Package: debian-policy Severity: minor X-Debbugs-Cc: ni...@thykier.net
In Policy 4.9, we have this sentence:
Except for packages in the non-free archive with the Autobuild control field unset or set to no, required targets must not attempt network access, except, via the loopback interface, to services on the build host that have been started by the build.
This sentence has "except" upon "execpt" (I see it as a form of "double negation).
Can we rephrase this with fewer "except" or "negations"? Maybe something like: """The required targets of debian/rules are allowed to access the loopback interfaces to services on the build host that have been started by the build. Only packages in the non-free or non-free-firmware archive with the `Autobuild` control field set to `yes` are allowed to attempt any form of network access beyond that from the required debian/rules targets.
""" Hopefully it is useful as a draft.The change in wording is intended as an editorial change. I believe my draft satisfies that and alternative wordings would ideally do the same.
Best regards, Niels
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