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

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

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

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