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# Copyright (C) YEAR Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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# FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR.
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"POT-Creation-Date: 2007-07-01 21:01+0000\n"
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msgid "Scope of This Document"
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"The purpose of this document is to provide an overview of the recommended "
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"procedures and the available resources for Debian developers."
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"The procedures discussed within include how to become a maintainer (<xref "
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"linkend=\"new-maintainer\"/> ); how to create new packages (<xref "
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"linkend=\"newpackage\"/> ) and how to upload packages (<xref "
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"linkend=\"upload\"/> ); how to handle bug reports (<xref "
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"linkend=\"bug-handling\"/> ); how to move, remove, or orphan packages (<xref "
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"linkend=\"archive-manip\"/> ); how to port packages (<xref "
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"linkend=\"porting\"/> ); and how and when to do interim releases of other "
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"maintainers' packages (<xref linkend=\"nmu\"/> )."
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"The resources discussed in this reference include the mailing lists (<xref "
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"linkend=\"mailing-lists\"/> ) and servers (<xref "
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"linkend=\"server-machines\"/> ); a discussion of the structure of the Debian "
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"archive (<xref linkend=\"archive\"/> ); explanation of the different servers "
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"which accept package uploads (<xref linkend=\"upload-ftp-master\"/> ); and a "
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"discussion of resources which can help maintainers with the quality of their "
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"packages (<xref linkend=\"tools\"/> )."
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"It should be clear that this reference does not discuss the technical "
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"details of Debian packages nor how to generate them. Nor does this "
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"reference detail the standards to which Debian software must comply. All of "
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"such information can be found in the <ulink "
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"url=\"&url-debian-policy;\">Debian Policy Manual</ulink>."
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"Furthermore, this document is <emphasis>not an expression of formal "
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"policy</emphasis>. It contains documentation for the Debian system and "
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"generally agreed-upon best practices. Thus, it is not what is called a "
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"``normative'' document."