r112 - /web/deps/dep3.mdwn

[hertzog at users.alioth.debian.org]

Author: hertzog
Date: Sun Nov 29 14:26:32 2009
New Revision: 112

URL: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/dep/?sc=1&rev=112
Log:
Enforce UTF-8 encoding for meta-information

Modified:
    web/deps/dep3.mdwn

Modified: web/deps/dep3.mdwn
URL: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/dep/web/deps/dep3.mdwn?rev=112&op=diff
==============================================================================
--- web/deps/dep3.mdwn (original)
+++ web/deps/dep3.mdwn Sun Nov 29 14:26:32 2009
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     Title: Patch Tagging Guidelines
     DEP: 3
     State: CANDIDATE
-    Date: 2009-11-09
+    Date: 2009-11-26
     Drivers: Raphael Hertzog <hertzog at debian.org>
     URL: http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep3
     Abstract:
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@
 Any parser that expect those fields in patch headers should also
 accept non-structured content and simply append the non-structured
 content to the value of the `Description` field.
+
+All the meta-information must be UTF-8 encoded. When the patch itself
+contains non-UTF-8 characters, it's recommended to stick to ASCII for the
+meta-information.
 
 Standard fields
 ---------------
@@ -240,3 +244,5 @@
 * 2009-11-09: Clarify how non-structured paragraph are merged in the
   Description. Make it explicit that Reviewed-by and Acked-by imply
   approval of the change.
+* 2009-11-26: Enforce UTF-8 usage for the meta-information and recommend
+  ASCII when the patch contains non-UTF-8 characters.