Bug#891216: Requre d-devel consultation for epoch bump

[Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>]

Hi!

On Fri, 2018-02-23 at 13:26:01 +0000, Ian Jackson wrote:
> Package: debian-policy
> Version: 4.1.3.0

> We had another thread on debian-devel recently, in which it once again
> became evident that epochs are misunderstood.  Epoch bumps should be
> rare and there are often better solutions.  I suggest that we should
> ask people to consult debian-devel.
> 
> Also we should encourage the +really convention rather than epoch
> bumps.

I also ended up writing a new dpkg FAQ entry, given that thread:

  <https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg/FAQ#Q:_What_are_version_epochs_and_why_and_when_are_they_needed.3F>

Thanks,
Guillem