> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Christian Schwarz) wrote on 13.01.98 in <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]>: > > > To prevent having to use epochs for every new upstream version, > > the version number should be changed to the following format in > > such cases: `96-05-01', `96-12-24', and starting with the year > > 2000 `2000-12-24'. > > I'd say it should at least be optional to use 4 digit years instead.
I'd say that if the maintainer changes the upstream date anyway, a 4-digit year should be compulsory. (and at the very least optional!) -- joost witteveen, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Potentially offensive files, part 5: /dev/random. `head -c 4 /dev/random` may print 4-letter words (once every approx 4e8 tries).
