Yesterday we released Debian Policy 4.1.3.0, containing patches from numerous different contributors, some of them first-time contributors. Thank you to everyone who was involved!

Please consider getting involved in preparing the next release of Debian Policy, which is likely to be uploaded sometime around the end of January.

Consensus has been reached and help is needed to write a patch

#780725 PATH used for building is not specified

#793499 The Installed-Size algorithm is out-of-date

#823256 Update maintscript arguments with dpkg >= 1.18.5

#833401 virtual packages: dbus-session-bus, dbus-default-session-bus

#835451 Building as root should be discouraged

#838777 Policy 11.8.4 for x-window-manager needs update for freedesktop menus

#845715 Please document that packages are not allowed to write outside thei…

#853779 Clarify requirements about update-rc.d and invoke-rc.d usage in mai…

#874019 Note that the ’-e’ argument to x-terminal-emulator works like ’–’

#874206 allow a trailing comma in package relationship fields

Wording proposed, awaiting review from anyone and/or seconds by DDs

#515856 remove get-orig-source

#582109 document triggers where appropriate

#610083 Remove requirement to document upstream source location in debian/c…

#645696 [copyright-format] clearer definitions and more consistent License:…

#649530 [copyright-format] clearer definitions and more consistent License:…

#662998 stripping static libraries

#682347 mark ‘editor’ virtual package name as obsolete

#737796 copyright-format: support Files: paragraph with both abbreviated na…

#742364 Document debian/missing-sources

#756835 Extension of the syntax of the Packages-List field.

#786470 [copyright-format] Add an optional “License-Grant” field

#835451 Building as root should be discouraged

#845255 Include best practices for packaging database applications

#846970 Proposal for a Build-Indep-Architecture: control file field

#864615 please update version of posix standard for scripts (section 10.4)