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Bug#52225: policy typo



On Wed, Dec 08, 1999 at 04:25:23PM +0000, Peter Naulls wrote:
> Package: debian-policy
> 
> In section 2.3.5, "who's" should read "whose".  
> who's is short for "who is" (or similar) while whose
> is ownership (like "its" or "hers").

I second this.

And, since you didn't include a patch:

*** policy.sgml Wed Dec  8 13:18:36 1999
--- policy.sgml.fixed   Wed Dec  8 13:18:56 1999
***************
*** 706,712 ****
          <p>
            Sometimes, there are several packages doing more-or-less
            the same job. In this case, it's useful to define a
!           <em>virtual package</em> who's name describes the function
            the packages have. (The virtual packages just exist
            logically, not physically--that's why they are called
            <em>virtual</em>.) The packages with this particular
--- 706,712 ----
          <p>
            Sometimes, there are several packages doing more-or-less
            the same job. In this case, it's useful to define a
!           <em>virtual package</em> whose name describes the function
            the packages have. (The virtual packages just exist
            logically, not physically--that's why they are called
            <em>virtual</em>.) The packages with this particular

-- 
Raul


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