On Sat, Aug 20, 2022 at 03:29:59PM +0000, Stefano Rivera wrote: > > > Epochs cause problems, [...] > > which are? (I agree they are ugly and should often be avoided, but I don't > > see any unsolved problems with them, which is why I'm asking.) > The standard one is that people use them to revert an upload. ok, I agree that's bad. (but not the case here.) > But, epochs aren't used in the upstream tarball filename, so you then > easily get a conflict between the old and the new one. I'd replace 'easily' with 'theoretically in rare cases' but I can see how this is a valid point, sometimes. Thanks for the feedback. -- cheers, Holger ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ holger@(debian|reproducible-builds|layer-acht).org ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋⠀ OpenPGP: B8BF54137B09D35CF026FE9D 091AB856069AAA1C ⠈⠳⣄ A single bitcoin transaction alone consumes 621 KWh, or half a million times more energy consumption than a credit card payment. The bitcoin network annually wastes 78 TWh (terrawatt hours) annually or the energy consumption of several *million* US households. https://twitter.com/smdiehl/status/1350869944888664064
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