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4. By Matt Wheeler on 2010-03-04

* Merge from debian testing. Remaining changes:
Don't add "byhand" files as soyuz doesn't support them

* Fixes (LP: #531711)

3. By Michael Bienia on 2008-09-23

debian/rules:
Don't add "byhand" files as soyuz doesn't support them
(fixes a "Failed to upload" error).

2. By Joost van Baal on 2008-08-06

* Urgency set to high to get this into lenny. The only changes since last
  accepted upload (4.0.2) are: Fix FTBFS and translation updates.
[ Changes by Joost van Baal ]
* debian/control: change priority from standard to optional: sync with
  Debian archive's override file.

1. By Joost van Baal on 2008-03-29

* The Debian FAQ is now maintained using SVN (no longer using CVS.)
[ Changes by Joost van Baal ]
* The Debian FAQ's debian/ packaging stuff is now maintained using a
  revision control system: SVN on Alioth.
  - debian/control: Add Vcs-* headers.
* This package no longer is called doc-debian, but debian-faq; it contains
  the Debian GNU/Linux FAQ only. See doc-debian's debian/changelog for
  the history of the Debian GNU/Linux FAQ. (Closes: #473998)
  - debian/rules: remove stuff referring to constitution or social-contract.
  - debian/{prerm,postinst}: remove stuff referring to reporting-bugs,
    manifesto, mailing-lists or social-contract.
  - debian/control: package is now called debian-faq, not doc-debian. Rewrote
    package description. Add Conflicts: doc-debian <= 3.1.5.
  - debian/copyright: remove license conditions of non-FAQ documents.
* debian/control: add Homepage header.
* debian/control: add myself to Uploaders, after ack from jfs.
* debian/rules: faq no longer is in FAQ/, but in .: adjust build rules.
* debian/doc-base: imported from doc-debian-3.1.5/doc-base/debian-faq.
  updated list of authors.
* debian/control: Bump Standards-Version from 3.6.2.0 to 3.7.3 (no changes
  needed.)
* Create new binary Debian packages debian-faq-de, debian-faq-fr,
  debian-faq-it, debian-faq-zh-cn for translations which are somewhat up to
  date and not yet available as Debian packages. Use debhelper's dh_install
  to deal with these multiple packages: we now build-depend upon debhelper.
  When at it, use dh_installdeb, dh_gencontrol, dh_md5sums and dh_builddeb
  too.
  - debian/{rules,control}: install de, fr, it and zh_CN translations too.
  - debian/compat: enforce debhelper compatibility level 5.
  - debian/rules: build needed languages (de, fr, it and zh_CN) only.
  - debian/debian-faq-{de,fr,it,zh-cn}.{dirs,install}: add debhelper files
    for building extra binary packages.
  - debian/rules: use debhelper's dh_installchangelog, dh_installdocs and
    dh_compress to handle debian/{copyright,changelog} and doc-base stuff.
    add needed dh_clean calls.
  - debian/rules: replace handcrafted chmod/chown call with dh_fixperms.
  - debian/debian-faq*.doc-base, debian/debian-faq*.{prerm,postrm}: add
    doc-base registrations for all packages, let debhelper deal with them.
* Update the content of the FAQ files to their latest SVN
  versions, from svn.debian.org ddp/manuals/trunk/debian-faq:
   - changes by joostvb, 2008-04-03
      * faqinfo.sgml: mention debian-faq-de, debian-faq-fr and other
        translation packages, update svn url.
   - changes by joostvb, 2008-03-24 - 2008-03-29
      * uptodate.sgml: remove remark only relevant to < etch
      * software.sgml: do not explicitly mention lenny: make text more
        stable
      * compat.sgml: get rid of & in url: make sure typesetters do not
        choke on it
      * nexttime.sgml: remove obsolete entry on security
      * nexttime.sgml: add entry on d-i and on releasegoal "Dependency
        based boot sequence"
      * nexttime.sgml: port to netbsd is stalled, freebsd is getting
        better
      * nexttime.sgml: mention new armel port. update SuperH status. drop
        amd64: of course we support that: old news
      * nexttime.sgml: add some lenny release goals about i18n from
        http://release.debian.org/lenny/goals.txt
      * compat.sgml: Debian Etch is LSB certified. Thanks Stanislav
        Gromov for reporting this. (Closes: #473108)
      * faqinfo.sgml: faq moved from cvs to svn
      * redist.sgml: debian-ham is discontinued
      * contrib.sgml: the gnu system by fsf is no longer the planned
        gnu/hurd
      * support.sgml: do not repeat detailed instructions from
        http://www.debian.org/Bugs/Reporting. people should use reportbug
        anyway
      * support.sgml: fix typo
      * support.sgml: mention ftp as last way to get bug-reporting.txt:
        its no longer widely used
      * support.sgml: closed bugs are not removed but archived
      * support.sgml: mention web forums and wiki next to mailing lists
        and usenet news. add pointer to support page at debian website
      * support.sgml: everybody has a forms-capable WWW browser these
        days: remove obsolete remark
      * customizing.sgml: remove comment: yes our description is correct.
        give another useful dpkg-divert invocation
      * kernel.sgml: --force-remove-essential is not needed when purging
        linux-image
      * kernel.sgml: kernel-image is now called linux-image
      * kernel.sgml: remove obsolete make-kpkg notes. we refer to
        make-kpkg's documenation anyway
      * uptodate.sgml: oops, apt-proxy was already in. remove addition
        from revision 5010
      * uptodate.sgml: dpkg-ftp is obsolete
      * uptodate.sgml: add section on apt-proxy
      * pkgtools.sgml: add another useful dpkg-deb feature
      * pkgtools.sgml: add section on synaptic, move section on dselect
        to "other tools" section
      * pkgtools.sgml: do not be english-centric: suggest aptitude-doc
        virtual package; not aptitude-doc-en
      * pkgtools.sgml: update comment
      * pkg_basics.sgml: the X Window System no long is called X11, but
        X.Org. Just refer to it as "X"
      * pkg_basics.sgml: add missing ","
      * pkg_basics.sgml: console-apt is gone, use aptitude
      * pkg_basics.sgml: the archive has pools now
      * pkg_basics.sgml: dpkg-deb is for lowlevel interaction only
      * pkg_basics.sgml: dpkg-divers is part of the package tools
      * pkg_basics.sgml: dpkg-split is hardly in use any more
      * pkg_basics.sgml: mention frontend for dpkg and dpkg-source
      * pkg_basics.sgml: add introduction exaplaing low level character
        of chapter
      * customizing.sgml: do not use uft-8 quoting characters: i am not
        sure what would cause that to break...
      * customizing.sgml: Apply patch contributed by Peter Moulder in
        Message-Id: <email address hidden>,
        clarifying and updating some init-script issues. (Closes: #461492)
      * ftparchives.sgml: remove comments about woody and older stuff
      * ftparchives.sgml: add . for closing sentence; s/freeware/free
        software/
      * ftparchives.sgml: the fact that distributions are directories is
        an implementation detail: move it somewhat more under the carpet
      * ftparchives.sgml: use more recent release names: people wont even
        know these prehistoric ones
      * compat.sgml: add comment with idea for another question
      * compat.sgml: libc5 packages where in sarge, no longer in etch.
        remove section
      * ftparchives.sgml: experimental is a full blown distribution now,
        move description to other section
      * ftparchives.sgml: there is "expermimental" and "oldstable" too:
        mention these
      * software.sgml: Add some more questions on non-free software
        commonly found on GNU/Linux systems: Flash (Don't mention
        Macromedia/Adobe's non-free player); VoIP (don't mention non-free
        Skype); mention ndiswrapper; mention Google Earth (or is that not
        suitable for this faq?)
      * software.sgml: update section "Where is qmail/ezmlm/djbdns?" now
        that djb is placing his software into the public domain.
      * getting.sgml: Mention new installation methods: USB, TFTP etc.
      * getting.sgml: remove broken link
      * getting.sgml: http://cdimage.debian.org/ is now just a redirect
        to http://www.debian.org/CD. Question "I have my own CD-writer,
        are there CD images available somewhere?" duplicates "Where/how can
        I get the Debian installation disks?". Removed it.
      * getting.sgml: we do DVDs too, not just CDs
      * getting.sgml: Given the current size of Debian, installing from
        floppy is next to impossible. Therefore, remove section "Can I
        install it from a pile of floppy disks?"
      * getting.sgml: http://www.debian.org/CD is more up to date on
        getting CD images than this faq: add referral
      * pkg_basics.sgml: Mention wrapper tools for building .deb from
        source package. Thanks Tim Richardson for his suggestion in
        <1203086175.11942.24.camel@d420>.
      * ftparchives.sgml: move question about low-level implementation
        details to end of chapter
      * uptodate.sgml: dselect built in access methods (like dpkg-ftp)
        are obsolete: remove section
      * software.sgml: non-us is obsolete since sarge: remove section
      * getting.sgml: dselect's build-in access methods are obsolete. Do
        not talk about low level cd image details like Rock Ridge
        extensions: that's not suitable for newbies.
      * pkgtools.sgml: fix bug in description of "apt-get dist-upgrade".
        explain difference with "apt-get upgrade"
   - changes by joostvb, 2007-09-21
      * pkg_basics.sgml: Files containing Debian packages typically have
        a component representing the Debian architecture in their name.
        Thanks Justin Pryzby. (Closes: #443472)
   - changes by joostvb, 2007-07-11
      * basic_defs.sgml: Michael K. Johnson's INFO-SHEET and META-FAQ have
        been unmaintained for a very long time. Refer to Linux Online instead.
      * basic_defs.sgml: We don't release every several months, but at
        about every 2 years (checked potato - woody - sarge - etch ( - lenny)
        release dates). FTP archives are update twice, not once a day.
      * basic_defs.sgml: when asked what debian is, first tell about the
        nice things. explain the boring stuff like what a distribution is
        later: swapped 2 sections
      * support.sgml: remove notes about sections of manpages: too much
        techical detail for intented audience. give example "man ls"
        instead and refer to man(1)
      * support.sgml: mention yelp too, as an alternative for dwww,
        doc-central e.a.
[ Changes by Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña ]
* Update the content of the FAQ files to their latest SVN
  versions, from svn.debian.org ddp/manuals/trunk/debian-faq:
   - changes by jfs, 2007-12-16 - 2007-12-17
      * faqinfo.sgml: Add web CVS interface location
      * faqinfo.sgml: Add Kamaraju Kusumanchi to the credits
      * debian-faq.sgml: Slight formatting change to (c)
      * faqstatic.ent: Add the oldreleasename entity
      * getting.sgml: Add codenames to the version list
      * choosing.sgml: Convert paragraphs to list and expand on one a bit
      * choosing.sgml: Rewrite some sections, use entities and make the
        Knoppix section much more generic
      * choosing.sgml: Remove extra space
      * choosing.sgml: Reformat to SGML
      * choosing.sgml: Add Kamaraju Kusumanchi's GPLd FAQ that helps
        users choose Debian distributions.
      * debian-faq.sgml, faqstatic.ent: Add new section on choosing the
        distribution based on the work by Kamaraju Kusumanchi
      * uptodate.sgml: Improve description of new items
      * pkgtools.sgml, software.sgml, uptodate.sgml: Add contributions by
        Eric <email address hidden>, which were lost in the email
   - changes by jfs, 2007-09-23 - 2007-09-30
      * customizing.sgml: Add clarification on device permissions
      * pkg_basics.sgml: Fix sgml error
      * pkgtools.sgml: Typo fix
      * pkgtools.sgml: Init handles runlevels, not the kernel
      * pkgtools.sgml: Aptitude is the preferred package management at
        console
   - changes by jfs, 2007-08-13 - 2007-08-23
      * pkgtools.sgml: Note that you have to install the package
      * kernel.sgml: Add --initrd to make-kpkg calls
      * compat.sgml: Added amd64 and a reference to the ports page
      * compat.sgml: M68k is not supported on etch
      * software.sgml: Add a reference to the section describing custom
        kernels
      * software.sgml: Wrap example in var
      * pkgtools.sgml: Mention tasksel as part of the package management
        tools
      * software.sgml: Enhance the software description with information
        on how to build a development environment
   - changes by jfs, 2007-02-22 - 2007-04-08
      * ftparchives.sgml: Add etch to the releases
      * getting.sgml: Use the entity instead
      * faqstatic.ent: Etch has been release, enjoy!
      * uptodate.sgml: Change http.us to ftp.us and update the pointer to
        the latest location of the mirror list
      * faqstatic.ent: Revert values (to sarge's) so that the website is
        consistent with the current status
[ Changes by Simon Paillard ]
* Update the content of the FAQ files to their latest SVN
  versions, from svn.debian.org ddp/manuals/trunk/debian-faq:
   - changes by spaillar, 2007-10-14 - 2007-10-18
      * fr/pkg_basics.sgml: False friend [ by "fully_associative" ]
      * fr/pkgtools.sgml, fr/support.sgml: Typos [ Yannick Palanque ]
   - changes by spaillar, 2007-02-11 - 2007-02-14
      * fr/customizing.sgml: Proofreading [Laurent Leonard]
      * fr/basic_defs.sgml: Proofread [Leonard Laurent]
      * fr/customizing.sgml: Add commas [Leonard Laurent]
      * fr/customizing.sgml: Fix spelling [Leonard Laurent]