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From: Ben Finney &lt;bignose@debian.org&gt;
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Subject: Re: Bug#1138091: systemd: install upstream change log document
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Control: tags -1 + wontfix
Control: summary -1 0

The current behaviour meets Debian Policy =C2=A712.7 better than the propos=
ed change.

On 28-May-2026, Ben Finney wrote:

&gt; Currently, the Debian release of SystemD does not install the upstream
&gt; changelog document. This file is part of source releases, as the file
&gt; =E2=80=98./NEWS=E2=80=99.
&gt;=20
&gt; The recommendation to install the upstream changelog document is specified
&gt; in Policy =C2=A712.7:

That same section (=C2=A712.7) also specifies that the current behaviour is
preferred:

    If an upstream release notes file is available, containing a summary of
    changes between upstream releases intended for end users of the package
    and often called &quot;NEWS&quot;, it should be accessible as
    &quot;/usr/share/doc/package/NEWS.gz&quot;. An older practice of installing the
    upstream release notes as &quot;/usr/share/doc/package/changelog.gz&quot; is
    permitted but deprecated.

I am closing this bug report as invalid.

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_o__)                                                                  |
Ben Finney &lt;bignose@debian.org&gt;

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