainer instructions pretty heavily (see changelog)
aph [Sun, 8 Nov 1998 02:12:17 +0000 (02:12 +0000)]
correct new maintainer instructions pretty heavily (see changelog)

red-pen corrections

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25 years agodebiandoc2ps done in build, not binary-indep
aph [Sun, 8 Nov 1998 02:08:25 +0000 (02:08 +0000)]
debiandoc2ps done in build, not binary-indep

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25 years agocorrect some new-maintainer directions
aph [Sun, 8 Nov 1998 02:07:27 +0000 (02:07 +0000)]
correct some new-maintainer directions

red-pen corrections

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25 years ago*** empty log message ***
aph [Sun, 8 Nov 1998 02:06:25 +0000 (02:06 +0000)]
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25 years agowhy bother checking for root, don't be a fascist
aph [Sat, 7 Nov 1998 21:58:03 +0000 (21:58 +0000)]
why bother checking for root, don't be a fascist

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25 years agofill in servers section
aph [Thu, 5 Nov 1998 07:34:45 +0000 (07:34 +0000)]
fill in servers section

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25 years agofirst cut
aph [Thu, 5 Nov 1998 07:24:02 +0000 (07:24 +0000)]
first cut

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25 years agos/m86k/m68k/
aph [Sun, 1 Nov 1998 22:40:03 +0000 (22:40 +0000)]
s/m86k/m68k/

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25 years agouse new <package> tag where appropriate (Ardo, you rock)
aph [Sun, 1 Nov 1998 22:27:09 +0000 (22:27 +0000)]
use new <package> tag where appropriate (Ardo, you rock)

advise against uploading when a package has lintian problems of
severity 'E'

rename 'Whirlwind Tour' section to 'Overview of...'

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25 years agocosmetic changes
aph [Mon, 19 Oct 1998 04:41:46 +0000 (04:41 +0000)]
cosmetic changes

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25 years agonote the new chapter on maintainer tools
aph [Thu, 1 Oct 1998 07:45:00 +0000 (07:45 +0000)]
note the new chapter on maintainer tools

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25 years agospell check
aph [Thu, 1 Oct 1998 07:44:38 +0000 (07:44 +0000)]
spell check

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25 years agorename html rule to build rule, since it doesn't just make html
aph [Thu, 1 Oct 1998 07:28:43 +0000 (07:28 +0000)]
rename html rule to build rule, since it doesn't just make html

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25 years agoincorporated suggestions from or inspired by Branden Robinson
aph [Thu, 1 Oct 1998 07:25:51 +0000 (07:25 +0000)]
incorporated suggestions from or inspired by Branden Robinson

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25 years agoCorrection to makefile target
olly [Mon, 28 Sep 1998 10:19:41 +0000 (10:19 +0000)]
Correction to makefile target

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25 years agomake ddp publish rule really publish
aph [Mon, 28 Sep 1998 05:46:52 +0000 (05:46 +0000)]
make ddp publish rule really publish

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25 years agominor changes
aph [Mon, 28 Sep 1998 04:59:56 +0000 (04:59 +0000)]
minor changes

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25 years agoremove source-depends rule, not needed....
aph [Mon, 28 Sep 1998 04:58:35 +0000 (04:58 +0000)]
remove source-depends rule, not needed....

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25 years agoinitial
aph [Mon, 28 Sep 1998 04:57:32 +0000 (04:57 +0000)]
initial

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25 years agoFirst cut for 2.4.1.5 version
aph [Mon, 28 Sep 1998 02:39:56 +0000 (02:39 +0000)]
First cut for 2.4.1.5 version

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25 years agoFix instructions for new maintainers, incorporating the actual text
aph [Mon, 28 Sep 1998 02:39:19 +0000 (02:39 +0000)]
Fix instructions for new maintainers, incorporating the actual text
sent to prospective new maintainers.  Improve this text a bit for
readability, coverage, and organization.  Significant changes were
patched back to the new-maintainers group, if they care to use
them. (closes Bug#26948)

Add an introductory "Scope" section which helps delineate what should
and should not be included in this Reference.

Add discussion of the "experimental" distribution, culled from an
email from Guy Maor on debian-devel.

Point to doc-debian's mailing list instructions where relevant.

Made references to online documentation into URLs where possible.

Little corrections here and there.

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25 years agocomplete stuff for this round of textual overhauls, notably adding
aph [Mon, 21 Sep 1998 08:16:33 +0000 (08:16 +0000)]
complete stuff for this round of textual overhauls, notably adding
section on removing, renaming, orphaning packages

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25 years agofix source-depends
aph [Sun, 20 Sep 1998 23:43:04 +0000 (23:43 +0000)]
fix source-depends

fix dependancy for build

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25 years agofirst cut for 2.4.1.4, which is a lot of changes. Still need to
aph [Sun, 20 Sep 1998 23:42:23 +0000 (23:42 +0000)]
first cut for 2.4.1.4, which is a lot of changes.  Still need to
fix terminology for "section" and "distribution" and the like

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25 years agoignorables
aph [Sun, 20 Sep 1998 23:41:36 +0000 (23:41 +0000)]
ignorables

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25 years agoadded source depends hackery
aph [Tue, 28 Jul 1998 05:04:10 +0000 (05:04 +0000)]
added source depends hackery

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25 years agolotsa bugfixing
aph [Thu, 16 Jul 1998 04:55:25 +0000 (04:55 +0000)]
lotsa bugfixing

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25 years ago*** empty log message ***
aph [Thu, 16 Jul 1998 04:54:32 +0000 (04:54 +0000)]
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25 years agoradical aph'ification of rules
aph [Thu, 16 Jul 1998 03:57:14 +0000 (03:57 +0000)]
radical aph'ification of rules

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25 years agobump
aph [Thu, 16 Jul 1998 03:50:49 +0000 (03:50 +0000)]
bump

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25 years agoupdate mainter name
aph [Wed, 15 Jul 1998 02:49:50 +0000 (02:49 +0000)]
update mainter name

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25 years agoplaster my name all over it
aph [Wed, 15 Jul 1998 02:46:13 +0000 (02:46 +0000)]
plaster my name all over it

format the SGML like I like it

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25 years agoswitch section
aph [Wed, 15 Jul 1998 02:45:44 +0000 (02:45 +0000)]
switch section

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25 years agodynamic version numbering and date
aph [Tue, 14 Jul 1998 21:31:16 +0000 (21:31 +0000)]
dynamic version numbering and date

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25 years agonon-maintainer release 2.4.1.2
aph [Tue, 14 Jul 1998 20:31:53 +0000 (20:31 +0000)]
non-maintainer release 2.4.1.2

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25 years ago\Initial Import\\
aph [Tue, 14 Jul 1998 19:27:06 +0000 (19:27 +0000)]
\Initial Import\\

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