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+Making a release
+================
+
+1. Make sure setup.py has the right version number, fix it in a pre-release
+ commit if not.
+2. Update NEWS, use the command: git log --format="- %s (%an)"
+3. Tag with: git tag -s 0.1.14
+4. Build tarball with: python setup.py clean; python setup.py sdist
+6. Upload tarball: scp d-feet-0.1.14.tar.gz johnp@master.gnome.org:
+7. Install tarball: ssh john@master.gnome.org 'ftpadmin install d-feet-0.1.14.tar.gz'
+9. blog about it if you would like
+10. Make post-release version bump
+
+Based on http://live.gnome.org/MaintainersCorner/Releasing
diff --git a/d-feet.doap b/d-feet.doap
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D-Feet
D-Bus Debugger
+
+ D-Feet is an easy to use D-Bus debugger.
+ D-Bus is a messaging library used on the Desktop. D-Feet can be used to inspect D-Bus interfaces of running programs and invoke methods on those interfaces.
+
John (J5) Palmieri