* Anthony Towns <aj@azure.humbug.org.au> [031101 06:53]: > I'd be more inclined to fix the tools, personally, or to say that > "within Debian, we'll translate upstream colons to something else" > than removing the support from dpkg or changing its meaning.
Sorry, I have problems parsing this. Does this mean you have nothing against debian-policy stating colons are not allowed (and how they should be translated) in upstream versions, as long dpkg can still cope with them for non-Debian packages? Hochachtungsvoll, Bernhard R. Link -- The man who trades freedom for security does not deserve nor will he ever receive either. (Benjamin Franklin)