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

To: 620566@bugs.debian.org
Cc: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>, Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux1.fr>, Raphael Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>, Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
Subject: Bug#620566: dpkg: "version number does not start with digit" is in contrast to policy
From: chris h <ch@grml.org>
Date: Sun, 22 May 2011 23:47:59 +0200
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On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 10:06 AM, Bill Allombert
<Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux1.fr> wrote:
> I formally object to that change in policy, since no rationale is provided.
> For the time being, #620566 is a bug in dpkg.

So, should this bug then be assigned back to dpkg?
Is there anything which prevents fixing this bug?

Thanks,
  -ch

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