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      This document is distributed as the <code class="literal">menu-policy</code>
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      It is also available from the Debian web mirrors at <a class="ulink" href="https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/menu-policy/" target="_top">https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/menu-policy/</a>.
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          Increase the visibility of the Menu sub policy
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          Reduce the coupling between policy and implementation.  If this
          separation is not made, every time we want to change menu
          policy, we have to arrange to get the maintainer to release a
          new version of the package, even if the package has not
          otherwise changed.  It also involves yet another layer, making
          the policy changes that much harder to implement.
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