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#770440 policy should mention systemd timers

#773557 Avoid unsafe RPATH/RUNPATH

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#793499 The Installed-Size algorithm is out-of-date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

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

#874206 allow a trailing comma in package relationship fields

#902612 Packages should not touch users’ home directories

#905453 Policy does not include a section on NEWS.Debian files

#906286 repository-format sub-policy

#907051 Say much more about vendoring of libraries

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

#645696 [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…

#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

#910548 base-files - please consider adding /usr/share/common-licenses/Unic…

#917431 virtual packages: logind, default-logind

#920355 Permit branch specifications (”-b”) in Mercurial Vcs-Hg headers