Bug#620566: dpkg: "version number does not start with digit" is in contrast to policy

[Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>]

Russ Allbery wrote:
> Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> writes:

>> What about previously-in-archive packages?
>
> Are there any of significance?

Ah, I forgot to say: I think changing this to a "must" with advice to
add a 0 when the upstream version does not start with a number would
be a good change.  Based on your clarifications, I don't think there's
anything left to do after that.  Packaging system policy for ancient
and otherwise noncompliant packages can be left to the packaging
system maintainers.

Sorry for the confusion.