If there is a reason why the numbering must remain in the current state, could the YEAR.MONTH be added to the package description. In such a way, there would be no confusion and the packaging name could remain as it is.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to fglrx-installer in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1171081 Title: The numbering of the package is undescriptive Status in “fglrx-installer” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: If you look at the fglrx package for raring: http://packages.ubuntu.com/raring/fglrx you can see it's numbered 9.010. But this, unfortunately, doesn't tell much which version it is, as AMD (usually) releases drivers with YEAR.MONTH naming scheme. The only easy way to find out when the driver was released is to use:http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Category%3aReleases Why this numbering is used? I think it's very confusing. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer/+bug/1171081/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
