(we were discussing having a branch of manual for each stable release) This appears to have happened - thanks Samuel!
https://anonscm.debian.org/viewvc/d-i/branches/manual/jessie/ I think it would be worth mentioning the existence of this in the trunk README - suggested patch below. Please let me know if I should open another bug for this or cross-reference to an existing one. Index: README =================================================================== --- README (revision 70307) +++ README (working copy) @@ -17,4 +17,10 @@ All help is welcome! Send suggestions to the debian-boot list. Patches can be submitted against the package installation-guide. -Last update: 09 July 2006 +Patches should normally be submitted against the 'trunk' version of +the manual, so they will be included in the next stable release. +However there are some cases where it is appropriate to update the +stable release also: such patches should be made against the branch +for the relevant stable release codename: ^/branches/manual/<codename>. + +Last update: 27 September 2016 --