On Sat, Nov 01, 2003 at 01:19:51AM +0100, Josip Rodin wrote: > On Sun, Oct 26, 2003 at 01:53:26PM +0100, Bernhard R. Link wrote: > > Policy 5.6.11 describes the upstream version part as: > > | if there is no epoch then colons are not allowed. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Thus I suggest 5.6.11 to be changed so that colons are no longer allowed > > Please read and reconsider :)
This just means that colons are _sometimes_ allowed in the upstream version (namely when the package already has an epoch for some reason). Having them sometimes allowed is even worse than having them always allowed, so it makes me support the proposal more strongly :) Richard Braakman
