Re: Policy Weekly Issue #4/8: Dates in package versions

[kaih@khms.westfalen.de (Kai Henningsen)]

sanvila@unex.es (Santiago Vila Doncel)  wrote on 24.10.97 in <Pine.LNX.3.96.971024125749.1768B-100000@cantor.unex.es>:

> > > `96May05' is the same as `1996.05.05'.)

> 1. Preferred:       YYYY.MM.DD or YYYY.MM

I'd suggest using YYYY-MM[-DD] instead. That one is an ISO standard (8601,  
IIRC).

MfG Kai