Re: libc6_2.0.7 release notes...

[Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@datasync.com>]

Hi,
>>"Dale" == Dale Scheetz <dwarf@polaris.net> writes:

 Dale> Epochs are not, were never, intended to be used for this
 Dale> purpose. They are only for dealing with upstream renumbering
 Dale> that would cause conflicts.

	I thought this was all about the upstream releasing
 pre-releases with versions that would not order right for Debian? If
 that is indeed the case, then this is precisely what epochs were
 designed for.

	manoj
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