Hello,

I hereby call for votes on the following resolution:

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Using its powers under constitution 6.1.5, the Technical Committee
issues the following advice:

  1. It is not a bug of any severity for a package with a non-native
     version number to use a native source package format.

  2. Thus, we think that dpkg shouldn't issue warnings, or otherwise
     complain, when a non-native version number is used w/ 3.0 (native).

  3. We suggest that the wontfix tag on #737634 be reconsidered.

  4a. We believe that there are indeed circumstances in which
      1.0-with-diff is the best choice for a particular source package,
      including, but not limited to, git-first packaging workflows.

      This is because there is currently no other source format which is
      such that avoid both (i) uploading the whole source, including
      upstream, for every upload; and (ii) having to maintain
      debian/patches/ inside the package tree.

  4c. We believe that there are indeed circumstances in which
      1.0-with-diff is the best choice for a particular source package,
      including, but not limited to, git-first packaging workflows.
      However, we recommend discontinuing use of 1.0-with-diff in other
      circumstances, to simplify the contents of the archive.

      This is because ... [second paragraph as in 4a].

  5. We decline to comment on the recent source package format MBF.

Option A -- issue items 1-3, 4a and 5

Option C -- issue items 1-3, 4c and 5

Option X -- issue only items 1, 2, 3 and 5

Option N -- none of the above.

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-- 
Sean Whitton

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