Re: Bug#21969: debian-policy: needs clarification about Standards-Version
Hi,
>>"Raul" == Raul Miller <rdm@test.legislate.com> writes:
Raul> Marcus Brinkmann <Marcus.Brinkmann@ruhr-uni-bochum.de> wrote:
>> I don't think the wording does leave room for any
>> interpretation. You are free to read it in native english or in
>> english written by a german guy, you still get the same meaning:
>> Out of w.x.y.z, the first three have to be coorect (w.x.y) while
>> the fourth can be ignored.
Raul> Of course, stated this way it's ambiguous. [Who may ignore the
Raul> fourth: the person supplying, or the person interpreting the
Raul> version number?]
Either. Both. Have you read the original statement?
Raul> However since it's a comment in a changelog rather than in the
Raul> policy manual, the program source (diffs) should be considered
Raul> authorative on what change was actually made.
Huh? What program? How does a change in my package determin
how many digits to supply? What are you talking about?
manoj
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