GNOME/Community/Policy

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This page contains the draft policy for what packages should be considered for inclusion in the GNOME:Community repository.

• A package could be made available for a specific distribution once a newer version is available that adds functionality (bug fixes should be made available through the distribution's update repository)

• An exception is if the package requires significant updates to packages it depends on. In which case, consider packaging parallel-installable newer versions of the dependencies?

• Avoid forking. If a package is being maintained for older versions of a distribution, rebase to the latest distribution (or Factory) packaging as soon as appropriate

• Once a package is available in Factory, do not build a version for it in G:C