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On Mon, 2017-08-07 at 02:28:51 -0400, Osamu Aoki wrote:
> Thanks for filing this bug.  At DEBCONF17, we discussed this on debian
> documentation BoF and Debian policy BoF.  Almost every one agreed pushing
> deprecation.  Also, once converted to XML, pandoc can be used to convert the
> source to RST which is more friendly to human typing and proof reading.
> 
> Transition of policy related files shall be the good bench mark.
> 
> Aim to remove buster+1 !

Sounds good, thanks.

> On Sat, Aug 05, 2017 at 04:23:04PM +0200, Guillem Jover wrote:
> > Source: debiandoc-sgml
> > Source-Version: 1.2.32-1
> > Severity: wishlist

> > Given that Debian policy is using now DocBook, and you mentioned that
> > being the main blocker. And that we are at the start of the release
> > cycle, it would now probably be a very good time to declare this
> > package obsolete, create bugs for packages still using it, and start
> > the process to try to remove it. Otherwise if this is not announced
> > explicitly, I'm afraid people will not we aware of the current
> > situation and the package will linger for a long time. What do you think?
> > 
> > The current list of packages Build-Depend'ing on it are:
> 
> I will mark my thought as below:
> 
> 0   I will not bother.  These can be dropped with debiasdoc-sgml :-)
> *   I will place my priority on its XML conversion
> ?   I need to check if it require my attention.
> 
> >   backup-manager
> >   cli-common
> >   dbconfig-common
> *   debian-faq
> *   debian-history
> ?   debian-installer (I think it is already XML)
> 0   debiandoc-sgml-doc
> 0   debiandoc-sgml-doc-pt-br
> ?   dh-kpatches
> *   doc-base (databese policy etc. ??? Will check)
> ?   doc-debian-fr
> >   focalinux
> >   gap
> ?   harden-doc (If javi asks.)
> *   java-policy
> >   junior-doc
> >   libnss-pgsql
> >   menu
> ?   python-defaults
> ?   python3-defaults
> 0   sgml-base-doc
> >   tcltk-defaults
> ?   tex-common
> >   userv

I've just updated this bug with block against the already reported bugs
on other packages.

Thanks,
Guillem

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