Re: PW#5-15: Package versions based on dates
On Tue, 13 Jan 1998, Mark Baker wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 13, 1998 at 11:34:32PM +0100, Christian Schwarz wrote:
>
> > To prevent having to use epochs for every new upstream version,
> > the version number should be changed to the following format in
> > such cases: `96-05-01', `96-12-24', and starting with the year
> > 2000 `2000-12-24'.
>
> That will mean we'll need to use epochs for all these starting in 2000.
> Since we're going to need four digit years soon anyway, it would be better
> to use them now.
Umm, last time I checked 2000 was far larger than 99. Doesn't look like
epochs are needed for that reason.
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