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regarding reword reasons for a package to be priority: extra
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Package: debian-policy
Version: 3.9.2.0
Severity: normal

It is not really clear what is meant by packages that "are only likely
to be useful if you already know what they are", and it also seems like
it would put too many packages in "extra".

Removing this reason for packages to be in "extra" should clarify the
difference between "optional" and "extra", and reduce the time spent
arguing about whether or not it applies to a given package.

diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml
index 8100da0..0482309 100644
--- a/policy.sgml
+++ b/policy.sgml
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@
 		This contains all packages that conflict with others
 		with required, important, standard or optional
 		priorities, or are only likely to be useful if you
-		already know what they are or have specialized
+		have specialized
 		requirements (such as packages containing only detached
 		debugging symbols).
 	    </item>
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Source: debian-policy
Source-Version: 4.0.1.0

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
debian-policy, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 660...@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

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Sean Whitton <spwhit...@spwhitton.name> (supplier of updated debian-policy 
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Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2017 21:47:47 -0400
Source: debian-policy
Binary: debian-policy
Architecture: all source
Version: 4.0.1.0
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Debian Policy List <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
Changed-By: Sean Whitton <spwhit...@spwhitton.name>
Closes: 196367 485776 589671 640263 660249 678607 758124 758234 759260 822430 
835520 839172 849851 849853 866192 867308
Description: 
 debian-policy - Debian Policy Manual and related documents
Changes:
 debian-policy (4.0.1.0) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   [ Russ Allbery ]
   * Policy: Overhaul priorities, deprecate extra
     Wording: Russ Allbery <r...@debian.org>
     Seconded: Niels Thykier <ni...@thykier.net>
     Seconded: Andreas Henriksson <andr...@fatal.se>
     Seconded: Ansgar Burchardt <ans...@debian.org>
     Closes: #758234, #759260, #660249, #196367
   * Policy: Clarify prohibition on depending on environment variables
     Wording: Russ Allbery <r...@debian.org>
     Seconded: Simon McVittie <s...@debian.org>
     Seconded: Niels Thykier <ni...@thykier.net>
     Closes: #640263
 .
   [ Sean Whitton ]
   * Policy: Disambiguate "original authors" in 12.5
     Wording: Jonathan Nieder <jrnie...@gmail.com>
     Seconded: Russ Allbery <r...@debian.org>
     Seconded: David Bremner <brem...@debian.org>
     Seconded: Jonas Smedegaard <d...@jones.dk>
     Closes: #678607
   * Policy: Document Testsuite: field
     Wording: Charles Plessy <ple...@debian.org>
     Seconded: Antonio Terceiro <terce...@debian.org>
     Seconded: Sean Whitton <spwhit...@spwhitton.name>
     Seconded: David Bremner <brem...@debian.org>
     Closes: #758124
   * Policy: Require calling ldconfig by means of triggers
     Wording: Niels Thykier <ni...@thykier.net>
     Seconded: Andreas Henriksson <andr...@fatal.se>
     Seconded: Sean Whitton <spwhit...@spwhitton.name>
     Seconded: David Bremner <brem...@debian.org>
     Closes: #822430
   * Policy: Make section 9 agnostic between Debian's init systems
     Wording: Andreas Henriksson <andr...@fatal.se>
     Seconded: Andrey Rahmatullin <w...@debian.org>
     Seconded: Martin Pitt <mp...@debian.org>
     Seconded: Holger Levsen <hol...@layer-acht.org>
     Seconded: gregor herrmann <gre...@debian.org>
     Seconded: Sean Whitton <spwhit...@spwhitton.name>
     Seconded: Russ Allbery <r...@debian.org>
     Closes: #835520
   * Policy: Packages may not install both a desktop entry and a menu entry
     Wording: Sean Whitton <spwhit...@spwhitton.name>
     Seconded: Philip Hands <p...@hands.com>
     Seconded: Didier 'OdyX' Raboud <o...@debian.org>
     Seconded: David Bremner <brem...@debian.org>
     Closes: #839172
   * Convert Process.md to an appendix to Policy itself.
     - Update link in "Authors and Maintainers" to point to this new
       appendix (Closes: #866192).
   * Incorporate Margarita Manterola's maintscript flowcharts as a new
     appendix (Closes: #485776).
     Many thanks to David Bremner for help importing the images to docbook.
     - Add a footnote to 6.6 linking to the new appendix.
   * Update first paragraph of Appendix A to note that the final three
     appendices (the policy changes process and the upgrading checklist)
     were not taken from the Packaging Manual.
   * Add a footnote linking to the REJECT-FAQ (Closes: #849853).
   * Note that the debian/rules clean target is useless for removing files
     not compatible with the DFSG (Closes: #849851).
   * Add 'javascript', 'rust' archive sections (Closes: #867308).
   * Drop remark that systems with only required packages installed are
     "probably unusable", and add a paragraph break. (Closes: #589671).
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