[med-svn] r7475 - trunk/community/website/docs

[Charles Plessy]

Author: plessy
Date: 2011-08-18 23:49:14 +0000 (Thu, 18 Aug 2011)
New Revision: 7475

Modified:
   trunk/community/website/docs/policy.xml
Log:
dpatch to be removed in 2017.


Modified: trunk/community/website/docs/policy.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/community/website/docs/policy.xml	2011-08-18 13:01:10 UTC (rev 7474)
+++ trunk/community/website/docs/policy.xml	2011-08-18 23:49:14 UTC (rev 7475)
@@ -729,8 +729,9 @@
 				the <package>CDBS</package> package, is deprecated since version
 				<literal>0.4.85</literal>.  <command>dpatch</command> has been popular
 				as well, but is not compatible with the <literal>3.0 (quilt)</literal>
-				source format.  Please don't use any other patch system in Debian Med,
-				unless absolutely necessary.
+				source format and is <ulink	url="http://lists.debian.org/878vqt6was.fsf@luthien.mhp">
+				planned to be removed	2017</ulink>.  Please don't use any other patch
+				system in Debian Med,	unless absolutely necessary.
 			</para>
 			<sect3 id="quilt">
 				<title>Using <command>quilt</command></title>
@@ -869,7 +870,10 @@
 			<sect3 id="dpatch">
 				<title>Using <command>dpatch</command></title>
 				<para>
-					<emphasis>It has been a long time that new packages in Debian Med are not using <command>dpatch</command> anymore.  The commands below are for reference, but the use of <command>dpatch</command> is not encouraged.</emphasis>
+					<emphasis>Removal of <command>dpatch</command> is <ulink
+					url="http://lists.debian.org/878vqt6was.fsf@luthien.mhp"> planned for
+					2017</ulink>.  The commands below are for reference, but the use of
+					<command>dpatch</command> in Debian Med is discouraged.</emphasis>
 				</para>
 				<itemizedlist>
 				  <listitem id="dpatch-create-patch">