Re: Version naming

[Stefan Monnier]

> As a result, on the Debian side, each major increment does represent
> more work: increased load on the mirrors, administrative overhead of
> package migrations, removals, etc.

The real underlying cause is dpkg's inability to handle simultaneous
installs of different versions of the same package.  As a result, you
get more work, as you point out, and I can't easily keep around all the
versions I'd like to keep.


        Stefan