Bug#186102: version numbering for date-releases is flawed
On Mon, Mar 31, 2003 at 06:57:11PM +0200, Bill Allombert wrote:
> > The Policy section "Version numbers based on dates" recommends using
> > simply YYYYMMDD for versions based on dates.
>
> I have always read this policy as documenting how to write date as part
> of version, not how to use (only) date as version.
It makes no mention of being partial. Even if your interpretation is
correct, the phrasing is still open to interpretation and should be fixed.
> This looks more like a best practice than a policy, though.
Yeah, I agree, but it's in the Policy Manual as it is...
> How evil epochs are ?
Evil enough :)
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