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A few known use\ncases:\n\n * Debian uses it to update testing based on unstable\n * Ubuntu uses it to update their latest development suite using a \"hidden\" -proposed-updates suite as source\n\nBritney's primary goal is too keep packages in the target suite installable\n(e.g. Debian testing) while keeping it up to date with its primary source\nsuite (e.g. Debian unstable).\n\n## Installing, configuring and using Britney\n\nPlease see [doc/setting-up-britney.rst].\n\n## Migration items\n\nBritney generally works with a \"migration item\", which is a group of binary\npackages (and possibly a source package).  Packages are bundled into these\nmigration items under the following rules:\n\n 1. \"source migration\": An update of the source package.  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Binary removals are items generated by Britney to clean up the target suite.\n    * Britney refers to these as \"-${SOURCE_NAME}\" or \"-${BINARY_NAME}/${ARCHITECTURE}\" depending on the case.\n\n## Migration rules (excuses/policies)\n\nBritney applies a number of policies to migration items before attempting\nto migrate them to the target suite.  These policies can \"reject\" a\npackage and prevent it from migrating.  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