On Wed, 28 Mar 2018 at 23:39:58 +0200, Christian T. Steigies wrote: > propper official documentation how to use and not use an epoch
This appears to be in progress. In response to previous discussion of this same issue, a dpkg maintainer wrote about this a few weeks ago: https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg/FAQ#Q:_What_are_version_epochs_and_why_and_when_are_they_needed.3F Policy wording has also been proposed: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=891216 > If it > is incorrect to start with the debian revision from scratch after an epoch, > please document it where a regular person can easily find it This is also in progress: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=881431 > I think the TC has more important problems to solve. Jeremy's mention of the TC was in the context of wishing there was a dispute-resolution mechanism less "heavy" than escalating to the TC, so it seems you and Jeremy are in agreement there. smcv