Re: Bug#27211: terminology issues: distributions, sections, subsections

/doc/apt/guide.sgml term: section > policy citation: > 2.1.7. Subsections > -- > The packages in the *main*, *contrib*, and *non-free* sections are > grouped further into *subsections* to simplify handling of them. > To continue the confusion, this is usually called the section. Jay Treacy

clarification of statement in packaging manual requested

mandatory that every package provide one. As it stands it is not clear whether a bug should be filed against packages without an extended description. Jay Treacy