[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes ("Re: Releases other than by the
package maintainert"):
> [Ian Jackson:]
> > (b) that the non-usual-maintainer releases should use a particular
> > revision format: eg, hello-1.3-8 would become hello-1.3-8.1.
>
> Seems very right to me. But I would like to add the following to it.
>
> When mainstream is updated, hello-1.3 -> hello-1.4
> Non-usual-maintainer updates, hello-1.3-8 -> hello-1.4-0.1
> Usual-maintainer updates, hello-1.3-8 -> hello-1.4-1
>
> Usual-maintainer should never use -0 for revisions.
> And if we agree on this, it should be mandated in the manual.
I think this seems reasonable. I propose to mandate it.
Any objections, considerations ?
Ian.
