Meike Reichle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > When doing my NM I noticed an inconsistency between the Debian Policy > and the Developer's Reference concerning the use of the terms "section" > and "category". > > The Debian Developer's Reference says in chapter 4.6.1: > > "The 'main' section of the Debian archive is what makes up the official > Debian GNU/Linux distribution. [...] Note that the term "section" is > also used to refer to categories which simplify the organization and > browsing of available packages, e.g. admin, net, utils etc." > > On the other hand chapter 2.4 of the Debian Policy states: > > "The packages in the categories main, contrib and non-free are grouped > further into sections to simplify handling." > > As you can see the Developer's Reference states the exact opposite, so I > guess only one of them can be right and the other one should be fixed.
The control field for specifying admin, net, utils, etc. is "Section", so I think Policy wins here and main, contrib, and non-free should be called categories. -- Russ Allbery ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
