This one time, at band camp, Christian Perrier said:
> --- policy.sgml.old   2006-12-13 22:24:05.534361649 +0100
> +++ policy.sgml       2006-12-13 22:26:52.159683953 +0100
> @@ -1221,6 +1221,13 @@
>         </p>
>  
>         <p>
> +         Packages which use the Debian Configuration management
> +         specification must allow for translation of their messages
> +         by using a gettext-based system such as the one provided by
> +         the <package>po-debconf</package> package.
> +       </p>
> +
> +       <p>
>           Packages should try to minimize the amount of prompting
>           they need to do, and they should ensure that the user
>           will only ever be asked each question once.  This means

Fully seconded.  This seems entirely in line with the direction we have
already been taking, and long overdue.

Thanks Christian,
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