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general
  • source: debian-faq (main)
  • version: 11.1
  • maintainer: Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Peña (DMD)
  • uploaders: Joost van Baal [DMD] – Josip Rodin [DMD]
  • arch: all
  • std-ver: 4.6.1
  • VCS: Git (Browse, QA)
versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]
[pool directory]
  • o-o-stable: 9.0
  • oldstable: 10.1
  • stable: 11.1
  • testing: 11.1
  • unstable: 11.1
versioned links
  • 9.0: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 10.1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
  • 11.1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
binaries
  • debian-faq (12 bugs: 0, 8, 4, 0)
  • debian-faq-de
  • debian-faq-fr
  • debian-faq-it
  • debian-faq-ja
  • debian-faq-ko
  • debian-faq-nl
  • debian-faq-pt
  • debian-faq-ru
  • debian-faq-zh-cn
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1 bug tagged patch in the BTS normal
The BTS contains patches fixing 1 bug, consider including or untagging them.
Created: 2023-09-13 Last update: 2023-09-23 04:02
Depends on packages which need a new maintainer normal
The packages that debian-faq depends on which need a new maintainer are:
  • dblatex (#942402)
    • Build-Depends-Indep: dblatex
  • docbook-xml (#802368)
    • Build-Depends-Indep: docbook-xml
  • docbook-xsl (#802370)
    • Build-Depends-Indep: docbook-xsl
Created: 2019-11-22 Last update: 2023-09-23 02:14
15 new commits since last upload, is it time to release? normal
vcswatch reports that this package seems to have new commits in its VCS but has not yet updated debian/changelog. You should consider updating the Debian changelog and uploading this new version into the archive.

Here are the relevant commit logs:
commit 5190cb9513420ed8219774d0c236fda6546e30d0
Merge: 8280706 ecb59a7
Author: Tobias Quathamer <toddy@debian.org>
Date:   Sat Sep 10 14:11:24 2022 +0000

    Merge branch 'lintian-fixes' into 'main'
    
    Trim trailing whitespace
    
    See merge request ddp-team/debian-faq!7

commit ecb59a7aba19fd78e21e59812060911d0370db82
Author: Debian Janitor <janitor@jelmer.uk>
Date:   Wed Sep 7 10:18:45 2022 +0000

    Trim trailing whitespace.
    
    Changes-By: lintian-brush
    Fixes: lintian: trailing-whitespace
    See-also: https://lintian.debian.org/tags/trailing-whitespace.html

commit 8280706bfe28067aceda398b67c1604fb4c49caa
Author: Wenbin Lv <wenbin816@gmail.com>
Date:   Wed Sep 7 17:04:14 2022 +0800

    (zh-cn) update translation of support.po

commit 7821101de47de8e83298ff2ac5cf74014b9cf7f7
Author: Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org>
Date:   Sun Aug 28 00:27:27 2022 +0200

    Make update-po for pt

commit e8d0e4817608b842608d0a4b595d4fb7d0796ad7
Author: Américo Monteiro <a_monteiro@gmx.com>
Date:   Sun Aug 28 00:22:52 2022 +0200

    Portuguese translation update

commit 6fb019d0cf1165d078e12b1b44353cc9fd45ffe0
Author: Dr. Tobias Quathamer <toddy@debian.org>
Date:   Thu Jun 23 18:50:47 2022 +0200

    Run make update-po

commit 973c6c922d0d3b627b53a30d6091b3cecb4ee24b
Author: Dr. Tobias Quathamer <toddy@debian.org>
Date:   Thu Jun 23 17:59:12 2022 +0200

    Manually convert msgids to avoid massive fuzzying of translations

commit 7d29e8efa85b4aef9377c10d94cac49576adba9b
Author: Dr. Tobias Quathamer <toddy@debian.org>
Date:   Thu Jun 23 17:40:33 2022 +0200

    Run make tidypo, no content changes

commit f0108f0b21c941386517595c21cd90f532155976
Author: Dr. Tobias Quathamer <toddy@debian.org>
Date:   Thu Jun 23 00:21:21 2022 +0200

    Replace single quotes with double quotes

commit 5d3dd9ec6833c33aec2b26e5aa358afbc92ed771
Author: Dr. Tobias Quathamer <toddy@debian.org>
Date:   Thu Jun 23 00:12:10 2022 +0200

    Rewrap footnote

commit d552b1d37230ab2bd5c1039a9839f2b4ef659fc9
Author: Dr. Tobias Quathamer <toddy@debian.org>
Date:   Thu Jun 23 00:05:08 2022 +0200

    Rewrap some tags, no content changes

commit 17e6480562d0e4faad9fcbbc731acb76d1965a41
Author: Dr. Tobias Quathamer <toddy@debian.org>
Date:   Wed Jun 22 23:49:56 2022 +0200

    Use <literal> for command line programs

commit 23017b4d0209e667a46cdf584de8397d0996a795
Merge: 23bc2e0 abc1962
Author: Tobias Quathamer <toddy@debian.org>
Date:   Wed Jun 15 19:22:59 2022 +0000

    Merge branch 'patch-1' into 'main'
    
    Remove Google Groups suggestion
    
    See merge request ddp-team/debian-faq!2

commit abc1962538f2c753e7be935017952d9cdf704b8e
Author: Avinash Sonawane <rootkea@gmail.com>
Date:   Sun Aug 23 12:38:14 2020 +0000

    Remove Google Groups suggestion (service pushed behind login wall)

commit 23bc2e049e3dcc610828a0838966e18c09863971
Author: Wenbin Lv <wenbin816@gmail.com>
Date:   Tue Jun 14 10:26:31 2022 +0800

    (zh-cn) fix a typo in getting-debian.po
Created: 2022-06-14 Last update: 2023-09-18 10:38
Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist
The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.6.2 instead of 4.6.1).
Created: 2022-12-17 Last update: 2022-12-17 19:18
news
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  • [2022-06-05] debian-faq 11.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2022-05-31] Accepted debian-faq 11.1 (source) into unstable (Dr. Tobias Quathamer)
  • [2022-04-05] Accepted debian-faq 11.0 (source all) into unstable (Dr. Tobias Quathamer)
  • [2019-10-07] debian-faq 10.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2019-10-02] Accepted debian-faq 10.1 (source) into unstable (Dr. Tobias Quathamer)
  • [2019-02-25] debian-faq 9.0 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2019-02-15] Accepted debian-faq 9.0 (source all) into unstable, unstable (Dr. Tobias Quathamer)
  • [2016-09-03] debian-faq 8.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2016-08-28] Accepted debian-faq 8.1 (source all) into unstable (Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña) (signed by: Javier Fernandez-Sanguino)
  • [2015-05-07] debian-faq 8.0 MIGRATED to testing (Britney)
  • [2015-05-01] Accepted debian-faq 8.0 (source all) into unstable (Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña) (signed by: Javier Fernandez-Sanguino)
  • [2014-10-26] debian-faq 5.0.3 MIGRATED to testing (Britney)
  • [2014-10-16] Accepted debian-faq 5.0.3 (source all) into unstable (Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña) (signed by: Javier Fernandez-Sanguino)
  • [2014-10-13] Accepted debian-faq 5.0.2+nmu1 (source all) into unstable (Russell Stuart)
  • [2014-08-27] debian-faq REMOVED from testing (Britney)
  • [2013-06-15] debian-faq 5.0.2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2013-06-04] Accepted debian-faq 5.0.2 (source all) (Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña)
  • [2012-08-22] debian-faq 5.0.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2012-08-11] Accepted debian-faq 5.0.1 (source all) (David Prévot)
  • [2011-09-07] debian-faq 5.0 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2011-08-27] Accepted debian-faq 5.0 (source all) (Simon Paillard)
  • [2010-02-06] debian-faq 4.0.4+nmu1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2010-01-26] Accepted debian-faq 4.0.4+nmu1 (source all) (Christoph Egger)
  • [2008-08-12] debian-faq 4.0.4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2008-08-06] Accepted debian-faq 4.0.4 (source all) (Joost van Baal)
  • [2008-07-24] debian-faq 4.0.2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
  • [2008-07-13] Accepted debian-faq 4.0.2 (source all) (Joost van Baal)
  • [2008-04-28] Accepted debian-faq 4.0 (source all) (Joost van Baal)
bugs [bug history graph]
  • all: 12 13
  • RC: 0
  • I&N: 8
  • M&W: 4 5
  • F&P: 0
  • patch: 1
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