Bug#290270: debian-policy: please clarify/loosen the policy on rewriting history

2005-02-04 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, Policy merely states that this is "usually" best rectified with a new entry, and that one should not be "rewriting history". This is not even a recommendation, it seems to be an expression of opinion; I've now moved it to a footnote. manoj -- A fanatic is a person who can'

Bug#290270: debian-policy: please clarify/loosen the policy on rewriting history

2005-01-13 Thread Christian Perrier
Quoting Frank Küster ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Package: debian-policy > Version: 3.6.1.0 > Severity: wishlist > > This is not a formal proposal (I currently want to release sarge, not > discuss policy changes), it's just a reminder that this should be > dealt with somewhen. I see at least one occasi