-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 Format: 1.8 Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:26:04 +0100 Source: debian-policy Architecture: source Version: 4.7.4.0 Distribution: unstable Urgency: medium Maintainer: Debian Policy Editors <debian-policy@lists.debian.org> Changed-By: Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> Closes: 749826 757760 830524 1010229 1092762 1095039 1099587 1120935 1124443 1127343 Changes: debian-policy (4.7.4.0) unstable; urgency=medium . [ Russ Allbery ] * Policy: non-free-firmware packages also need debian/copyright language Wording: Simon Josefsson <simon@josefsson.org> Seconded: Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Closes: #1127343 * Policy: Allow *.so files to be linker scripts instead of symlinks Wording: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> Seconded: Aurelien Jarno <aurel32@debian.org> Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org> Closes: #1095039 * Clarify the upgrading-checklist entry from 4.7.3.0 discussing the new default for the Priority field. Thanks to Aurelien Jarno for the suggestion. (Closes: #1124443) * Avoid a double negative when describing the restriction on network access during the build. Thanks to Niels Thyker and Bill Allombert for suggested wording. (Closes: #1092762) * Update discussion of /usr/share/common-licenses/BSD (Closes: #1120935). * Improve wording about Provides and version relations (Closes: #1010229). Thanks to Nicolas Boulenguez for the patch. . [ Sean Whitton ] * Policy: Document Multi-Arch field Wording: Helmut Grohne <helmut@subdivi.de> Wording: Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> Seconded: Johannes Schauer Marin Rodrigues <josch@debian.org> Seconded: Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org> Help from Nattie Mayer-Hutchings, Rhonda D'Vine and Stuart Prescott. Closes: #749826 * Policy: Document build profiles Wording: Johannes Schauer Marin Rodrigues <josch@debian.org> Wording: Helmut Grohne <helmut@subdivi.de> Wording: Jochen Sprickerhof <jspricke@debian.org> Wording: Nattie Mayer-Hutchings <nattie@debian.org> Wording: Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> Seconded: Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org> Closes: #757760, #830524, #1099587 Checksums-Sha1: 3fd07391fa140398b27fd937556377953876ae47 2363 debian-policy_4.7.4.0.dsc 08a5c7a3f60a96362d81b2e53b397b0fea79df5c 584068 debian-policy_4.7.4.0.tar.xz 7d92e7204e6414ea6d88960fe23bf15f098aecf3 1218356 debian-policy_4.7.4.0.git.tar.xz 88bc94ecc50c31c4216a0f97bb7491fb20cb30a1 17358 debian-policy_4.7.4.0_source.buildinfo Checksums-Sha256: 0fada88a8baa8277d41a4c480adef62d1bf4fbeb8e55b1e996d06245619dfa36 2363 debian-policy_4.7.4.0.dsc 9e38c15079051bed75903e1d4280ec935a9c2ebf3bca2232bc05b4c45f0ad719 584068 debian-policy_4.7.4.0.tar.xz bcb34f428ccb33fd47b1918d2b8998c8d9c242ae7764e030c40506ec8a13000e 1218356 debian-policy_4.7.4.0.git.tar.xz ac732785f2e77da1952febb3127276047fc2c9bec4b902caaf51818df7b37156 17358 debian-policy_4.7.4.0_source.buildinfo Files: f0d1ca91ddebe28d3ed5b87b5e8f5955 2363 doc optional debian-policy_4.7.4.0.dsc 3e7174208d292f67e3367bd74740a68d 584068 doc optional debian-policy_4.7.4.0.tar.xz 689993c2b83a2a5f405729b8b4d8c0dd 1218356 doc None debian-policy_4.7.4.0.git.tar.xz ae9363d547a4653c244428fc3c03a7d9 17358 doc optional debian-policy_4.7.4.0_source.buildinfo Git-Tag-Info: tag=c45c654b5a90262df5a3de7808ce64f08e7f6add fp=9b917007ae030e36e4fc248b695b7ae4bf066240 Git-Tag-Tagger: Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAEBCgAdFiEEN02M5NuW6cvUwJcqYG0ITkaDwHkFAmnLlmcACgkQYG0ITkaD wHmZWhAAyqJe/yvgp1i+k8Lo7QJYcTjSAqPArZMmCng/yeq6NJmN4ODXYVYq09AW tcXSI21uwI0jzRqk+49yMdKmISsc/W4aA2e++afUf5HbX4OtvHGPnvlF5oaoo3Cx lhElN8jphPO7MVDvNWJysCei6SH3aRnr06sbeo4538HnTQrdymnWI3AqL8S4x5S8 DfSi83oPU9n9FzcCAhaxa5FR9DEndI3g0fpAEQHh5K6X7M0hcFszWuNhk+7sXrt/ gF+IxZPnBDbL/BiugWCTLKvWAv1Rf2HZd6ubD4ZPbqL+zbE05ewlbE18uJOJn0i/ bKqzK5IGZUHQQlNf/yvymtmRQ/G7wpRjDljVPBQsrNVaAp5YTc+NVzADHpU+PGXH /fiSw/KZNmUOO8BVxo+kgefXMBMxYVN7T/E/2GYOqg63flR9GYP6yoFzHzT+YSZA Imy7L2mNdHsWhadxHFJjlm4vSll2lM7VUBYxk/AFIEcDVcXYeP+SqtmDGEoR5HdZ AHcV6WnYLxr2YJpmxpDR6DyFLRb+XXhx0iu8HZVV/RPZFoghPWq+7k6z/i5An8cI U4cu5dxdo/KmgPrP0z4rBwBf1JPSKSyKGXEOu9nfMMqgm3QaW/5dlbVdyOaNy8hx XHuOLXRA6AGCrHnsorCodBaQ9qub6cS3WVjvUYlm5XUGPqKJzgs= =gjR6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
