Hi! On Fri, 2018-02-23 at 13:26:01 +0000, 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 suggest that we should > ask people to consult debian-devel. > > Also we should encourage the +really convention rather than epoch > bumps. I also ended up writing a new dpkg FAQ entry, given that thread: <https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg/FAQ#Q:_What_are_version_epochs_and_why_and_when_are_they_needed.3F> Thanks, Guillem