@rpm-maint: the sole reason for the existence of epoch (and its higher
precedence in the comparison order of {E,V,R}) is to preserve upgradeability
when either upstream has made an inconvenient choice of version, or the
packager/distro has decided to revert to an older version.
This has nothing to do with grievous burdens, and is entirely relevant to the
real world of software distribution where mistakes can and do happen.
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