Russ Allbery <r...@debian.org> writes: > DocBook Conversion > ================== > > One of the things that Manoj had been working on was converting > Debian Policy from DebianDoc-SGML to DocBook and formalizing a new > structure that would make it easier to extract bits of information > from Policy requirements. This is still a long-term goal. > DebianDoc-SGML is no longer widely used, and moving to a more > standard format will aid Policy maintenance in the long run. Policy > would also benefit greatly from an easier way to extract > requirements and recommendations in summary form, a more > standardized way of refering to specific requirements in other > documents, and a better description of exactly what one should check > for to determine whether something complies with Policy.
It's probably ludicrously too late in the process to suggest this, but: Has reStructuredText <URL:http://docutils.sourceforge.net/> been considered as a source form for the policy document? It is much easier for many people to get involved with, since it is much more like a “plain text” markup than XML, and tool support is good. Yet it also seems to have all the properties you state as desirable. -- \ “We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty!” | `\ —Vroomfondel, _The Hitch-Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy_, Douglas | _o__) Adams | Ben Finney -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-policy-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
