Bug#1135785: Suggest starting date-based version numbers with 0.x

Holger Levsen <[email protected]> Thu, 7 May 2026 08:18:38 +0000
Newsgroups gmane.linux.debian.devel.policy
Message-ID <afxK3rMTg1ObdiMV__33796.6751701728$1778141968$gmane$org@layer-acht.org>
reassign 589478 debian-policy
forcemerge 1135785 589478
thanks

On Wed, May 06, 2026 at 01:41:58PM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote:
> > Generally we want all the version number techniques to be in Policy.
> Yes, I think that's a good counterargument to what I assume was my thought
> process at the time that this was more advice than a requirement.
> > I think this should be Policy advice, i.e. use "encouraged".
> Yes, agreed.

alright, reassigning and force merging accordingly. thanks!


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