+developers-reference (2.4.99) 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...
+
+ * use new <package> tag where appropriate (Ardo, you rock)
+ * replace 'm86k' with 'm68k'
+ * rename 'Whirlwind Tour of ...' section to 'Overview of ...' (suggested
+ by James Troup)
+ * typos and "red-pen" corrections, fix cosmetic problems in PostScript
+ version
+ * 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 <aph@debian.org> Mon, 9 Nov 1998 01:55:22 -0500
+
+developers-reference (2.4.1.5) unstable; urgency=low
+
+ * 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" chapter which helps delineate what should
+ and should not be included in this Reference.
+ * Add a new chapter, "Whirlwind Tour of Debian Maintainer Tools". Let
+ me know what useful tools I forgot -- remember, Debian-specific
+ maintainer tools only!
+ * Add discussion of the "experimental" distribution, culled from an email
+ from Guy Maor on debian-devel.
+ * Incorporated suggestions from Branden Robinson (closes Bug#27211).
+ * Point to doc-debian's mailing list instructions where relevant.
+ * Made references to online documentation into URLs where possible.
+ * Little corrections here and there.
+ * add a Makefile for use in the DDP manual hierarchy
+ * debian/rules: comment out my 'source-depends' hack; it's just slowing
+ things down
+
+ -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 1 Oct 1998 03:42:43 -0400
+
+developers-reference (2.4.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
+
+ * fill in Section "The master server" a bit; other servers to follow
+ * in Section "Distribution directories", mention that distributions
+ are always in 'dists' subdir of the Debian archive; talk about
+ 'proposed-updates'
+ * in Section "Release code names", talk about 'sid' a bit
+ * in Section "Interim releases", talk about how non-maintainers should
+ use the BTS, and bug severity "fixed" (closes Bug#17524)
+ * in Section "Generating the changes file", talk about how to set the
+ distribution in the debian/changelog file (i.e., "frozen unstable")
+ * add a new Section "Checking the package prior to upload" to Section
+ "Uploading a package", mentioning lintian and other tests one should
+ do prior to uploading
+ * add new Section "Notification that a new package has been installed"
+ in Section "Uploading a package", talking about dinstall and the
+ override file a bit
+ * add new Sections "Moving packages", "Removing packages", "Replacing or
+ renaming packages", and "Orphaning a package" (closes Bug#26650)
+ * add new Section "Bugs in your packages", talking about maintainer
+ duties with respect to bugs
+ * add new Section "Lintian reports" under "Handling bugs reports",
+ talking about how maintainers should check their packages with lintian
+ every now and then, alternatively pointing them to the lintian web
+ pages
+ * clarify, a bit, the use of "section" and "subsection", bringing it
+ into line with the usage in the Policy Manual and Packaging Manual
+ * grammar and markup changes throughout
+ * debian/rules: added a crude source-depends rule, which renders more
+ explicit what is used to build this package
+
+ -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:51:46 -0400
+
+developers-reference (2.4.1.3) unstable; urgency=low
+
+ * new maintainer
+ * version number and date are automatically populated now
+ * changed doc-base section to "debian"
+ * debian/rules: better abstraction and organization
+ * reformat SGML like I happen to like it
+ * utilize the new URL tag
+ * build PostScript on letter size, I hear thats better for A4 and US
+ letter printing
+
+ -- Adam P. Harris <aph@debian.org> Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:52:35 -0400
+
developers-reference (2.4.1.2) frozen unstable; urgency=low
* non-maintainer release
Local variables:
mode: debian-changelog
+mode: auto-fill
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