debian-policy 3.9.7.0 source package in Ubuntu

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debian-policy (3.9.7.0) unstable; urgency=low

  * Policy: refreshed the names of the Policy Editors.
  * Makefile: use gzip -n when compressing generated files.
  * debian/control, Makefile:
     - add missing Build-Depends on sp (opensp). Closes: #812663
     - migrate to openjade and opensp.
  * debian/rules: no more ship libc6-migration.txt. Closes: #797478
  * Policy: Symbolic links must not traverse above the root directory.
    Wording: Andrey Rahmatullin <email address hidden>
    Seconded: Bill Allombert <email address hidden>
    Seconded: Jakub Wilk <email address hidden>
    Seconded: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <email address hidden>
    Closes: #555979
  * Policy: [9.2.2] document 32-bit UIDs ranges.
    Wording: Matthew Vernon <email address hidden>
    Seconded: Russ Allbery <email address hidden>
    Seconded: Bill Allombert <email address hidden>
    Seconded: Julien Cristau <email address hidden>
    Closes: #765499
  * Policy: [5.1] empty field values in control files are only permitted in
    the debian/control file of a source package.
    Wording:  Bill Allombert <email address hidden>
    Seconded: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <email address hidden>
    Seconded: Andrey Rahmatullin <email address hidden>
    Closes: #666726
  * Policy: [4.9] debian/rules: required targets must not attempt network
    access.
    Wording:  Bill Allombert <email address hidden>
    Seconded: Andrey Rahmatullin <email address hidden>
    Seconded: Lucas Nussbaum <email address hidden>
    Closes: #770016
  * Policy: [12.3] recommend to ship additional documentation for package 'pkg'
    in a separate package 'pkg-doc' and install it into /usr/share/doc/pkg.
    Wording:  Russ Allbery <email address hidden>
    Seconded: Bill Allombert <email address hidden>
    Seconded: Charles Plessy <email address hidden>
    Closes: #106073
  [ Stefano Zacchiroli ]
  * autopkgtest: new document containing the specification of automatic,
    as-installed (AKA autopkgtest, or DEP-8) package tests
    Closes: #799779

 -- Bill Allombert <email address hidden>  Mon, 01 Feb 2016 23:03:51 +0100

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debian-policy: Debian Policy Manual and related documents

 This package contains:
    - Debian Policy Manual
    - Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS)
    - Debian Menu sub-policy
    - Debian Perl sub-policy
    - Debian configuration management specification
    - Machine-readable debian/copyright specification
    - Autopkgtest - automatic as-installed package testing
    - Authoritative list of virtual package names
    - Policy checklist for upgrading your packages
    - Paper about libc6 migration
 It also replaces the old Packaging Manual; most of the still-relevant
 content is now included as appendices to the Policy Manual.