Package: debian-policy Version: 4.7.4.1 Severity: wishlist Hi
I couldn't find a good reference of what a 'release critical' bug means, would it be reasonable to include this in the policy manual? Or is that a more relaxed term that is continously re-defined in https://release.debian.org/testing/rc_policy.txt ? /Simon
From da250ca3b3102594f2d3fad16116acd1b7bd8f60 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Simon Josefsson <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:36:52 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Mention term 'release critical' --- policy/ch-scope.rst | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/policy/ch-scope.rst b/policy/ch-scope.rst index a279c26..58f1df1 100644 --- a/policy/ch-scope.rst +++ b/policy/ch-scope.rst @@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ describe the importance of each statement: [#]_ to these requirements will generally not be considered acceptable for the Debian distribution. These statements correspond to the *critical*, *grave*, and *serious* bug severities (normally serious). They are - collectively called *Policy requirements*. + collectively called *Policy requirements* and sometimes refered to as + *release critical*. * The terms *should* and *should not*, and the adjective *recommended*, denote best practices. Non-conformance with these guidelines will -- 2.54.0
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