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

2018-02-23 Thread Ian Jackson
Package: debian-policy Version: 4.1.3.0 We had another thread on debian-devel recently, in which it once again became evident that epochs are misunderstood. Epoch bumps should be rare and there are often better solutions. I suggest that we should ask people to consult debian-devel. Also we shou

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

2018-02-23 Thread David Bremner
Ian Jackson writes: > Package: debian-policy > Version: 4.1.3.0 > > We had another thread on debian-devel recently, in which it once again > became evident that epochs are misunderstood. Epoch bumps should be > rare and there are often better solutions. I suggest that we should > ask people to

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

2018-02-23 Thread Ian Jackson
David Bremner writes ("Bug#891216: Requre d-devel consultation for epoch bump"): > I find the existing use of the debian-devel list in policy strange, and > am unenthusiastic about expanding it. It's not a "must-read" list for > debian contributors, and it is (or was, last time I subscribed) an >

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

2018-02-23 Thread Guillem Jover
Hi! On Fri, 2018-02-23 at 13:26:01 +, Ian Jackson wrote: > Package: debian-policy > Version: 4.1.3.0 > We had another thread on debian-devel recently, in which it once again > became evident that epochs are misunderstood. Epoch bumps should be > rare and there are often better solutions. I