X-Git-Url: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?a=blobdiff_plain;f=debian%2Fchangelog;h=ffddc045d5cb4f24e2f0938e933443158728a7a4;hb=8088e7a141c39668710a1081abd945fa88a70d72;hp=cca10378ae9d61fc242d7962550a425829e9439b;hpb=5b2b5dece335b0f9ada8263679c69f593f16f066;p=developers-reference.git diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index cca1037..ffddc04 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -1,25 +1,72 @@ -developers-reference (2.4.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low +developers-reference (2.5.0.1) frozen unstable; urgency=low + + * 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 + + -- Adam P. Harris Sun, 15 Nov 1998 15:08:22 -0500 + +developers-reference (2.5.0) frozen unstable; urgency=low + + * move to 3-level version number: + top-level version number probably won't change for a whil, it is the + "major", the second-level number means significant content changes, + and the third-level change means corrections and minor improvements. + Since this version has significant content changes, we are now 2.5.0. + Since I'm going to put porter instructions in the next major rev, that + will be 2.6.0... - * move to 3-level version number -- still not sure why I shouldn't just - go with a 2-level scheme, that needs more thought. For now, - top-level version number probably won't change for a while, the - second-level number means significant content changes, and the - third-level change means corrections and minor improvements. * use new tag where appropriate (Ardo, you rock) - * advise against uploading when a package has lintian problems of - severity 'E' * replace 'm86k' with 'm68k' * rename 'Whirlwind Tour of ...' section to 'Overview of ...' (suggested by James Troup) - * debian/rules: cosmetic cleanups - * fill in the Servers chapter a bit more; mention how master is the home - of the BTS; mention how users need to take care with their accounts on - master; fill in www.debian.org, first pass, and discuss how to put up - your own web pages on va or master; add new section, "The CVS server"; - add new section, "Mirrors of Debian servers", and point to info about - mirrors. - - -- Adam P. Harris Sun, 1 Nov 1998 18:24:18 -0500 + * typos and "red-pen" corrections, fix cosmetic problems in PostScript + version + * remove the one case I use an URL fragment identifier, since + debiandoc-sgml doesn't like it (bug filed against debiandoc-sgml) + * debian/rules: cosmetic cleanups, loosen check for root + * debian/rules: build PostScript version during build, since it's nice + to have all my debiandoc2* scripts together + * debian/control: policy compliant to 2.5.0 + + * advise against uploading when a package has lintian problems of + severity 'E' + * "Mailing Lists and Servers": + - "The master server": mention how master is the home of the BTS; + mention how users need to take care with their accounts on master + - "The WWW servers": fill in www.debian.org, first pass, and discuss + how to put up your own web pages on va or master + - "The CVS server": new section added + - "Mirrors of Debian servers": new section added; point to info about + how to mirror + * "Applying to Become a Maintainer": do not advise resending initial + application; instead, simply mail a followup asking new maintainers + whether they go the initial application (closes Bug #28739); mention + that calls usually come in the evening; mention that if you use PGP + v5, you need to generate an RSA key (right?); clarify our intentions + with respect to GPG. + * "Release code names": Debian 2.2 is 'potato' + * "Distribution directories": give concrete examples, hopefully making + it clearer where to look in Debian archives for specific stuff; + mention that old distributions are moved to archive servers (is there + a canonical location?) + * "The override file": new section, added under "Notification that a new + package has been installed"; fill it out quite a bit + * "Uploading to *": reiterate thrice not to upload export + controlled-software to master, or the European queues on erlangen and + chiark + * "Picking a distribution": section broken out from "Generating the + changes file" + * "Uploading to frozen": new section, almost straight from Brian White + (hope you don't mind!) -- isn't that topical? + * "Interim releases": if you NMU a new upstream version (0.1), run + 'dpkg-buildpackage -sa' + + -- Adam P. Harris Thu, 12 Nov 1998 00:03:43 -0500 developers-reference (2.4.1.5) unstable; urgency=low