Bug#1109665: release-notes: Document APT crypto policies for trixie

Chris Hofstaedtler <[email protected]> Wed, 23 Jul 2025 12:29:05 +0200

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* Julian Andres Klode <[email protected]> [250721 22:07]:
>On Mon, Jul 21, 2025 at 09:15:17PM +0200, Chris Hofstaedtler wrote:
>> On Mon, Jul 21, 2025 at 01:37:41PM +0200, Julian Andres Klode wrote:

>> 4) trust all the details are in the APT documentation or a manpage.
>> Which one is it / which URL can we link to?
>
>We do not provide documentation outside the comment and the debian/NEWS
>entry. We should document the mechanisms, but not the policy, inside
>APT.
>
>The policy is subject to the policy file in the packaging, as well as
>the default Sequoia policy which are in a sense outside of APT's control
>as an upstream identity (different downstreams may apply their own
>policies).

Surely the apt package in Debian is to be used in Debian, and thus 
can document the Debian-specifics? If I understand you right, it 
also ships a Debian-specific policy file.

Chris