Re: Bug#17621: packaging-manual: about versions based on dates
On Mon, 2 Feb 1998, Ian Jackson wrote:
> I've just received a bug report about this discussion, wherein the
> proposed text is as shown here:
[snip]
> > especially for Debian) should always use the `YYYY-MM-DD' format.
>
> I think that we should use this text with the following modifications:
>
> 1. Change `i.e.' to `e.g.' in para.2, line 2. (Typo/error.)
>
> 2. Change `96' to `1996' and delete `and starting with the year 2000'
> in para.3. This will avoid silly questions about Y2K, and is clearer
> and more consistent.
>
> 3. Add `whose version numbers include dates' before `should always' in
> para.5, line 2. (Clarification that this is not intented to deprecate
> packages with non-date version numbers.)
I agree to all these changes.
Thanks,
Chris
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