Bug#891216: Requre d-devel consultation for epoch bump

To: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>
Cc: 891216@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Bug#891216: Requre d-devel consultation for epoch bump
From: Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2018 15:27:57 +0000
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Guillem Jover writes ("Re: Bug#891216: Requre d-devel consultation for epoch bump"):
> I also ended up writing a new dpkg FAQ entry, given that thread:
> 
>   <https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg/FAQ#Q:_What_are_version_epochs_and_why_and_when_are_they_needed.3F>

Thanks.

Would you care to second my policy amendment ?

Ian.

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