[med-svn] r6832 - trunk/community/website/docs

[Charles Plessy]

Author: plessy
Date: 2011-05-14 13:00:49 +0000 (Sat, 14 May 2011)
New Revision: 6832

Modified:
   trunk/community/website/docs/policy.xml
Log:
Mention backports and PPA.


Modified: trunk/community/website/docs/policy.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/community/website/docs/policy.xml	2011-05-14 12:41:20 UTC (rev 6831)
+++ trunk/community/website/docs/policy.xml	2011-05-14 13:00:49 UTC (rev 6832)
@@ -497,6 +497,18 @@
 			<para>In addition, please add the package to the <quote>task</quote> file where it fits
 			the best, and document your ITP number using the <command>WNPP</command> field name.</para>
 		</sect2>
+		<sect2 id="backports">
+			<title>Backports</title>
+			<para>
+				Debian offers <ulink url="http://backports.debian.org">backports</ulink> to its stable version.  Backports of Debian Med packages should be kept as branches in our <link linkend="svn-repository-structure">Subversion</link> or <link linkend="git-repository-structures">Git</link> repositories.
+			</para>
+		</sect2>
+		<sect2 id="ppa">
+			<title>PPA for Ubuntu</title>
+			<para>
+				Debian Med operates a <ulink url="https://launchpad.net/~debian-med/+archive/ppa">Personal Package Archive</ulink> (PPA) on Launchpad, where packages are backported for Ubuntu.  There is currently no team policy on what to build, but please keep in mind issues like the possibility to upgrade to the next Ubuntu stable release.  Packages sent to this PPA may be kept as branches in our repositories.
+			</para>
+		</sect2>		
 	</sect1>
 	<sect1 id="tasks">
 		<title>Tasks</title>