[ubuntu/resolute-proposed] debian-policy 4.7.4.0 (Accepted)

[Jeremy Bícha]

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 at josefsson.org>
    Seconded: Sean Whitton <spwhitton at spwhitton.name>
    Seconded: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
    Closes: #1127343
  * Policy: Allow *.so files to be linker scripts instead of symlinks
    Wording: Russ Allbery <rra at debian.org>
    Seconded: Aurelien Jarno <aurel32 at debian.org>
    Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem at 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 at subdivi.de>
    Wording: Sean Whitton <spwhitton at spwhitton.name>
    Seconded: Johannes Schauer Marin Rodrigues <josch at debian.org>
    Seconded: Holger Levsen <holger at 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 at debian.org>
    Wording: Helmut Grohne <helmut at subdivi.de>
    Wording: Jochen Sprickerhof <jspricke at debian.org>
    Wording: Nattie Mayer-Hutchings <nattie at debian.org>
    Wording: Sean Whitton <spwhitton at spwhitton.name>
    Seconded: Sean Whitton <spwhitton at spwhitton.name>
    Seconded: Guillem Jover <guillem at debian.org>
    Closes: #757760, #830524, #1099587

Date: 2026-03-31 16:29:27.720291+00:00
Signed-By: Jeremy Bícha <jbicha at ubuntu.com>
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debian-policy/4.7.4.0
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