r66 - /web/deps/dep3.mdwn

[hertzog at users.alioth.debian.org]

Author: hertzog
Date: Fri Jun 19 09:16:16 2009
New Revision: 66

URL: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/dep/?sc=1&rev=66
Log:
Add paragraph about scope and application

Modified:
    web/deps/dep3.mdwn

Modified: web/deps/dep3.mdwn
URL: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/dep/web/deps/dep3.mdwn?rev=66&op=diff
==============================================================================
--- web/deps/dep3.mdwn (original)
+++ web/deps/dep3.mdwn Fri Jun 19 09:16:16 2009
@@ -33,6 +33,17 @@
 available so that tools like the [Patch Tracking
 System](http://patch-tracking.debian.net) can display them.
 
+Scope and application
+---------------------
+
+The usage of this format is highly recommended but as long as it's not
+endorsed by the Debian policy, it will not be required. It is however
+expected that tools like lintian will be modified to recommend adding
+those information in patches. As the technical impact on package is null,
+there's no need to organize a time-limited transition. All maintainers
+can start using this format while doing their regular uploads, there's no
+need to upload new revisions of packages just for adding those
+information.
 
 Structure
 ---------
@@ -143,3 +154,4 @@
 * 2009-06-12: Initial draft by Raphaël Hertzog.
 * 2009-06-19: Replace Origin/Status/Patch with Origin/Forwarded. Add new
   fields Author and Last-Update. Rename Signed-off-by in Reviewed-by.
+  Add a paragraph about the scope of the proposal.