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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <TITLE>Bugs in package debian-policy (version 4.7.0.1) in unstable -- Debian Bug report logs</TITLE> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/bugs.css" type="text/css"></HEAD> <BODY onload="pagemain();"> <DIV id="status_mask"></DIV> <H1>Debian Bug report logs: Bugs in package debian-policy (version 4.7.0.1) in unstable</H1> <p>Maintainers for debian-policy are <a href="pkgreport.cgi?maint=debian-policy%40lists.debian.org">Debian Policy Editors <debian-policy@lists.debian.org></a>.</p> <p>You may want to refer to the following packages that are part of the same source: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy-ja">debian-policy-ja</a>. <p>You might like to refer to the <a href="https://packages.debian.org/debian-policy">debian-policy package page</a>, to the <a href="https://tracker.debian.org/debian-policy">Package Tracking System</a>, or to the source package <a href="pkgreport.cgi?archive=0;dist=unstable;ordering=normal;repeatmerged=0;src=debian-policy">src:debian-policy</a>'s bug page.</p> <p>If you find a bug not listed here, please <a href="https://www.debian.org/Bugs/Reporting">report it</a>.</p> <div class="msgreceived"> <ul> <li><a href="#_0_3_3_7">Outstanding bugs -- Unclassified; Important bugs; Unknown process status</a> (1 bug)</li> <li><a href="#_0_3_4_2">Outstanding bugs -- Unclassified; Normal bugs; Wording proposed</a> (4 bugs)</li> <li><a href="#_0_3_4_7">Outstanding bugs -- Unclassified; Normal bugs; Unknown process status</a> (7 bugs)</li> <li><a href="#_0_3_5_2">Outstanding bugs -- Unclassified; Minor bugs; Wording proposed</a> (1 bug)</li> <li><a href="#_0_3_6_2">Outstanding bugs -- Unclassified; Wishlist items; Wording proposed</a> (1 bug)</li> <li><a href="#_0_3_6_7">Outstanding bugs -- Unclassified; Wishlist items; Unknown process status</a> (9 bugs)</li> <li><a href="#_0_0_3_0">Outstanding bugs -- Normative; Important bugs; Discussion</a> (2 bugs)</li> <li><a href="#_0_0_4_1">Outstanding bugs -- Normative; Normal bugs; Change proposed</a> (20 bugs)</li> <li><a href="#_0_0_4_2">Outstanding bugs -- Normative; Normal bugs; Wording proposed</a> (2 bugs)</li> <li><a href="#_0_0_4_0">Outstanding bugs -- Normative; Normal bugs; Discussion</a> (33 bugs)</li> <li><a href="#_0_0_5_1">Outstanding bugs -- Normative; Minor bugs; Change proposed</a> (6 bugs)</li> <li><a href="#_0_0_5_0">Outstanding bugs -- Normative; Minor bugs; Discussion</a> (6 bugs)</li> <li><a href="#_0_0_6_1">Outstanding bugs -- Normative; Wishlist items; Change proposed</a> (19 bugs)</li> <li><a href="#_0_0_6_2">Outstanding bugs -- Normative; Wishlist items; Wording proposed</a> (5 bugs)</li> <li><a href="#_0_0_6_0">Outstanding bugs -- Normative; Wishlist items; Discussion</a> (47 bugs)</li> <li><a href="#_0_0_6_4">Outstanding bugs -- Normative; Wishlist items; More information required</a> (2 bugs)</li> <li><a href="#_0_1_4_1">Outstanding bugs -- Informative; Normal bugs; Change proposed</a> (2 bugs)</li> <li><a href="#_0_1_4_2">Outstanding bugs -- Informative; Normal bugs; Wording proposed</a> (1 bug)</li> <li><a href="#_0_1_4_0">Outstanding bugs -- Informative; Normal bugs; Discussion</a> (3 bugs)</li> <li><a href="#_0_1_5_0">Outstanding bugs -- Informative; Minor bugs; Discussion</a> (7 bugs)</li> <li><a href="#_0_1_6_0">Outstanding bugs -- Informative; Wishlist items; Discussion</a> (3 bugs)</li> <li><a href="#_0_2_4_0">Outstanding bugs -- Packaging; Normal bugs; Discussion</a> (1 bug)</li> <li><a href="#_0_2_5_0">Outstanding bugs -- Packaging; Minor bugs; Discussion</a> (1 bug)</li> <li><a href="#_0_2_6_0">Outstanding bugs -- Packaging; Wishlist items; Discussion</a> (2 bugs)</li> <li><a href="#_1_2_5_7">Forwarded bugs -- Packaging; Minor bugs; Unknown process status</a> (1 bug)</li> <li><a href="#_2_3_4_2">Pending Upload bugs -- Unclassified; Normal bugs; Wording proposed</a> (1 bug)</li> <li><a href="#_2_3_6_2">Pending Upload bugs -- Unclassified; Wishlist items; Wording proposed</a> (1 bug)</li> </ul></div> <H2 CLASS="outstanding"><a name="_0_3_3_7"></a>Outstanding bugs -- Unclassified; Important bugs; Unknown process status (1 bug)</H2> <div class="msgreceived"> <UL class="bugs"> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1063605">#1063605</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1063605)"><abbr title="important">i</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1063605">debian-policy: mandate use of `dpkg-buildflags` for all software compilation on Debian</a> <div id="extra_status_1063605" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=ansgar%40debian.org">Ansgar <ansgar@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2024 20:18:04 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: important;</span> <span></span> <a href="version.cgi?absolute=0;package=debian-policy;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.6.2.0;info=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.6.2.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 287 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 287 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> </UL> </div> <H2 CLASS="outstanding"><a name="_0_3_4_2"></a>Outstanding bugs -- Unclassified; Normal bugs; Wording proposed (4 bugs)</H2> <div class="msgreceived"> <UL class="bugs"> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1039979">#1039979</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1039979)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|<abbr title="patch">+</abbr>|  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1039979">base-files: /var/run and /var/lock should not be absolute symlinks</a> <div id="extra_status_1039979" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=henrik%40gmail.com">henrik@gmail.com</a>;</span> <span>Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2023 13:39:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: patch;</span> <span><strong>Filed 1 year and 147 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 217 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1067079">#1067079</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1067079)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|<abbr title="patch">+</abbr>|  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1067079">Clarify that policy on a technology does not implicitly mandate that technology</a> <div id="extra_status_1067079" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=josh%40joshtriplett.org">Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 03:33:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: patch;</span> <a href="version.cgi?absolute=0;package=debian-policy;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.6.2.1;info=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.6.2.1;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 250 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 241 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1074014">#1074014</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1074014)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|<abbr title="patch">+</abbr>|  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1074014">encode mandatory merged-/usr into policy</a> <div id="extra_status_1074014" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=helmut%40subdivi.de">Helmut Grohne <helmut@subdivi.de></a>;</span> <span>Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 18:33:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: patch;</span> <a href="version.cgi?collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.7.0.0;info=1;absolute=0;package=debian-policy"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.7.0.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 155 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 104 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1084911">#1084911</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1084911)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|<abbr title="patch">+</abbr>|  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1084911">debian-policy: include a Vcs-* example</a> <div id="extra_status_1084911" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=otto%40debian.org">Otto Kekäläinen <otto@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 00:15:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: patch;</span> <span><em>Filed 43 days ago</em>;</span> </div> </div> </UL> </div> <H2 CLASS="outstanding"><a name="_0_3_4_7"></a>Outstanding bugs -- Unclassified; Normal bugs; Unknown process status (7 bugs)</H2> <div class="msgreceived"> <UL class="bugs"> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1000771">#1000771</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1000771)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1000771">missing Files-Excluded in packaging-manuals/copyright-format</a> <div id="extra_status_1000771" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=stappers%40stappers.nl">Geert Stappers <stappers@stappers.nl></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2021 19:51:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span></span> <span><strong>Filed 2 years and 360 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 1 year and 50 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1057199">#1057199</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1057199)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1057199">debian-policy: express more clearly that Conflicts to not reliably prevent concurrent unpacks</a> <div id="extra_status_1057199" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=helmut%40subdivi.de">Helmut Grohne <helmut@subdivi.de></a>;</span> <span>Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2023 13:15:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span></span> <a href="version.cgi?absolute=0;package=debian-policy;found=debian-policy%2F4.6.2.0;collapse=1;info=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.6.2.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 358 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 309 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1058589">#1058589</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1058589)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1058589">please stop mentioning urgency=critical</a> <div id="extra_status_1058589" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=dxld%40darkboxed.org">Daniel Gröber <dxld@darkboxed.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2023 12:57:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span></span> <span><strong>Filed 346 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 345 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1068220">#1068220</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1068220)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1068220">normalize case of debian/control fields</a> <div id="extra_status_1068220" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=vorlon%40debian.org">Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2024 05:51:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span></span> <a href="version.cgi?info=1;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.6.2.1;package=debian-policy;absolute=0"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.6.2.1;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 235 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 235 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1069256">#1069256</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1069256)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1069256">debian-policy: clarify requirement for use of Static-Built-Using</a> <div id="extra_status_1069256" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=maytha8thedev%40gmail.com">Maytham Alsudany <maytha8thedev@gmail.com></a>;</span> <span>Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2024 20:33:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span></span> <a href="version.cgi?absolute=0;package=debian-policy;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.7.0.0;info=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.7.0.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 218 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><em>Modified 59 days ago</em>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1086055">#1086055</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1086055)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1086055">Should /usr/bin and /usr/sbin be merged?</a> <div id="extra_status_1086055" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=michael%40bitplane.org">Michael Gold <michael@bitplane.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 16:33:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span></span> <a href="version.cgi?absolute=0;package=debian-policy;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.7.0.1;info=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.7.0.1;</span> </a><span>Filed 29 days ago;</span> <span>Modified 28 days ago;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1087820">#1087820</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1087820)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1087820">debian-policy: allows README.source.md alternatively</a> <div id="extra_status_1087820" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=otto%40debian.org">Otto Kekäläinen <otto@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 07:06:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span></span> </div> </div> </UL> </div> <H2 CLASS="outstanding"><a name="_0_3_5_2"></a>Outstanding bugs -- Unclassified; Minor bugs; Wording proposed (1 bug)</H2> <div class="msgreceived"> <UL class="bugs"> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1053305">#1053305</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1053305)"><abbr title="minor">m</abbr>|<abbr title="patch">+</abbr>|  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1053305">Fw: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/ examples suffer escape damage</a> <div id="extra_status_1053305" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=hwansing%40mailbox.org">Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2023 09:39:03 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: minor;</span> <span>Tags: patch;</span> <span><strong>Filed 1 year and 54 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 1 year and 54 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> </UL> </div> <H2 CLASS="outstanding"><a name="_0_3_6_2"></a>Outstanding bugs -- Unclassified; Wishlist items; Wording proposed (1 bug)</H2> <div class="msgreceived"> <UL class="bugs"> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1057057">#1057057</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1057057)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|<abbr title="patch">+</abbr>|  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1057057">debian-policy: Please make Checksums-Sha1 optional</a> <div id="extra_status_1057057" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=dimitri.ledkov%40canonical.com">Dimitri John Ledkov <dimitri.ledkov@canonical.com></a>;</span> <span>Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2023 22:27:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: patch;</span> <a href="version.cgi?absolute=0;package=debian-policy;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.6.2.0;info=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.6.2.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 360 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 360 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> </UL> </div> <H2 CLASS="outstanding"><a name="_0_3_6_7"></a>Outstanding bugs -- Unclassified; Wishlist items; Unknown process status (9 bugs)</H2> <div class="msgreceived"> <UL class="bugs"> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1055760">#1055760</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1055760)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>, <a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=dpkg">dpkg</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1055760">debian-policy,dpkg: Please document maintscript flow with `prerm deconfigure`</a> <div id="extra_status_1055760" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=niels%40thykier.net">Niels Thykier <niels@thykier.net></a>;</span> <span>Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2023 18:48:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span></span> <span><strong>Filed 1 year and 13 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 1 year and 13 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1057238">#1057238</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1057238)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1057238">debian-policy: Take dpkg-build-api into account for Rules-Requires-Root</a> <div id="extra_status_1057238" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=guillem%40debian.org">Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2023 00:24:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span></span> <a href="version.cgi?info=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.6.2.0;collapse=1;package=debian-policy;absolute=0"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.6.2.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 357 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 90 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1064454">#1064454</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1064454)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1064454">debian-policy: Restrict deb822 field names more</a> <div id="extra_status_1064454" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=niels%40thykier.net">Niels Thykier <niels@thykier.net></a>;</span> <span>Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2024 11:30:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span></span> <span><strong>Filed 275 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 98 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1065643">#1065643</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1065643)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1065643">debian-policy: Refer to «dpkg-buildtree clean» for dpkg generated files</a> <div id="extra_status_1065643" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=guillem%40debian.org">Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2024 22:27:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span></span> <a href="version.cgi?package=debian-policy;absolute=0;info=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.6.2.1;collapse=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.6.2.1;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 260 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 209 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1067155">#1067155</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1067155)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1067155">debian-policy: prerm scripts cannot actually rely on dependencies</a> <div id="extra_status_1067155" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=jak%40debian.org">Julian Andres Klode <jak@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:06:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span></span> <span><strong>Filed 249 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 245 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1068022">#1068022</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1068022)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1068022">Document the Testsuite-Triggers field</a> <div id="extra_status_1068022" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=ckk%40debian.org">Christian Kastner <ckk@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2024 19:33:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span></span> <a href="version.cgi?absolute=0;package=debian-policy;found=debian-policy%2F4.6.2.0;collapse=1;info=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.6.2.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 238 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 231 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1074083">#1074083</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1074083)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1074083">create .../man/man<n>/<uncompressed files></a> <div id="extra_status_1074083" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=bjarniig%40simnet.is">Bjarni Ingi Gislason <bjarniig@simnet.is></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2024 01:33:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span></span> <span><strong>Filed 153 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 152 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1074360">#1074360</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1074360)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1074360">debian-policy: document sensible-terminal</a> <div id="extra_status_1074360" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=rouca%40debian.org">Bastien Roucariès <rouca@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2024 09:48:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span></span> <a href="version.cgi?info=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.7.0.0;collapse=1;package=debian-policy;absolute=0"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.7.0.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 149 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 149 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1074366">#1074366</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1074366)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1074366">x-terminal-emulator depends</a> <div id="extra_status_1074366" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=rouca%40debian.org">Bastien Roucariès <rouca@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2024 10:21:04 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span></span> <a href="version.cgi?found=debian-policy%2F4.7.0.0;collapse=1;info=1;absolute=0;package=debian-policy"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.7.0.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 149 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 149 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> </UL> </div> <H2 CLASS="outstanding"><a name="_0_0_3_0"></a>Outstanding bugs -- Normative; Important bugs; Discussion (2 bugs)</H2> <div class="msgreceived"> <UL class="bugs"> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=885698">#885698</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(885698)"><abbr title="important">i</abbr>|  |<abbr title="blocks">♔</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=885698">Update and document criteria for inclusion in /usr/share/common-licenses</a> <div id="extra_status_885698" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=spwhitton%40spwhitton.name">Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name></a>;</span> <span>Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2017 09:51:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: important;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <span>Blocking fix for <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1009343">1009343</a>: please consider adding Boost-1.0 and Expat to /usr/share/common-licenses, <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1013195">1013195</a>: Add AGPL-3 to common-licenses, <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=795402">795402</a>: base-files: Please add Creative Commons license texts, <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=833709">833709</a>: Please add the MIT/Expat license to common-licenses, <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=883966">883966</a>: debian-policy: please add MIT/Expat to common licenses, <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=883968">883968</a>: debian-policy: please add CC-BY-SA-3.0 to common licenses, <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=883969">883969</a>: debian-policy: please add CC-BY-SA-4.0 to common licenses, <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=884223">884223</a>: debian-policy: please add AGPL-3.0 to common licenses, <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=884224">884224</a>: debian-policy: please add CC-BY-3.0 to common licenses, <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=884225">884225</a>: debian-policy: please add CC-BY-4.0 to common licenses, <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=884226">884226</a>: debian-policy: please add EPL-1.0 to common licenses, <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=884227">884227</a>: debian-policy: please add zlib to common licenses, <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=884228">884228</a>: debian-policy: please add OFL-1.1 to common licenses, <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=910548">910548</a>: base-files - please consider adding /usr/share/common-licenses/Unicode-Data, <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=924094">924094</a>: Add Artistic-2.0 to common-licenses;</span> <span><strong>Filed 6 years and 331 days ago</strong>;</span> <span>Modified 23 days ago;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1051582">#1051582</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1051582)"><abbr title="important">i</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1051582">Policy 9.3 (Starting system services) is largely obsolete</a> <div id="extra_status_1051582" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=rra%40debian.org">Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2023 02:12:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: important;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?info=1;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.6.2.0;package=debian-policy;absolute=0"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.6.2.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 1 year and 75 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 275 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> </UL> </div> <H2 CLASS="outstanding"><a name="_0_0_4_1"></a>Outstanding bugs -- Normative; Normal bugs; Change proposed (20 bugs)</H2> <div class="msgreceived"> <UL class="bugs"> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=582109">#582109</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(582109)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|<abbr title="patch">+</abbr>|  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=582109">debian-policy: document triggers where appropriate</a> <div id="extra_status_582109" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=hertzog%40debian.org">Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 12:54:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: normative, patch, proposal;</span> <a href="version.cgi?absolute=0;package=debian-policy;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F3.8.4.0;info=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/3.8.4.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 14 years and 193 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 11 years and 43 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=592610">#592610</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(592610)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=592610">Clarify when Conflicts + Replaces et al are appropriate</a> <div id="extra_status_592610" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=goswin-v-b%40web.de">Goswin von Brederlow <goswin-v-b@web.de></a>;</span> <span>Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:57:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: normative, proposal;</span> <a href="version.cgi?found=debian-policy%2F3.9.1.0;found=debian-policy%2F3.8.4.0;collapse=1;info=1;absolute=0;package=debian-policy"> <span>Found in versions debian-policy/3.9.1.0, debian-policy/3.8.4.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 14 years and 108 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 11 years and 327 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=664257">#664257</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(664257)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|<abbr title="upstream">u</abbr>|  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=664257">document Architecture name definitions</a> <div id="extra_status_664257" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=doko%40debian.org">Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 06:18:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: normative, proposal, upstream;</span> <a href="version.cgi?info=1;found=debian-policy%2F3.9.3.1;collapse=1;package=debian-policy;absolute=0"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/3.9.3.1;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 12 years and 254 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 2 years and 301 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=685746">#685746</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(685746)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=685746">debian-policy Consider clarifying the use of recommends</a> <div id="extra_status_685746" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=andreimpopescu%40gmail.com">Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com></a>;</span> <span>Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:06:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: normative, proposal, simple;</span> <span><strong>Filed 12 years and 133 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 2 years and 181 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=749826">#749826</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(749826)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |<abbr title="blocks">♔</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=749826">debian-policy: [multiarch] please document the use of Multi-Arch field in debian/control</a> <div id="extra_status_749826" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=bobbib%40ukr.net">Bob Bib <bobbib@ukr.net></a>;</span> <span>Date: Thu, 29 May 2014 23:51:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: complex, normative, proposal;</span> <span>Blocking fix for <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=685730">685730</a>: cupt seems not support multiarch yet, <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=794575">794575</a>: support testing foreign arch installation, <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=842059">842059</a>: cssmin: diff for NMU version 0.2.0-3.1;</span> <span><strong>Filed 10 years and 180 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 2 years and 23 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=770440">#770440</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(770440)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=770440">debian-policy: policy should mention systemd timers</a> <div id="extra_status_770440" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=alexandre.detiste%40gmail.com">Alexandre Detiste <alexandre.detiste@gmail.com></a>;</span> <span>Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 09:36:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: normative, proposal, simple;</span> <span><strong>Filed 10 years and 5 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 7 years and 33 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=773557">#773557</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(773557)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=773557">Avoid unsafe RPATH/RUNPATH</a> <div id="extra_status_773557" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=mcarpenter%40free.fr">Martin Carpenter <mcarpenter@free.fr></a>;</span> <span>Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 22:51:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: normative, proposal;</span> <span><strong>Filed 9 years and 341 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 7 years and 328 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=780725">#780725</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(780725)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |<abbr title="blocks">♔</abbr><abbr title="affects">☣</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=780725">PATH used for building is not specified</a> <div id="extra_status_780725" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=holger%40layer-acht.org">Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2015 11:51:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: normative, proposal, simple;</span> <span>Blocking fix for <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=780729">780729</a>: pbuilder must define PATH as in debian-policy (and as used on buildds);</span> <span><strong>Filed 9 years and 253 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 7 years and 258 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=835451">#835451</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(835451)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=835451">debian-policy: Building as root should be discouraged</a> <div id="extra_status_835451" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=sanvila%40unex.es">Santiago Vila <sanvila@unex.es></a>;</span> <span>Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2016 19:45:05 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: normative, proposal;</span> <a href="version.cgi?info=1;found=3.9.8;collapse=1;package=debian-policy;absolute=0"> <span>Found in version 3.9.8;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 8 years and 91 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 5 years and 302 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=838777">#838777</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(838777)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=838777">Policy 11.8.4 for x-window-manager needs update for freedesktop menus</a> <div id="extra_status_838777" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=josh%40joshtriplett.org">Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2016 18:48:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: normative, proposal;</span> <span><strong>Filed 8 years and 61 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 8 years and 61 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=853779">#853779</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(853779)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=853779">debian-policy: Clarify requirements about update-rc.d and invoke-rc.d usage in maintainer scripts</a> <div id="extra_status_853779" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=andreas%40fatal.se">Andreas Henriksson <andreas@fatal.se></a>;</span> <span>Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2017 19:48:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: normative, proposal, simple;</span> <a href="version.cgi?absolute=0;package=debian-policy;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F3.9.8.0;info=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/3.9.8.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 7 years and 297 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 5 years and 262 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=902612">#902612</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(902612)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=902612">Packages should not touch users' home directories</a> <div id="extra_status_902612" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=spwhitton%40spwhitton.name">Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name></a>;</span> <span>Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2018 13:00:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: normative, proposal;</span> <a href="version.cgi?absolute=0;package=debian-policy;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.1.4.2;info=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.1.4.2;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 6 years and 150 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 6 years and 146 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=904248">#904248</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(904248)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|<abbr title="patch">+</abbr>|  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=904248">Add netbase to build-essential</a> <div id="extra_status_904248" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=osamu%40debian.org">Osamu Aoki <osamu@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2016 11:48:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: normative, patch, proposal, simple;</span> <span><strong>Filed 8 years and 297 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 6 years and 32 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=905453">#905453</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(905453)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |<abbr title="blocks">♔</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=905453">debian-policy: Policy does not include a section on NEWS.Debian files</a> <div id="extra_status_905453" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=ehashman%40debian.org">Elana Hashman <ehashman@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2018 19:18:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: normative, proposal;</span> <a href="version.cgi?package=debian-policy;absolute=0;info=1;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.2.0.0"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.2.0.0;</span> </a><span>Blocking fix for <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=833169">833169</a>: dpkg-dev-el: debian/NEWS is loaded in debian-changelog-mode, which encourages lintian debian-news-entry-uses-asterisk complaints;</span> <span><strong>Filed 6 years and 112 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 4 years and 299 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=907051">#907051</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(907051)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=907051">Say much more about vendoring of libraries</a> <div id="extra_status_907051" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=spwhitton%40spwhitton.name">Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name></a>;</span> <span>Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2018 13:15:04 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: normative, proposal;</span> <a href="version.cgi?info=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.2.0.1;collapse=1;package=debian-policy;absolute=0"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.2.0.1;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 6 years and 94 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 3 years and 70 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=920692">#920692</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(920692)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=920692">Packages must not install files or directories into /var/cache</a> <div id="extra_status_920692" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=josh%40joshtriplett.org">Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 11:24:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: normative, proposal;</span> <a href="version.cgi?package=debian-policy;absolute=0;info=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.3.0.1;collapse=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.3.0.1;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 5 years and 301 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 5 years and 127 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=944329">#944329</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(944329)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=944329">debian-policy: Unclear text about password files modifications</a> <div id="extra_status_944329" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=guillem%40debian.org">Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2019 00:21:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: normative, proposal, simple;</span> <a href="version.cgi?found=4.4.1;collapse=1;info=1;absolute=0;package=debian-policy"> <span>Found in version 4.4.1;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 5 years and 17 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 5 years and 7 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=990362">#990362</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(990362)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=990362">debian-policy: Obsolete advice on multiple builds</a> <div id="extra_status_990362" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=niels%40thykier.net">Niels Thykier <niels@thykier.net></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2021 10:09:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: normative, proposal;</span> <a href="version.cgi?package=debian-policy;absolute=0;info=1;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.5.1.0"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.5.1.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 3 years and 150 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 3 years and 150 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=998165">#998165</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(998165)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=998165">debian-policy: document and allow Description in the source paragraph</a> <div id="extra_status_998165" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=mattia%40debian.org">Mattia Rizzolo <mattia@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2021 10:21:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: normative, proposal;</span> <span><strong>Filed 3 years and 24 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 2 years and 329 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1051371">#1051371</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1051371)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1051371">Post-/usr-merge paths for script interpreters</a> <div id="extra_status_1051371" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=bluca%40debian.org">Luca Boccassi <bluca@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2023 21:54:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: normative, proposal;</span> <span><strong>Filed 1 year and 78 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 1 year and 68 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> </UL> </div> <H2 CLASS="outstanding"><a name="_0_0_4_2"></a>Outstanding bugs -- Normative; Normal bugs; Wording proposed (2 bugs)</H2> <div class="msgreceived"> <UL class="bugs"> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=845255">#845255</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(845255)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|<abbr title="patch">+</abbr>|  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=845255">debian-policy: Include best practices for packaging database applications</a> <div id="extra_status_845255" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=elbrus%40debian.org">Paul Gevers <elbrus@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2016 20:21:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: complex, normative, patch;</span> <span><strong>Filed 8 years and 3 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 7 years and 109 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=945269">#945269</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(945269)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|<abbr title="patch">+</abbr>|  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=945269">debian-policy: packages should use tmpfiles.d(5) to create directories below /var</a> <div id="extra_status_945269" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=ansgar%4043-1.org">Ansgar <ansgar@43-1.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 08:06:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: normative, patch;</span> <span><strong>Filed 5 years and 3 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 272 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> </UL> </div> <H2 CLASS="outstanding"><a name="_0_0_4_0"></a>Outstanding bugs -- Normative; Normal bugs; Discussion (33 bugs)</H2> <div class="msgreceived"> <UL class="bugs"> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=122038">#122038</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(122038)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=122038">Add FHS exception for Debian's use of /var/backups</a> <div id="extra_status_122038" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=lee-debian%40hexkey.co.uk">Lee Maguire <lee-debian@hexkey.co.uk></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2001 00:03:03 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <span><strong>Filed 22 years and 362 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 7 years and 108 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=650974">#650974</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(650974)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |<abbr title="blocks">♔</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=650974">Make Policy references to /usr/lib multiarch-aware</a> <div id="extra_status_650974" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=jak%40debian.org">Julian Andres Klode <jak@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 20:09:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <span>Blocking fix for <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=687900">687900</a>: document multiarch;</span> <span><strong>Filed 13 years and 116 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 5 years and 326 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=684126">#684126</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(684126)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |<abbr title="blocked by">♙</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=684126">debian-policy: clarification needed for handling of directories used by maintainer scripts</a> <div id="extra_status_684126" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=anbe%40debian.org">Andreas Beckmann <anbe@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2012 09:30:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <span>Fix blocked by <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=57518">57518</a>: dpkg: Incomplete cleanup of empty directories, <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=316521">316521</a>: dpkg: Incomplete cleanup of empty directories, <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=348133">348133</a>: dpkg: Incomplete cleanup of empty directories, <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=538429">538429</a>: dpkg: Incomplete cleanup of empty directories, <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=625241">625241</a>: dpkg: Incomplete cleanup of empty directories, <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=664822">664822</a>: dpkg: Incomplete cleanup of empty directories;</span> <span><strong>Filed 12 years and 111 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 5 years and 267 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=684672">#684672</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(684672)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|<abbr title="upstream">u</abbr>|<abbr title="blocks">♔</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=684672">document multiarch tuple definitions</a> <div id="extra_status_684672" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=doko%40debian.org">Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 06:18:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative, upstream;</span> <a href="version.cgi?collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F3.9.3.1;info=1;absolute=0;package=debian-policy"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/3.9.3.1;</span> </a><span>Blocking fix for <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=687900">687900</a>: document multiarch;</span> <span><strong>Filed 12 years and 254 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 5 years and 326 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=687900">#687900</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(687900)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |<abbr title="blocked by">♙</abbr><abbr title="blocks">♔</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=687900">document multiarch</a> <div id="extra_status_687900" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=rra%40debian.org">Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2012 22:36:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <span>Fix blocked by <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=650974">650974</a>: Make Policy references to /usr/lib multiarch-aware, <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=684672">684672</a>: document multiarch tuple definitions;</span> <span>Blocking fix for <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=685730">685730</a>: cupt seems not support multiarch yet, <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=794575">794575</a>: support testing foreign arch installation, <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=842059">842059</a>: cssmin: diff for NMU version 0.2.0-3.1;</span> <span><strong>Filed 12 years and 70 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 5 years and 326 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=700759">#700759</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(700759)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=700759">Shared library policy on private libs</a> <div id="extra_status_700759" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=psusi%40ubuntu.com">Phillip Susi <psusi@ubuntu.com></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2013 01:27:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <span><strong>Filed 11 years and 282 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 7 years and 230 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=728200">#728200</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(728200)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |<abbr title="merged">=</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=728200">Clarify requirements for how to put a source package in a modifiable state</a> <div id="extra_status_728200" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=infinity0%40gmx.com">Ximin Luo <infinity0@gmx.com></a>;</span> <span>Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 12:45:06 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative, wording;</span> <span>Merged with <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=850157">850157</a>;</span> <a href="version.cgi?found=debian-policy%2F3.9.8.0;collapse=1;info=1;absolute=0;package=debian-policy"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/3.9.8.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 11 years and 28 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 7 years and 108 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=759491">#759491</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(759491)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=759491">Define pseudo-essential</a> <div id="extra_status_759491" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=ansgar%40debian.org">Ansgar Burchardt <ansgar@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 16:21:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <span><strong>Filed 10 years and 103 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 7 years and 328 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=780403">#780403</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(780403)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|<abbr title="wontfix">☹</abbr>|<abbr title="merged">=</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=780403">debian-policy: Define what should happen when installing a package and the init script fails to start it</a> <div id="extra_status_780403" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=ibaldo%40adinet.com.uy">Ivan Baldo <ibaldo@adinet.com.uy></a>;</span> <span>Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 12:33:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative, wontfix;</span> <span>Merged with <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=802501">802501</a>;</span> <span><strong>Filed 9 years and 258 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 179 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=790949">#790949</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(790949)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=790949">Restarting daemons when thier plugins change</a> <div id="extra_status_790949" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=daniel%40pocock.pro">Daniel Pocock <daniel@pocock.pro></a>;</span> <span>Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2015 09:27:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <span><strong>Filed 9 years and 146 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 7 years and 111 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=809637">#809637</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(809637)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=809637">DEP-5 does not support filenames with blanks</a> <div id="extra_status_809637" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=mike.gabriel%40das-netzwerkteam.de">Mike Gabriel <mike.gabriel@das-netzwerkteam.de></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2016 09:09:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative, simple;</span> <span><strong>Filed 8 years and 328 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 7 years and 112 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=837478">#837478</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(837478)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=837478">Clarify Policy requirements for relocatable (-fPIE or -fPIC) static libraries</a> <div id="extra_status_837478" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=balint%40balintreczey.hu">Balint Reczey <balint@balintreczey.hu></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2016 22:12:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <span><strong>Filed 8 years and 74 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 7 years and 328 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=846970">#846970</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(846970)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=846970">debian-policy: Proposal for a Build-Indep-Architecture: control file field</a> <div id="extra_status_846970" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=debian.axhn%40manchmal.in-ulm.de">Christoph Biedl <debian.axhn@manchmal.in-ulm.de></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2016 18:36:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <span><strong>Filed 7 years and 356 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 6 years and 153 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=852677">#852677</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(852677)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=852677">Maintainer fields with multiple maintainers</a> <div id="extra_status_852677" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=ijackson%40chiark.greenend.org.uk">Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk></a>;</span> <span>Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2017 10:57:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <span><strong>Filed 7 years and 303 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 7 years and 303 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=858770">#858770</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(858770)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=858770">[debian-policy] Document dbgsym package</a> <div id="extra_status_858770" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=roucaries.bastien%2Bdebian%40gmail.com">Bastien ROUCARIÈS <roucaries.bastien+debian@gmail.com></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2017 13:09:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?absolute=0;package=debian-policy;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F3.9.8.0;info=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/3.9.8.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 7 years and 244 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 7 years and 244 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=875531">#875531</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(875531)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=875531">debian-policy: please require alternatives to support "editor +42 filename"</a> <div id="extra_status_875531" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=kilobyte%40angband.pl">Adam Borowski <kilobyte@angband.pl></a>;</span> <span>Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2017 23:06:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.1.0.0;info=1;absolute=0;package=debian-policy"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.1.0.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 7 years and 74 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 3 years and 189 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=883950">#883950</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(883950)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |<abbr title="blocked by">♙</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=883950">debian-policy: allow specifying common licenses with only the identifier</a> <div id="extra_status_883950" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=mattia%40debian.org">Mattia Rizzolo <mattia@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2017 19:00:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <span>Fix blocked by <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=904729">904729</a>: Policy 12.5: Must the license grant be included in debian/copyright?;</span> <span><strong>Filed 6 years and 350 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 6 years and 102 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=884006">#884006</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(884006)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|<abbr title="moreinfo">M</abbr>|  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=884006">copyright-format: Documenting copyrights not in source package but in binary package</a> <div id="extra_status_884006" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=mwei%40lxde.org">Yao Wei (魏銘廷) <mwei@lxde.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2017 12:00:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, moreinfo, normative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?info=1;found=4.1.2;collapse=1;package=debian-policy;absolute=0"> <span>Found in version 4.1.2;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 6 years and 350 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 6 years and 348 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=884964">#884964</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(884964)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=884964">Discourage 'su -' in maintscripts, in favour of plain 'su'</a> <div id="extra_status_884964" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=systemadmin%40linuxchix.org">LinuxChix SysAdmin <systemadmin@linuxchix.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2017 03:57:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <span><strong>Filed 6 years and 338 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 6 years and 336 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=890946">#890946</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(890946)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=890946">debian-policy: Editor policy is inconsistent with sensible-editor's behaviour</a> <div id="extra_status_890946" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=matthew%40woodcraft.me.uk">Matthew Woodcraft <matthew@woodcraft.me.uk></a>;</span> <span>Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 21:39:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?absolute=0;package=debian-policy;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.1.3.0;info=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.1.3.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 6 years and 277 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 6 years and 269 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=904729">#904729</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(904729)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |<abbr title="blocks">♔</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=904729">Policy 12.5: Must the license grant be included in debian/copyright?</a> <div id="extra_status_904729" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=spwhitton%40spwhitton.name">Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name></a>;</span> <span>Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2018 09:21:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?absolute=0;package=debian-policy;found=debian-policy%2F4.1.5.0;collapse=1;info=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.1.5.0;</span> </a><span>Blocking fix for <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=883950">883950</a>: debian-policy: allow specifying common licenses with only the identifier;</span> <span><strong>Filed 6 years and 121 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 6 years and 111 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=905401">#905401</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(905401)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=905401">permit access to apt repositories during builds</a> <div id="extra_status_905401" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=ijackson%40chiark.greenend.org.uk">Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2018 05:09:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.2.0.1;info=1;absolute=0;package=debian-policy"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.2.0.1;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 6 years and 113 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 6 years and 111 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=906949">#906949</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(906949)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=906949">Clarify documentation location in a Python2-less distribution</a> <div id="extra_status_906949" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=stuart%40debian.org">Stuart Prescott <stuart@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2018 15:21:07 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <span><strong>Filed 6 years and 95 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 6 years and 94 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=907313">#907313</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(907313)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=907313">Lack of guidelines on purging conffiles in stateless packages</a> <div id="extra_status_907313" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=gioele%40svario.it">Gioele Barabucci <gioele@svario.it></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2018 10:51:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <span><strong>Filed 6 years and 91 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 6 years and 81 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=918438">#918438</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(918438)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=918438">orig tarball components with uppercase letters</a> <div id="extra_status_918438" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=ijackson%40chiark.greenend.org.uk">Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2019 00:36:04 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?absolute=0;package=debian-policy;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F3.9.8.0;info=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/3.9.8.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 5 years and 323 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 5 years and 314 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=922674">#922674</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(922674)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=922674">debian-policy: make symlink requirements consistent</a> <div id="extra_status_922674" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=ansgar%40debian.org">Ansgar Burchardt <ansgar@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 09:54:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?absolute=0;package=debian-policy;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.3.0.2;info=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.3.0.2;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 5 years and 279 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 1 year and 134 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=950440">#950440</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(950440)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=950440">debian-policy: Confusing conflation of Essential:yes w/ Priority:required</a> <div id="extra_status_950440" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=guillem%40debian.org">Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2020 18:21:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?package=debian-policy;absolute=0;info=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.5.0.0;collapse=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.5.0.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 4 years and 297 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 1 year and 326 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=954794">#954794</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(954794)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=954794">Permit packages to declare dependencies on Essential packages</a> <div id="extra_status_954794" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=josh%40joshtriplett.org">Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 15:03:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?absolute=0;package=debian-policy;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.5.0.0;info=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.5.0.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 4 years and 246 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 2 years and 66 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=962277">#962277</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(962277)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=962277">debian-policy: Maintainer address: move away from RFC822 to RFC5322 + RFC6532</a> <div id="extra_status_962277" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=ansgar%40debian.org">Ansgar <ansgar@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2020 13:27:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <span><strong>Filed 4 years and 172 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 2 years and 65 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=980069">#980069</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(980069)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |<abbr title="blocked by">♙</abbr><abbr title="affects">☣</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=980069">Better documentation of x-terminal-emulator</a> <div id="extra_status_980069" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=roucaries.bastien%40gmail.com">"Bastien Roucariès" <roucaries.bastien@gmail.com></a>;</span> <span>Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2021 22:51:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?absolute=0;package=debian-policy;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.5.0.0;info=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.5.0.0;</span> </a><span>Fix blocked by <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=874019">874019</a>: Note that the '-e' argument to x-terminal-emulator works like '--';</span> <span><strong>Filed 3 years and 314 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 2 years and 66 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=998282">#998282</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(998282)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=998282">Please make Section a required field for the source paragraph in d/control</a> <div id="extra_status_998282" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=felix.lechner%40lease-up.com">Felix Lechner <felix.lechner@lease-up.com></a>;</span> <span>Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2021 19:48:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <span><strong>Filed 3 years and 22 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 2 years and 62 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1029831">#1029831</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1029831)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1029831">debian-policy: Make required packages build-essential</a> <div id="extra_status_1029831" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=ansgar%40debian.org">Ansgar <ansgar@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2023 13:09:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <span><strong>Filed 1 year and 300 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 1 year and 299 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1050322">#1050322</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1050322)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1050322">Partial versus complete replacement of a package by another</a> <div id="extra_status_1050322" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=julien.puydt%40gmail.com">julien.puydt@gmail.com</a>;</span> <span>Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2023 07:30:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?absolute=0;package=debian-policy;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.6.2.0;info=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.6.2.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 1 year and 93 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 1 year and 74 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> </UL> </div> <H2 CLASS="outstanding"><a name="_0_0_5_1"></a>Outstanding bugs -- Normative; Minor bugs; Change proposed (6 bugs)</H2> <div class="msgreceived"> <UL class="bugs"> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=587991">#587991</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(587991)"><abbr title="minor">m</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=587991">perl-policy: /etc/perl missing from Module Path</a> <div id="extra_status_587991" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=ansgar%40debian.org">ansgar@debian.org</a>;</span> <span>Date: Sat, 3 Jul 2010 17:09:05 UTC;</span> <span>Owned by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?owner=rra%40debian.org">Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Severity: minor;</span> <span>Tags: normative, proposal;</span> <a href="version.cgi?info=1;found=debian-policy%2F3.9.0.0;collapse=1;package=debian-policy;absolute=0"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/3.9.0.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 14 years and 147 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 7 years and 302 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=685506">#685506</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(685506)"><abbr title="minor">m</abbr>|<abbr title="patch">+</abbr>|<abbr title="blocked by">♙</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=685506">copyright-format: new Files-Excluded field</a> <div id="extra_status_685506" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=tille%40debian.org">Andreas Tille <tille@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 12:39:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: minor;</span> <span>Tags: normative, patch, proposal, simple;</span> <span>Fix blocked by <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1079164">1079164</a>: devscripts: Files-Excluded version of regexp should be documented and if not pcre Files-Excluded-PCRE should be created;</span> <span><strong>Filed 12 years and 97 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 94 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=874206">#874206</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(874206)"><abbr title="minor">m</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=874206">debian-policy: allow a trailing comma in package relationship fields</a> <div id="extra_status_874206" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=mattia%40debian.org">Mattia Rizzolo <mattia@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2017 08:06:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: minor;</span> <span>Tags: normative, proposal;</span> <a href="version.cgi?absolute=0;package=debian-policy;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F3.9.8.0;info=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/3.9.8.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 7 years and 82 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 7 years and 79 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=949690">#949690</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(949690)"><abbr title="minor">m</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=949690">debian-policy: "service unit should have the same name as the package" seems too strong</a> <div id="extra_status_949690" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=smcv%40debian.org">Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 16:57:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: minor;</span> <span>Tags: normative, proposal;</span> <a href="version.cgi?absolute=0;package=debian-policy;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.5.0.0;info=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.5.0.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 4 years and 306 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 4 years and 305 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=971977">#971977</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(971977)"><abbr title="minor">m</abbr>|  |<abbr title="merged">=</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=971977">debian-policy: debian/changelog date syntax description inconsistent/ambiguous wrt. to day of month</a> <div id="extra_status_971977" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=abe%40debian.org">Axel Beckert <abe@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2020 22:39:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: minor;</span> <span>Tags: normative, proposal;</span> <span>Merged with <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=980825">980825</a>;</span> <a href="version.cgi?absolute=0;package=debian-policy;found=debian-policy%2F4.5.0.0;found=debian-policy%2F4.5.0.3;collapse=1;info=1"> <span>Found in versions debian-policy/4.5.0.0, debian-policy/4.5.0.3;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 4 years and 44 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 3 years and 304 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1006976">#1006976</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1006976)"><abbr title="minor">m</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1006976">what about dynamically allocated groups?</a> <div id="extra_status_1006976" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=mh%2Bdebian-packages%40zugschlus.de">Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de></a>;</span> <span>Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2022 19:51:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: minor;</span> <span>Tags: normative, proposal;</span> <a href="version.cgi?absolute=0;package=debian-policy;found=debian-policy%2F4.6.0.1;collapse=1;info=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.6.0.1;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 2 years and 259 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 2 years and 259 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> </UL> </div> <H2 CLASS="outstanding"><a name="_0_0_5_0"></a>Outstanding bugs -- Normative; Minor bugs; Discussion (6 bugs)</H2> <div class="msgreceived"> <UL class="bugs"> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=649679">#649679</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(649679)"><abbr title="minor">m</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=649679">[copyright-format] Clarify what distinguishes files and stand-alone license paragraphs.</a> <div id="extra_status_649679" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=plessy%40debian.org">Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 03:21:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: minor;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, issue, normative, simple;</span> <a href="version.cgi?package=debian-policy;absolute=0;info=1;found=3.9.2;collapse=1"> <span>Found in version 3.9.2;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 13 years and 4 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 7 years and 262 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=814156">#814156</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(814156)"><abbr title="minor">m</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=814156">Extra-Source-Only field in Sources index</a> <div id="extra_status_814156" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=ansgar%40debian.org">Ansgar Burchardt <ansgar@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2016 19:51:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: minor;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <span><strong>Filed 8 years and 290 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 6 years and 267 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=942051">#942051</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(942051)"><abbr title="minor">m</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=942051">debian-policy: [4.9] requirement to write only to /tmp, /var/tmp, ${TMPDIR} is too strict</a> <div id="extra_status_942051" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=ansgar%40debian.org">Ansgar Burchardt <ansgar@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2019 15:54:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: minor;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?info=1;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.4.1.1;package=debian-policy;absolute=0"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.4.1.1;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 5 years and 47 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 5 years and 46 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=975250">#975250</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(975250)"><abbr title="minor">m</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=975250">clarify gathering together of copyright information</a> <div id="extra_status_975250" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=mh%2Bdebian-packages%40zugschlus.de">Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de></a>;</span> <span>Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2020 16:09:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: minor;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.5.0.3;info=1;absolute=0;package=debian-policy"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.5.0.3;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 4 years and 5 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 3 years and 344 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1049406">#1049406</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1049406)"><abbr title="minor">m</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1049406">debian-policy: Does Debian have native vs. non-native *binary* packages?</a> <div id="extra_status_1049406" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=niels%40thykier.net">Niels Thykier <niels@thykier.net></a>;</span> <span>Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2023 10:33:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: minor;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <span><strong>Filed 1 year and 101 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 106 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1050221">#1050221</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1050221)"><abbr title="minor">m</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1050221">Upgrade a foot note to a paragraph</a> <div id="extra_status_1050221" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=julien.puydt%40gmail.com">julien.puydt@gmail.com</a>;</span> <span>Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2023 09:36:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: minor;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, informative, normative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?found=debian-policy%2F4.6.2.0;collapse=1;info=1;absolute=0;package=debian-policy"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.6.2.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 1 year and 94 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 1 year and 94 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> </UL> </div> <H2 CLASS="outstanding"><a name="_0_0_6_1"></a>Outstanding bugs -- Normative; Wishlist items; Change proposed (19 bugs)</H2> <div class="msgreceived"> <UL class="bugs"> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=228692">#228692</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(228692)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |<abbr title="merged">=</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=228692">User/group creation/removal in package maintainer scripts</a> <div id="extra_status_228692" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=fabbione%40fabbione.net">Fabio Massimo Di Nitto <fabbione@fabbione.net></a>;</span> <span>Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 09:33:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: complex, normative, proposal;</span> <span>Merged with <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=291177">291177</a>, <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=621833">621833</a>;</span> <a href="version.cgi?info=1;collapse=1;found=3.6.1.0;found=3.6.1.1;found=debian-policy%2F3.9.2.0;package=debian-policy;absolute=0"> <span>Found in versions 3.6.1.0, 3.6.1.1, debian-policy/3.9.2.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 20 years and 313 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 4 years and 145 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=273093">#273093</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(273093)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=273093">document interactions of multiple clashing package diversions</a> <div id="extra_status_273093" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=frank%40kuesterei.ch">Frank Küster <frank@kuesterei.ch></a>;</span> <span>Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 21:18:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: normative, proposal, simple;</span> <span><strong>Filed 20 years and 65 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 7 years and 274 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=314808">#314808</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(314808)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=314808">Web applications should use /usr/share/package, not /usr/share/doc/package</a> <div id="extra_status_314808" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=xerakko%40debian.org">Miguel Gea Milvaques <xerakko@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2005 17:03:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: normative, proposal, simple;</span> <a href="version.cgi?package=debian-policy;absolute=0;info=1;found=3.6.2.1;collapse=1"> <span>Found in version 3.6.2.1;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 19 years and 163 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 16 years and 255 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=425523">#425523</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(425523)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=425523">Describe error unwind when unpacking a package fails</a> <div id="extra_status_425523" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=frank%40debian.org">Frank Küster <frank@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 10:15:06 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: normative, proposal, simple;</span> <a href="version.cgi?package=debian-policy;absolute=0;info=1;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F3.7.2.2"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/3.7.2.2;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 17 years and 190 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 14 years and 100 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=452393">#452393</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(452393)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |<abbr title="merged">=</abbr><abbr title="blocks">♔</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=452393">Clarify difference between required and important priorities</a> <div id="extra_status_452393" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=rmh%40aybabtu.com">Robert Millan <rmh@aybabtu.com></a>;</span> <span>Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 15:03:04 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: normative, proposal;</span> <span>Merged with <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=776557">776557</a>;</span> <a href="version.cgi?info=1;found=debian-policy%2F3.7.2.2;collapse=1;package=debian-policy;absolute=0"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/3.7.2.2;</span> </a><span>Blocking fix for <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=776413">776413</a>: Policy violation: ed priority "optional", should be "important";</span> <span><strong>Filed 17 years and 6 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 6 years and 35 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=476810">#476810</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(476810)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |<abbr title="merged">=</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=476810">Please clarify 12.5, "Copyright information"</a> <div id="extra_status_476810" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=doko%40cs.tu-berlin.de">Matthias Klose <doko@cs.tu-berlin.de></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:24:05 UTC;</span> <span>Owned by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?owner=rra%40debian.org">Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: normative, proposal;</span> <span>Merged with <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=556015">556015</a>;</span> <a href="version.cgi?info=1;found=debian-policy%2F3.7.3.0;found=debian-policy%2F3.8.3.0;collapse=1;package=debian-policy;absolute=0"> <span>Found in versions debian-policy/3.7.3.0, debian-policy/3.8.3.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 16 years and 222 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 13 years and 267 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=484673">#484673</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(484673)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=484673">file permissions for files potentially including credential information</a> <div id="extra_status_484673" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=nion%40debian.org">Nico Golde <nion@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 13:42:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: normative, proposal;</span> <a href="version.cgi?info=1;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F3.7.3.0;package=debian-policy;absolute=0"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/3.7.3.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 16 years and 175 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 14 years and 100 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=491318">#491318</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(491318)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=491318">init scripts "should" support start/stop/restart/force-reload - why not "must"?</a> <div id="extra_status_491318" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=peter%40p12n.org">Peter Samuelson <peter@p12n.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:03:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: normative, proposal;</span> <a href="version.cgi?absolute=0;package=debian-policy;found=debian-policy%2F3.8.0.1;collapse=1;info=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/3.8.0.1;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 16 years and 132 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 7 years and 251 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=568313">#568313</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(568313)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=568313">Suggestion: forbid the use of dpkg-statoverride when uid and gid are static</a> <div id="extra_status_568313" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=winterknight%40nerdshack.com">Brandon <winterknight@nerdshack.com></a>;</span> <span>Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 21:21:05 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: normative, proposal;</span> <a href="version.cgi?absolute=0;package=debian-policy;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F3.8.4.0;info=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/3.8.4.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 14 years and 296 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 12 years and 177 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=578597">#578597</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(578597)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |<abbr title="merged">=</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=578597">Recommend usage of dpkg-buildflags to initialize CFLAGS and al.</a> <div id="extra_status_578597" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=hertzog%40debian.org">Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:15:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: normative, proposal;</span> <span>Merged with <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=613046">613046</a>;</span> <a href="version.cgi?absolute=0;package=debian-policy;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F3.9.1.0;info=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/3.9.1.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 14 years and 220 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 12 years and 299 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=662998">#662998</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(662998)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=662998">debian-policy: stripping static libraries</a> <div id="extra_status_662998" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=jwilk%40debian.org">Jakub Wilk <jwilk@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 22:09:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: normative, proposal;</span> <span><strong>Filed 12 years and 263 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 4 years and 175 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=757760">#757760</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(757760)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |<abbr title="merged">=</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=757760">debian-policy: please document build profiles</a> <div id="extra_status_757760" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=josch%40debian.org">Johannes Schauer <josch@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 07:48:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: normative, proposal;</span> <span>Merged with <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=830524">830524</a>;</span> <a href="version.cgi?collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F3.9.8.0;found=debian-policy%2F4.0.1.0;info=1;absolute=0;package=debian-policy"> <span>Found in versions debian-policy/3.9.8.0, debian-policy/4.0.1.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 10 years and 107 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 6 years and 298 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=759316">#759316</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(759316)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=759316">Document the use of /etc/default for cron jobs</a> <div id="extra_status_759316" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=tanguy%2Bdebian%40ortolo.eu">Tanguy Ortolo <tanguy+debian@ortolo.eu></a>;</span> <span>Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 07:57:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: normative, proposal, simple;</span> <span><strong>Filed 10 years and 92 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 10 years and 91 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=767839">#767839</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(767839)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=767839">debian-policy: Linking documentation of arch:any package to arch:all</a> <div id="extra_status_767839" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=robert%40debian.org">Robert Luberda <robert@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2014 21:51:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: normative, proposal;</span> <span><strong>Filed 10 years and 23 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 6 years and 325 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=906286">#906286</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(906286)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=906286">repository-format sub-policy</a> <div id="extra_status_906286" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=jak%40debian.org">Julian Andres Klode <jak@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2018 15:54:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: normative, proposal;</span> <span><strong>Filed 6 years and 101 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 6 years and 100 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=910548">#910548</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(910548)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |<abbr title="blocked by">♙</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=910548">base-files - please consider adding /usr/share/common-licenses/Unicode-Data</a> <div id="extra_status_910548" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=unifoundry%40gmail.com">Paul Hardy <unifoundry@gmail.com></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2018 23:27:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: normative, proposal;</span> <span>Fix blocked by <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=885698">885698</a>: Update and document criteria for inclusion in /usr/share/common-licenses;</span> <span><strong>Filed 6 years and 48 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 1 year and 145 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=975637">#975637</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(975637)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=975637">debian-policy: deprecate Rules-Requires-Root other than "no", "binary-targets" in Debian</a> <div id="extra_status_975637" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=ansgar%40debian.org">Ansgar <ansgar@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 12:39:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: normative, proposal;</span> <a href="version.cgi?package=debian-policy;absolute=0;info=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.5.1.0;collapse=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.5.1.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 4 years ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 1 year and 75 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=983065">#983065</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(983065)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=983065">debian-policy: Downgrades are not allowed / Package upgrades must have a greater version than previous packages of the same name in the same suite</a> <div id="extra_status_983065" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=abe%40debian.org">Axel Beckert <abe@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2021 22:03:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: normative, proposal;</span> <a href="version.cgi?package=debian-policy;absolute=0;info=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.5.1.0;collapse=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.5.1.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 3 years and 278 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 1 year and 75 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1051801">#1051801</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1051801)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1051801">document DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS value nopgo</a> <div id="extra_status_1051801" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=helmut%40subdivi.de">Helmut Grohne <helmut@subdivi.de></a>;</span> <span>Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2023 18:18:04 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: normative, proposal;</span> <a href="version.cgi?found=debian-policy%2F4.6.2.0;collapse=1;info=1;absolute=0;package=debian-policy"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.6.2.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 1 year and 73 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 1 year and 72 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> </UL> </div> <H2 CLASS="outstanding"><a name="_0_0_6_2"></a>Outstanding bugs -- Normative; Wishlist items; Wording proposed (5 bugs)</H2> <div class="msgreceived"> <UL class="bugs"> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=590511">#590511</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(590511)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|<abbr title="patch">+</abbr>|  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=590511">Document significance of first-listed alternative in dependencies</a> <div id="extra_status_590511" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=rra%40debian.org">Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:18:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: normative, patch;</span> <a href="version.cgi?absolute=0;package=debian-policy;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F3.9.1.0;info=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/3.9.1.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 14 years and 123 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 1 year and 74 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=682347">#682347</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(682347)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|<abbr title="patch">+</abbr>|  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=682347">mark 'editor' virtual package name as obsolete</a> <div id="extra_status_682347" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=wolf%40gwerewolf.ru">Artem Leshchev <wolf@gwerewolf.ru></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2012 21:21:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: normative, patch;</span> <span><strong>Filed 12 years and 127 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 3 years and 189 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=756835">#756835</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(756835)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|<abbr title="patch">+</abbr>|  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=756835">Extension of the syntax of the Packages-List field.</a> <div id="extra_status_756835" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=plessy%40debian.org">Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2014 10:42:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: normative, patch;</span> <a href="version.cgi?info=1;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F3.9.5.0;package=debian-policy;absolute=0"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/3.9.5.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 10 years and 116 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 7 years and 289 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1004522">#1004522</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1004522)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|<abbr title="patch">+</abbr>|  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1004522">debian-policy: Proposing new virtual package: wayland-session</a> <div id="extra_status_1004522" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=smcv%40debian.org">Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2022 20:15:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: normative, patch;</span> <a href="version.cgi?absolute=0;package=debian-policy;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.6.0.1;info=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.6.0.1;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 2 years and 298 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 1 year and 75 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1006912">#1006912</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1006912)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|<abbr title="patch">+</abbr>|  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1006912">is it time to have account deletion in policy?</a> <div id="extra_status_1006912" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=mh%2Bdebian-packages%40zugschlus.de">Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de></a>;</span> <span>Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2022 06:45:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: normative, patch;</span> <a href="version.cgi?info=1;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.6.0.1;package=debian-policy;absolute=0"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.6.0.1;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 2 years and 261 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 1 year and 75 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> </UL> </div> <H2 CLASS="outstanding"><a name="_0_0_6_0"></a>Outstanding bugs -- Normative; Wishlist items; Discussion (47 bugs)</H2> <div class="msgreceived"> <UL class="bugs"> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=99933">#99933</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(99933)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |<abbr title="merged">=</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=99933">Encourage UTF-8 for documentation and clarify encoding issues</a> <div id="extra_status_99933" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=garabik%40melkor.dnp.fmph.uniba.sk">Radovan Garabik <garabik@melkor.dnp.fmph.uniba.sk></a>;</span> <span>Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 21:31:08 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: complex, discussion, normative;</span> <span>Merged with <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=246016">246016</a>;</span> <a href="version.cgi?package=debian-policy;absolute=0;info=1;collapse=1;found=3.5.5.0;found=3.6.1.0"> <span>Found in versions 3.5.5.0, 3.6.1.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 23 years and 174 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 2 years and 161 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=152955">#152955</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(152955)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |<abbr title="merged">=</abbr><abbr title="blocks">♔</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=152955">force-reload should not start the daemon if it is not running</a> <div id="extra_status_152955" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=ecki%40lina.inka.de">Bernd Eckenfels <ecki@lina.inka.de></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2002 20:33:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative, simple;</span> <span>Merged with <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=926168">926168</a>;</span> <a href="version.cgi?package=debian-policy;absolute=0;info=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.3.0.3;found=3.5.6.1;found=debian-policy%2F3.7.2.1;collapse=1"> <span>Found in versions debian-policy/4.3.0.3, 3.5.6.1, debian-policy/3.7.2.1;</span> </a><span>Blocking fix for <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=782993">782993</a>: service/invoke-rc.d: "force-reload" wrongly mapped to "systemctl restart";</span> <span><strong>Filed 22 years and 137 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 5 years and 238 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=212814">#212814</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(212814)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=212814">Clarify relationship between long and short description</a> <div id="extra_status_212814" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=doko%40cs.tu-berlin.de">Matthias Klose <doko@cs.tu-berlin.de></a>;</span> <span>Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 09:18:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative, simple;</span> <a href="version.cgi?package=debian-policy;absolute=0;info=1;found=3.6.1.0;collapse=1"> <span>Found in version 3.6.1.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 21 years and 64 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 137 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=248809">#248809</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(248809)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |<abbr title="merged">=</abbr><abbr title="blocks">♔</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=248809">Debian user namespace for package-created users</a> <div id="extra_status_248809" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=pot%40gnu.org">Francesco Potorti` <pot@gnu.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 07:33:09 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: complex, discussion, normative;</span> <span>Merged with <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=429671">429671</a>;</span> <a href="version.cgi?package=debian-policy;absolute=0;info=1;collapse=1;found=3.6.1.0"> <span>Found in version 3.6.1.0;</span> </a><span>Blocking fix for <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=597567">597567</a>: mumudvb: using a questionable username;</span> <span><strong>Filed 20 years and 199 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 12 years and 311 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=348336">#348336</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(348336)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=348336">Clarify Policy around shared configuration files</a> <div id="extra_status_348336" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=debian-custom%40lists.debian.org">debian-custom@lists.debian.org</a>;</span> <span>Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 12:48:04 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative, simple;</span> <a href="version.cgi?info=1;found=debian-policy%2F3.6.2.2;collapse=1;package=debian-policy;absolute=0"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/3.6.2.2;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 18 years and 316 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 13 years and 325 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=391841">#391841</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(391841)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=391841">Virtual package time-daemon underspecified</a> <div id="extra_status_391841" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=jfs%40computer.org">Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña <jfs@computer.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 21:33:49 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?info=1;found=debian-policy%2F3.7.2.2;collapse=1;package=debian-policy;absolute=0"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/3.7.2.2;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 18 years and 50 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 14 years and 349 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=401452">#401452</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(401452)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |<abbr title="merged">=</abbr><abbr title="blocks">♔</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=401452">Standardize syntax of the name in the Maintainer control field</a> <div id="extra_status_401452" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=enrico%40debian.org">Enrico Zini <enrico@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2006 18:03:07 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <span>Merged with <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=509935">509935</a>;</span> <a href="version.cgi?absolute=0;package=debian-policy;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F3.7.2.2;found=debian-policy%2F3.8.0.1;info=1"> <span>Found in versions debian-policy/3.7.2.2, debian-policy/3.8.0.1;</span> </a><span>Blocking fix for <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=686638">686638</a>: Handle whitespaces-comma-whitespaces sequence in Uploaders field, <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=975690">975690</a>: lintian: detect invalid Uploaders fields that are missing separating commas;</span> <span><strong>Filed 17 years and 360 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 3 years and 364 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=495233">#495233</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(495233)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |<abbr title="merged">=</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=495233">debian-policy: README.source content should be more detailed</a> <div id="extra_status_495233" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=lucas%40lucas-nussbaum.net">Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@lucas-nussbaum.net></a>;</span> <span>Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:30:05 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative, simple;</span> <span>Merged with <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=562254">562254</a>;</span> <a href="version.cgi?found=debian-policy%2F3.8.0.1;found=debian-policy%2F3.8.3.0;collapse=1;info=1;absolute=0;package=debian-policy"> <span>Found in versions debian-policy/3.8.0.1, debian-policy/3.8.3.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 16 years and 104 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 12 years and 323 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=545688">#545688</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(545688)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |<abbr title="blocks">♔</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=545688">debian-policy: Include webapps policy in external "sub-policy" documents</a> <div id="extra_status_545688" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=neilm%40debian.org">Neil McGovern <neilm@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 13:48:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: complex, discussion, nomrative, normative;</span> <span>Blocking fix for <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=627213">627213</a>: New virtual package(s) for different kinds of httpd (fastcgi etc);</span> <span><strong>Filed 15 years and 80 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 7 years and 106 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=595652">#595652</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(595652)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=595652">db packages failing to install...</a> <div id="extra_status_595652" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=holger%40layer-acht.org">Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2010 15:06:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <span><strong>Filed 14 years and 83 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 12 years and 317 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=610083">#610083</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(610083)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|<abbr title="patch">+</abbr>|  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=610083">Remove requirement to document upstream source location in debian/copyright ?</a> <div id="extra_status_610083" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=plessy%40debian.org">Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 10:36:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative, patch;</span> <a href="version.cgi?info=1;found=debian-policy%2F3.9.1.0;collapse=1;package=debian-policy;absolute=0"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/3.9.1.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 13 years and 316 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 7 years and 89 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=627213">#627213</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(627213)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |<abbr title="blocked by">♙</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=627213">New virtual package(s) for different kinds of httpd (fastcgi etc)</a> <div id="extra_status_627213" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=jhr%40debian.org">Jan Hauke Rahm <jhr@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 18:21:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F3.9.2.0;info=1;absolute=0;package=debian-policy"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/3.9.2.0;</span> </a><span>Fix blocked by <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=545688">545688</a>: debian-policy: Include webapps policy in external "sub-policy" documents;</span> <span><strong>Filed 13 years and 193 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 7 years and 106 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=645696">#645696</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(645696)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|<abbr title="patch">+</abbr>|<abbr title="merged">=</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=645696">[copyright-format] clearer definitions and more consistent License: stanza specification</a> <div id="extra_status_645696" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=infinity0%40gmx.com">Ximin Luo <infinity0@gmx.com></a>;</span> <span>Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:39:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative, patch;</span> <span>Merged with <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=649530">649530</a>, <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=737796">737796</a>, <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=786470">786470</a>;</span> <span><strong>Filed 13 years and 40 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 7 years and 106 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=671009">#671009</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(671009)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=671009">document Tag field</a> <div id="extra_status_671009" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=james.hunt%40ubuntu.com">James Hunt <james.hunt@ubuntu.com></a>;</span> <span>Date: Tue, 1 May 2012 08:33:05 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <span><strong>Filed 12 years and 209 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 12 years and 106 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=694883">#694883</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(694883)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=694883">copyright-format: please clarify the recommended form for public domain files</a> <div id="extra_status_694883" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=invernomuto%40paranoici.org">"Francesco Poli $wintermute$" <invernomuto@paranoici.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2012 18:39:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative, simple;</span> <a href="version.cgi?info=1;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F3.9.4.0;package=debian-policy;absolute=0"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/3.9.4.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 11 years and 359 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 7 years and 341 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=696185">#696185</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(696185)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=696185">[copyright-format] Use short names from SPDX.</a> <div id="extra_status_696185" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=asb%40debian.org">Andrew Starr-Bochicchio <asb@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:45:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative, simple;</span> <span><strong>Filed 11 years and 344 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 2 years and 82 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=697039">#697039</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(697039)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=697039">expand cron and init requirement to check binary existence to other scripts</a> <div id="extra_status_697039" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=aoki.osamu%40gmail.com">Osamu Aoki <aoki.osamu@gmail.com></a>;</span> <span>Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2012 03:15:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative, simple;</span> <span><strong>Filed 11 years and 330 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 3 years and 105 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=697237">#697237</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(697237)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=697237">[copyright-format] Specify that the file starts with the Format field.</a> <div id="extra_status_697237" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=plessy%40debian.org">Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2013 22:33:05 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <span><strong>Filed 11 years and 327 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 11 years and 326 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=722535">#722535</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(722535)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=722535">debian-policy: To document: the "Binary-Only" field in Debian changes files.</a> <div id="extra_status_722535" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=plessy%40debian.org">Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 04:48:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative, simple;</span> <span><strong>Filed 11 years and 75 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 11 years and 75 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=726998">#726998</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(726998)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |<abbr title="blocks">♔</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=726998">Require packages avoid privacy breaches via web trackers</a> <div id="extra_status_726998" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=bastien.roucaries%40u-cergy.fr">Bastien ROUCARIÈS <bastien.roucaries@u-cergy.fr></a>;</span> <span>Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 11:30:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: complex, discussion, normative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?absolute=0;package=debian-policy;found=debian-policy%2F3.9.4.0;collapse=1;info=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/3.9.4.0;</span> </a><span>Blocking fix for <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=743694">743694</a>: Downgrade most of privacy-breach* tags from severity: error to pedantic, <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=765503">765503</a>: lintian: privacy-breach should be a warning, not an error;</span> <span><strong>Filed 11 years and 36 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 7 years and 304 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=794653">#794653</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(794653)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=794653">Recommend use of dpkg-maintscript-helper where appropriate</a> <div id="extra_status_794653" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=roucaries.bastien%2Bdebian%40gmail.com">Bastien Roucariès <roucaries.bastien+debian@gmail.com></a>;</span> <span>Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2015 12:39:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative, simple;</span> <span><strong>Filed 9 years and 113 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 7 years and 328 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=795402">#795402</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(795402)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |<abbr title="merged">=</abbr><abbr title="blocked by">♙</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=795402">base-files: Please add Creative Commons license texts</a> <div id="extra_status_795402" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=h%40realh.co.uk">Tony Houghton <h@realh.co.uk></a>;</span> <span>Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2015 17:45:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <span>Merged with <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=883968">883968</a>, <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=883969">883969</a>, <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=884224">884224</a>, <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=884225">884225</a>;</span> <a href="version.cgi?collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.1.2.0;info=1;absolute=0;package=debian-policy"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.1.2.0;</span> </a><span>Fix blocked by <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=885698">885698</a>: Update and document criteria for inclusion in /usr/share/common-licenses;</span> <span><strong>Filed 9 years and 105 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 6 years and 138 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=796660">#796660</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(796660)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=796660">Binaries in binary packages match the architecture</a> <div id="extra_status_796660" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=fw%40deneb.enyo.de">Florian Weimer <fw@deneb.enyo.de></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2015 10:33:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <span><strong>Filed 9 years and 95 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 7 years and 327 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=798476">#798476</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(798476)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |<abbr title="merged">=</abbr><abbr title="blocked by">♙</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=798476">debian-policy: don't require Uploaders</a> <div id="extra_status_798476" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=jcristau%40debian.org">Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2015 19:15:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <span>Merged with <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1041464">1041464</a>;</span> <span>Fix blocked by <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=870788">870788</a>: Extract recent uploaders from d/changelog;</span> <span><strong>Filed 9 years and 77 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 1 year and 128 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=823766">#823766</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(823766)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=823766">Define *-browser virtual packages</a> <div id="extra_status_823766" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=jvpeetz%40web.de">Jörg-Volker Peetz <jvpeetz@web.de></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sun, 8 May 2016 18:09:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <span><strong>Filed 8 years and 201 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 7 years and 108 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=833709">#833709</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(833709)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |<abbr title="merged">=</abbr><abbr title="blocked by">♙</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=833709">Please add the MIT/Expat license to common-licenses</a> <div id="extra_status_833709" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=josh%40joshtriplett.org">Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2016 07:15:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <span>Merged with <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=883966">883966</a>;</span> <a href="version.cgi?collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.1.2.0;info=1;absolute=0;package=debian-policy"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.1.2.0;</span> </a><span>Fix blocked by <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=885698">885698</a>: Update and document criteria for inclusion in /usr/share/common-licenses;</span> <span><strong>Filed 8 years and 109 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 6 years and 331 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=835452">#835452</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(835452)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=835452">debian-policy: Deprecating dependency of "binary" on "build"</a> <div id="extra_status_835452" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=sanvila%40unex.es">Santiago Vila <sanvila@unex.es></a>;</span> <span>Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2016 20:09:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?found=3.9.8;collapse=1;info=1;absolute=0;package=debian-policy"> <span>Found in version 3.9.8;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 8 years and 91 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 7 years and 326 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=872288">#872288</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(872288)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=872288">debian-policy: document .buildinfo files</a> <div id="extra_status_872288" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=holger%40layer-acht.org">Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2017 19:45:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <span><strong>Filed 7 years and 101 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 7 years and 101 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=872587">#872587</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(872587)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=872587">Document the Protected field</a> <div id="extra_status_872587" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=kilobyte%40angband.pl">Adam Borowski <kilobyte@angband.pl></a>;</span> <span>Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2017 20:57:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?package=debian-policy;absolute=0;info=1;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.0.1.0"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.0.1.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 7 years and 98 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 241 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=874663">#874663</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(874663)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=874663">Document +dfsg as extenson when repacking upstream sources</a> <div id="extra_status_874663" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=agx%40sigxcpu.org">Guido Günther <agx@sigxcpu.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2017 14:15:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?absolute=0;package=debian-policy;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.1.0.0;info=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.1.0.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 7 years and 78 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 7 years and 62 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=876055">#876055</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(876055)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=876055">Environment variable handling for reproducible builds</a> <div id="extra_status_876055" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=rra%40debian.org">Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2017 23:27:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.1.0.0;info=1;absolute=0;package=debian-policy"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.1.0.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 7 years and 68 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 6 years and 334 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=876243">#876243</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(876243)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=876243">debian-policy: virtual package: httpd-fastcgi</a> <div id="extra_status_876243" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=yadd%40debian.org">Xavier <yadd@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2017 05:03:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?package=debian-policy;absolute=0;info=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.1.0.0;collapse=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.1.0.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 7 years and 66 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 6 years and 88 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=878905">#878905</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(878905)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=878905">debian-policy: Document installability recommendations for dependency alternatives</a> <div id="extra_status_878905" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=jak%40debian.org">Julian Andres Klode <jak@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 16:15:05 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <span><strong>Filed 7 years and 39 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 6 years and 334 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=884223">#884223</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(884223)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |<abbr title="blocked by">♙</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=884223">debian-policy: please add AGPL-3.0 to common licenses</a> <div id="extra_status_884223" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=apo%40debian.org">Markus Koschany <apo@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2017 19:24:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?absolute=0;package=debian-policy;found=debian-policy%2F4.1.2.0;collapse=1;info=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.1.2.0;</span> </a><span>Fix blocked by <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=885698">885698</a>: Update and document criteria for inclusion in /usr/share/common-licenses;</span> <span><strong>Filed 6 years and 347 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 6 years and 331 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=884226">#884226</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(884226)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |<abbr title="blocked by">♙</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=884226">debian-policy: please add EPL-1.0 to common licenses</a> <div id="extra_status_884226" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=apo%40debian.org">Markus Koschany <apo@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2017 19:27:07 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?package=debian-policy;absolute=0;info=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.1.2.0;collapse=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.1.2.0;</span> </a><span>Fix blocked by <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=885698">885698</a>: Update and document criteria for inclusion in /usr/share/common-licenses;</span> <span><strong>Filed 6 years and 347 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 6 years and 331 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=884227">#884227</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(884227)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |<abbr title="blocked by">♙</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=884227">debian-policy: please add zlib to common licenses</a> <div id="extra_status_884227" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=apo%40debian.org">Markus Koschany <apo@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2017 19:33:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?found=debian-policy%2F4.1.2.0;collapse=1;info=1;absolute=0;package=debian-policy"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.1.2.0;</span> </a><span>Fix blocked by <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=885698">885698</a>: Update and document criteria for inclusion in /usr/share/common-licenses;</span> <span><strong>Filed 6 years and 347 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 6 years and 331 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=884228">#884228</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(884228)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |<abbr title="blocked by">♙</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=884228">debian-policy: please add OFL-1.1 to common licenses</a> <div id="extra_status_884228" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=apo%40debian.org">Markus Koschany <apo@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2017 19:39:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?found=debian-policy%2F4.1.2.0;collapse=1;info=1;absolute=0;package=debian-policy"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.1.2.0;</span> </a><span>Fix blocked by <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=885698">885698</a>: Update and document criteria for inclusion in /usr/share/common-licenses;</span> <span><strong>Filed 6 years and 347 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 6 years and 330 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=889820">#889820</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(889820)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=889820">debian-policy: 12.5, relaxed requirement for copyright location</a> <div id="extra_status_889820" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=javier--RYqcOWXjKCUG7XJMmIvJ70vaPc5WKG%40jasp.net">javier--RYqcOWXjKCUG7XJMmIvJ70vaPc5WKG@jasp.net</a>;</span> <span>Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2018 12:45:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?package=debian-policy;absolute=0;info=1;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.1.3.0"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.1.3.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 6 years and 291 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 6 years and 182 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=924094">#924094</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(924094)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |<abbr title="blocked by">♙</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=924094">Add Artistic-2.0 to common-licenses</a> <div id="extra_status_924094" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=moeller%40debian.org">Steffen Moeller <moeller@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2019 14:15:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <span>Fix blocked by <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=885698">885698</a>: Update and document criteria for inclusion in /usr/share/common-licenses;</span> <span><strong>Filed 5 years and 261 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 1 year and 75 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=944296">#944296</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(944296)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=944296">debian-policy: Source provenance requirement is WET</a> <div id="extra_status_944296" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=guillem%40debian.org">Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2019 12:18:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?info=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.4.1.1;collapse=1;package=debian-policy;absolute=0"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.4.1.1;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 5 years and 18 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 5 years and 9 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=945275">#945275</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(945275)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=945275">debian-policy: [9.1.2] deprecated `staff` group special case</a> <div id="extra_status_945275" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=ansgar%4043-1.org">Ansgar Burchardt <ansgar@43-1.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 09:27:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <span><strong>Filed 5 years and 3 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 1 year and 75 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=981406">#981406</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(981406)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=981406">define "makefile" as a GNU Make-compatible makefile; support 'gmake' shebang</a> <div id="extra_status_981406" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=jscott%40posteo.net">John Scott <jscott@posteo.net></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2021 17:57:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.5.1.0;info=1;absolute=0;package=debian-policy"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.5.1.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 3 years and 298 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 1 year and 75 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=986320">#986320</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(986320)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=986320">Stronger advice on when to use native packages</a> <div id="extra_status_986320" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=rra%40debian.org">Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2021 05:33:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?info=1;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.5.1.0;package=debian-policy;absolute=0"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.5.1.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 3 years and 235 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 2 years and 197 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1009343">#1009343</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1009343)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |<abbr title="blocked by">♙</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1009343">please consider adding Boost-1.0 and Expat to /usr/share/common-licenses</a> <div id="extra_status_1009343" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=dkg%40fifthhorseman.net">Daniel Kahn Gillmor <dkg@fifthhorseman.net></a>;</span> <span>Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2022 03:45:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <span>Fix blocked by <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=885698">885698</a>: Update and document criteria for inclusion in /usr/share/common-licenses;</span> <span><strong>Filed 2 years and 226 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 1 year and 192 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1013195">#1013195</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1013195)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |<abbr title="blocked by">♙</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1013195">Add AGPL-3 to common-licenses</a> <div id="extra_status_1013195" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=tiposchi%40tiscali.it">Salvo 'LtWorf' Tomaselli <tiposchi@tiscali.it></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2022 21:48:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <span>Fix blocked by <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=885698">885698</a>: Update and document criteria for inclusion in /usr/share/common-licenses;</span> <span><strong>Filed 2 years and 158 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 1 year and 75 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1020323">#1020323</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1020323)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1020323">debian-policy: document DPKG_ROOT</a> <div id="extra_status_1020323" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=josch%40debian.org">Johannes Schauer Marin Rodrigues <josch@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2022 03:15:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <span><strong>Filed 2 years and 65 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 2 years and 45 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1026231">#1026231</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1026231)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1026231">debian-policy: document droppage of support for legacy locales</a> <div id="extra_status_1026231" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=kilobyte%40angband.pl">Adam Borowski <kilobyte@angband.pl></a>;</span> <span>Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2022 18:24:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, normative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?info=1;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.6.1.1;package=debian-policy;absolute=0"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.6.1.1;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 1 year and 343 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 1 year and 306 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> </UL> </div> <H2 CLASS="outstanding"><a name="_0_0_6_4"></a>Outstanding bugs -- Normative; Wishlist items; More information required (2 bugs)</H2> <div class="msgreceived"> <UL class="bugs"> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=949258">#949258</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(949258)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|<abbr title="moreinfo">M</abbr>|  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=949258">debian-policy: Support negated architecture specifications in debian/control Architecture field</a> <div id="extra_status_949258" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=sthibault%40debian.org">Samuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2020 00:57:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: moreinfo, normative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?info=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.4.1.2;collapse=1;package=debian-policy;absolute=0"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.4.1.2;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 4 years and 310 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 1 year and 74 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=990822">#990822</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(990822)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|<abbr title="moreinfo">M</abbr>|  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=990822">debian-policy: Please document version scheme for derivatives</a> <div id="extra_status_990822" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=benjamin.drung%40ionos.com">Benjamin Drung <benjamin.drung@ionos.com></a>;</span> <span>Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2021 15:15:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: moreinfo, normative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.5.1.0;info=1;absolute=0;package=debian-policy"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.5.1.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 3 years and 139 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 1 year and 75 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> </UL> </div> <H2 CLASS="outstanding"><a name="_0_1_4_1"></a>Outstanding bugs -- Informative; Normal bugs; Change proposed (2 bugs)</H2> <div class="msgreceived"> <UL class="bugs"> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=874019">#874019</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(874019)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |<abbr title="blocks">♔</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=874019">Note that the '-e' argument to x-terminal-emulator works like '--'</a> <div id="extra_status_874019" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=spwhitton%40spwhitton.name">Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2017 03:21:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: informative, proposal;</span> <a href="version.cgi?collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.1.0.0;info=1;absolute=0;package=debian-policy"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.1.0.0;</span> </a><span>Blocking fix for <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=980069">980069</a>: Better documentation of x-terminal-emulator;</span> <span><strong>Filed 7 years and 84 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 3 years and 314 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1027128">#1027128</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1027128)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1027128">debian-policy: Flowcharts do not show second maintscript argument (since policy 4.6.2, dpkg >= 1.18.5)</a> <div id="extra_status_1027128" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=gioele%40svario.it">Gioele Barabucci <gioele@svario.it></a>;</span> <span>Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2022 08:57:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: informative, proposal;</span> <span><strong>Filed 1 year and 331 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 1 year and 331 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> </UL> </div> <H2 CLASS="outstanding"><a name="_0_1_4_2"></a>Outstanding bugs -- Informative; Normal bugs; Wording proposed (1 bug)</H2> <div class="msgreceived"> <UL class="bugs"> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1024367">#1024367</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1024367)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|<abbr title="patch">+</abbr>|  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1024367">In 4.9.1, the example uses not recommended install -s</a> <div id="extra_status_1024367" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=enrico%40debian.org">Enrico Zini <enrico@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2022 13:18:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: informative, patch;</span> <a href="version.cgi?absolute=0;package=debian-policy;found=debian-policy%2F4.6.1.1;collapse=1;info=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.6.1.1;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 2 years and 6 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 1 year and 61 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> </UL> </div> <H2 CLASS="outstanding"><a name="_0_1_4_0"></a>Outstanding bugs -- Informative; Normal bugs; Discussion (3 bugs)</H2> <div class="msgreceived"> <UL class="bugs"> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=872956">#872956</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(872956)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=872956">[debian-policy] warn about danger of pipe in shell snippet of makefile</a> <div id="extra_status_872956" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=roucaries.bastien%2Bdebian%40gmail.com">Bastien ROUCARIÈS <roucaries.bastien+debian@gmail.com></a>;</span> <span>Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2017 22:21:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, informative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?info=1;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.0.1.0;package=debian-policy;absolute=0"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.0.1.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 7 years and 94 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 7 years and 94 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=873001">#873001</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(873001)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=873001">[debian-policy] get-orig-source documentation should include a pointer to devref and a minimal example</a> <div id="extra_status_873001" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=roucaries.bastien%2Bdebian%40gmail.com">Bastien ROUCARIÈS <roucaries.bastien+debian@gmail.com></a>;</span> <span>Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2017 14:09:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, dubious, informative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?info=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.0.1.0;collapse=1;package=debian-policy;absolute=0"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.0.1.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 7 years and 94 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 7 years and 92 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=881166">#881166</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(881166)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=881166">log files, postrotate example: start-stop-daemon or invoke-rc.d?</a> <div id="extra_status_881166" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=daniel%40pocock.pro">Daniel Pocock <daniel@pocock.pro></a>;</span> <span>Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2017 12:54:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, informative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?package=debian-policy;absolute=0;info=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.1.1.1;collapse=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.1.1.1;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 7 years and 17 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 7 years and 16 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> </UL> </div> <H2 CLASS="outstanding"><a name="_0_1_5_0"></a>Outstanding bugs -- Informative; Minor bugs; Discussion (7 bugs)</H2> <div class="msgreceived"> <UL class="bugs"> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=491647">#491647</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(491647)"><abbr title="minor">m</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=491647">debian-policy: X font policy unclear around TTF fonts</a> <div id="extra_status_491647" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=rra%40debian.org">Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:57:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: minor;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, informative, simple;</span> <a href="version.cgi?absolute=0;package=debian-policy;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F3.8.0.1;info=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/3.8.0.1;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 16 years and 129 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 16 years and 129 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=609935">#609935</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(609935)"><abbr title="minor">m</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=609935">debian-policy: 5.2 should clarify how Homepage from the source and binary packages relate</a> <div id="extra_status_609935" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=calestyo%40scientia.net">Christoph Anton Mitterer <calestyo@scientia.net></a>;</span> <span>Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:24:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: minor;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, informative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?absolute=0;package=debian-policy;found=debian-policy%2F3.9.1.0;collapse=1;info=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/3.9.1.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 13 years and 317 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 10 years and 6 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=616055">#616055</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(616055)"><abbr title="minor">m</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=616055">policy: clarify precedence and propagation of Section and Priority</a> <div id="extra_status_616055" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=calestyo%40scientia.net">Christoph Anton Mitterer <calestyo@scientia.net></a>;</span> <span>Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:24:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: minor;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, informative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?package=debian-policy;absolute=0;info=1;found=debian-policy%2F3.9.1.0;collapse=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/3.9.1.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 13 years and 317 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 13 years and 270 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=623291">#623291</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(623291)"><abbr title="minor">m</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=623291">Clarify that dependency loops involving relations like Suggests are ok</a> <div id="extra_status_623291" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=jrnieder%40gmail.com">Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com></a>;</span> <span>Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 02:00:04 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: minor;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, informative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?found=debian-policy%2F3.9.2.0;collapse=1;info=1;absolute=0;package=debian-policy"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/3.9.2.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 13 years and 222 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 13 years and 221 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=671507">#671507</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(671507)"><abbr title="minor">m</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=671507">clarify Conflicts does not permit binaries with the same name but different purposes</a> <div id="extra_status_671507" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=pouelle%40debian.org">Patrick Ouellette <pouelle@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Fri, 4 May 2012 17:24:05 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: minor;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, informative;</span> <span><strong>Filed 12 years and 206 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 12 years and 106 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=701660">#701660</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(701660)"><abbr title="minor">m</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=701660">copyright-format: Clarifiy DEP5 copyright field example</a> <div id="extra_status_701660" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=naoliv%40debian.org">"Nelson A. de Oliveira" <naoliv@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:39:05 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: minor;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, informative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?absolute=0;package=debian-policy;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F3.9.4;info=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/3.9.4;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 11 years and 273 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 10 years and 271 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=865713">#865713</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(865713)"><abbr title="minor">m</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=865713">Please Start UTF-8 debian-policy Text Files with UTF-8 Signature</a> <div id="extra_status_865713" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=unifoundry%40gmail.com">Paul Hardy <unifoundry@gmail.com></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2017 03:33:05 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: minor;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, informative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.0.0.2;info=1;absolute=0;package=debian-policy"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.0.0.2;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 7 years and 154 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 7 years and 133 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> </UL> </div> <H2 CLASS="outstanding"><a name="_0_1_6_0"></a>Outstanding bugs -- Informative; Wishlist items; Discussion (3 bugs)</H2> <div class="msgreceived"> <UL class="bugs"> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=533287">#533287</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(533287)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=533287">Clarify handling of shared configuration files</a> <div id="extra_status_533287" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=reportbug%40pusling.com">Sune Vuorela <reportbug@pusling.com></a>;</span> <span>Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:06:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, informative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?absolute=0;package=debian-policy;found=debian-policy%2F3.8.1.0;collapse=1;info=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/3.8.1.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 15 years and 164 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 12 years and 105 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=727610">#727610</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(727610)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=727610">debian-policy: update footnote of section 7.7 once the buildds call “binary-arch”.</a> <div id="extra_status_727610" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=infinity0%40gmx.com">Ximin Luo <infinity0@gmx.com></a>;</span> <span>Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 14:51:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, informative;</span> <span><strong>Filed 11 years and 33 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 9 years and 92 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=865769">#865769</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(865769)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=865769">Second data package including some machine-readable data</a> <div id="extra_status_865769" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=rra%40debian.org">Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2017 17:00:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, informative;</span> <a href="version.cgi?package=debian-policy;absolute=0;info=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.0.0.2;collapse=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.0.0.2;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 7 years and 154 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 7 years and 152 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> </UL> </div> <H2 CLASS="outstanding"><a name="_0_2_4_0"></a>Outstanding bugs -- Packaging; Normal bugs; Discussion (1 bug)</H2> <div class="msgreceived"> <UL class="bugs"> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=876241">#876241</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(876241)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=876241">debian-policy: Produce HTML output that doesn't try to load any JavaScript</a> <div id="extra_status_876241" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=spwhitton%40spwhitton.name">Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name></a>;</span> <span>Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2017 01:36:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, packaging;</span> <a href="version.cgi?absolute=0;package=debian-policy;found=debian-policy%2F4.1.0.0;collapse=1;info=1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.1.0.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 7 years and 66 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 3 years and 63 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> </UL> </div> <H2 CLASS="outstanding"><a name="_0_2_5_0"></a>Outstanding bugs -- Packaging; Minor bugs; Discussion (1 bug)</H2> <div class="msgreceived"> <UL class="bugs"> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1021828">#1021828</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1021828)"><abbr title="minor">m</abbr>|  |  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1021828">debian-policy.info: mysterious anchors in cross-references</a> <div id="extra_status_1021828" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=jwilk%40jwilk.net">Jakub Wilk <jwilk@jwilk.net></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2022 15:00:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: minor;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, packaging;</span> <a href="version.cgi?package=debian-policy;absolute=0;info=1;collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.6.1.1"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.6.1.1;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 2 years and 40 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 1 year and 75 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> </UL> </div> <H2 CLASS="outstanding"><a name="_0_2_6_0"></a>Outstanding bugs -- Packaging; Wishlist items; Discussion (2 bugs)</H2> <div class="msgreceived"> <UL class="bugs"> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=904413">#904413</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(904413)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|<abbr title="help">H</abbr><abbr title="newcomer">⎈</abbr>|  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=904413">debian-policy: HTML: link from section numbers in upgrading checklist to policy sections</a> <div id="extra_status_904413" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=pabs%40debian.org">Paul Wise <pabs@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2018 04:42:11 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: confirmed, discussion, help, newcomer, packaging;</span> <a href="version.cgi?info=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.1.5.0;collapse=1;package=debian-policy;absolute=0"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.1.5.0;</span> </a><span><strong>Filed 6 years and 124 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 3 years and 63 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=968154">#968154</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(968154)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|  |<abbr title="blocks">♔</abbr><abbr title="affects">☣</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=968154">debian-policy: please provide file with policy release versions and dates</a> <div id="extra_status_968154" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=felix.lechner%40lease-up.com">Felix Lechner <felix.lechner@lease-up.com></a>;</span> <span>Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2020 12:27:06 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: discussion, packaging;</span> <span>Blocking fix for <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=968000">968000</a>: libconfig-model-dpkg-perl: Get policy release dates in another way;</span> <span><strong>Filed 4 years and 110 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 3 years and 77 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> </UL> </div> <H2 CLASS="outstanding"><a name="_1_2_5_7"></a>Forwarded bugs -- Packaging; Minor bugs; Unknown process status (1 bug)</H2> <div class="msgreceived"> <UL class="bugs"> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=944330">#944330</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(944330)"><abbr title="minor">m</abbr>|  |<abbr title="forwarded">↝</abbr><abbr title="affects">☣</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=python3-sphinx">python3-sphinx</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=944330">No way to disable line breaks at hyphens for text output</a> <div id="extra_status_944330" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=guillem%40debian.org">Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2019 00:57:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: minor;</span> <span>Tags: packaging;</span> <span><strong>Forwarded</strong> to <a href="https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/issues/6867">https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/issues/6867</a>;</span> <span><strong>Filed 5 years and 17 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 4 years and 282 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> </UL> </div> <H2 CLASS="outstanding"><a name="_2_3_4_2"></a>Pending Upload bugs -- Unclassified; Normal bugs; Wording proposed (1 bug)</H2> <div class="msgreceived"> <UL class="bugs"> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1075856">#1075856</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1075856)"><abbr title="normal">n</abbr>|<abbr title="patch">+</abbr><abbr title="pending">P</abbr>|<abbr title="blocked by">♙</abbr></span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1075856">Clarify filename conflicts for programs</a> <div id="extra_status_1075856" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=zeha%40debian.org">Chris Hofstaedtler <zeha@debian.org></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2024 16:33:02 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: normal;</span> <span>Tags: patch, pending;</span> <a href="version.cgi?collapse=1;found=debian-policy%2F4.7.0.0;info=1;absolute=0;package=debian-policy"> <span>Found in version debian-policy/4.7.0.0;</span> </a><span>Fix blocked by <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1076215">1076215</a>: ax25-tools,dahdi-tools: install program with same name (sethdlc), <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1076218">1076218</a>: nordugrid-arc-client,zfsutils-linux: install program with same name (arcstat), <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1076219">1076219</a>: freeradius,librad0-tools: install program with same name (raddebug), <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1076220">1076220</a>: ipmiutil,renameutils: install program with same name (icmd), <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1076221">1076221</a>: siggen,tripwire: install program with same name (siggen), <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1076222">1076222</a>: tcpd,tcm: install program with same name (tcpd), <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1076223">1076223</a>: tcputils,libbpf-tools: install program with same name (tcpconnect), <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1076224">1076224</a>: ubuntu-dev-tools,libbpf-tools: install program with same name (bitesize), <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1076226">1076226</a>: gearman-server,gearman-job-server: install program with same name (gearmand);</span> <span><strong>Filed 140 days ago</strong>;</span> <span><strong>Modified 131 days ago</strong>;</span> </div> </div> </UL> </div> <H2 CLASS="outstanding"><a name="_2_3_6_2"></a>Pending Upload bugs -- Unclassified; Wishlist items; Wording proposed (1 bug)</H2> <div class="msgreceived"> <UL class="bugs"> <li><div class="shortbugstatus"> <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1087626">#1087626</a> [<font face="fixed"><span class="link" onclick="javascript:extra_status_visible(1087626)"><abbr title="wishlist">w</abbr>|<abbr title="patch">+</abbr><abbr title="pending">P</abbr>|  </span></font>] [<a class="submitter" href="pkgreport.cgi?package=debian-policy">debian-policy</a>] <a href="bugreport.cgi?bug=1087626">debian-policy: Please support building the binaries without requiring fakeroot</a> <div id="extra_status_1087626" class="shortbugstatusextra"> <span>Reported by: <a href="pkgreport.cgi?submitter=niels%40thykier.net">Niels Thykier <niels@thykier.net></a>;</span> <span>Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2024 13:24:01 UTC;</span> <span>Severity: wishlist;</span> <span>Tags: patch, pending;</span> <span>Filed 7 days ago;</span> </div> </div> </UL> </div> <h2 class="outstanding">Summary</h2> <div class="msgreceived"> <ul> <li>Status<ul> <li>185 Outstanding</li> <li>1 Forwarded</li> <li>2 Pending Upload</li> </ul></li> <li>Issue Type<ul> <li>25 Unclassified</li> <li>142 Normative</li> <li>16 Informative</li> <li>5 Packaging</li> </ul></li> <li>Severity<ul> <li>3 Important bugs</li> <li>74 Normal bugs</li> <li>22 Minor bugs</li> <li>89 Wishlist items</li> </ul></li> <li>Issue Status<ul> <li>47 Change proposed</li> <li>16 Wording proposed</li> <li>105 Discussion</li> <li>2 More information required</li> <li>18 Unknown process status</li> </ul></li> </ul> </div> <script type="text/javascript">  </script> <h2 class="outstanding">Options</h2> <form method="GET"> <input type="hidden" name="_fo_combine_key_fo_searchkey_value_fo_searchvalue" value="1"> <input type="hidden" name="form_options" 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