Bug#691352: Typo in 8.6.4 (The shlibs system)

Raúl Benencia writes: > Package: debian-policy > Version: 3.9.4.0 > Severity: minor > At the beginning, when the policy says "The shlibs system is an simpler > alternative". s/an/a Thanks, fixed for the next release. -- Russ Allbery (r...@debian.org)

Processed: user debian-pol...@packages.debian.org, limit package to debian-policy, usertagging 691352 ...

Processing commands for cont...@bugs.debian.org: > user debian-pol...@packages.debian.org Setting user to debian-pol...@packages.debian.org (was r...@debian.org). > limit package debian-policy Limiting to bugs with field 'package' containing at least one of 'debian-policy' Limit currently set to '

FYI: Requested update of the dbnpolicy group

The dbnpolicy group, which is used to control access to the Git repository used to maintain debian-policy, was missing both aba and plessy. I've just submitted an RT ticket to DSA requesting that it be updated. -- Russ Allbery (r...@debian.org) --

Re: debian/copyright in case of multiple alternative licences

On Sat, 03 Nov 2012, Bart Martens wrote: > I understand "its copyright information and distribution license(s)" as > including all licenses, so that the user can still choose between the > alternative licenses. The packager should not choose for the user. Sometimes we have to. The source may be

Re: debian/copyright in case of multiple alternative licences

Hi Thomas, On Sat, Nov 03, 2012 at 03:19:59PM +0100, Thomas Friedrichsmeier wrote: > Here's my question: > > Sections 2.3, 4.5, and 12.5 of the policy state: >Every package must be accompanied by a verbatim copy of its copyright >information and distribution license in the file >/usr

debian/copyright in case of multiple alternative licences

Hi! Apologies, if this is not the right place to ask this kind of questions on policy. However, personally, I feel that the corresponding policy section might certainly benefit from a few words of clarification, and so I guess this list is not entirely inappropriate. Here's my question: Secti