Bill Allombert <bill.allomb...@math.u-bordeaux1.fr> writes: > On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 04:54:04PM +0200, Didier Raboud wrote:
>> We just had a short discussion on IRC (#debian-python, 2011-04-11) >> about the phrasing of the new 5.6.25 paragraph (which documents the >> DMUA field). >> The current phrasing makes it sound that adding the DM-Upload-Allowed >> field to each source package is required (where AFAIK it isn't). >> I propose the following rephrasing: >> --- policy_orig.sgml 2011-04-11 16:33:25.000000000 +0200 >> +++ policy.sgml 2011-04-11 16:45:52.000000000 +0200 >> @@ -3700,11 +3700,11 @@ >> <heading><tt>DM-Upload-Allowed</tt></heading> >> >> <p> >> - - The most recent version of a package uploaded to unstable or >> - - experimental must include the field <tt>DM-Upload-Allowed: >> - - yes</tt> in the source section of its source control file for >> - - the Debian archive to accept uploads signed with a key in the >> - - Debian Maintainer keyring. See the General >> + The Debian archive will accept uploads signed with a key in >> + the Debian Maintainer keyring for a given package if and only >> + if the previous upload of said package had the >> + <tt>DM-Upload-Allowed: yes</tt> field included in the source >> + section of its source control file. See the General >> Resolution <url id="http://www.debian.org/vote/2007/vote_003"; >> name="Endorse the concept of Debian Maintainers"> for more >> details. > I am not sure I find this version anymore clear. Maybe > + If <tt>DM-Upload-Allowed:</tt> is set to <tt>yes</tt>, the Debian > + archive will accept subsequent uploads of the package to be signed > + with a key in the Debian Maintainer keyring instead of the Debian > + Developper keyring. See the General I'm applying the following change for the next release, which I think reorganizes the text to make it much clearer. diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml index 2c0c72a..5a8de36 100644 --- a/policy.sgml +++ b/policy.sgml @@ -3725,11 +3725,13 @@ Checksums-Sha256: <heading><tt>DM-Upload-Allowed</tt></heading> <p> - The most recent version of a package uploaded to unstable or - experimental must include the field <tt>DM-Upload-Allowed: - yes</tt> in the source section of its source control file for - the Debian archive to accept uploads signed with a key in the - Debian Maintainer keyring. See the General + Indicates that Debian Maintainers may upload this package to + the Debian archive. The only valid value is <tt>yes</tt>. If + the field <tt>DM-Upload-Allowed: yes</tt> is present in the + source section of the source control file of the most recent + version of a package in unstable or experimental, the Debian + archive will accept uploads of this package signed with a key + in the Debian Maintainer keyring. See the General Resolution <url id="http://www.debian.org/vote/2007/vote_003"; name="Endorse the concept of Debian Maintainers"> for more details. -- Russ Allbery (r...@debian.org) <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
