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96 "Sandro Tosi" <matrixhasu@gmail.com> writes:
98 > On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 15:11, Ben Finney <ben+debian@benfinney.id.au> =
100 > > [T]here's no good reason I can see to re-use a release number
101 > > after it's uploaded.
103 > Because it never reach the archive, so it's better to keep the same
104 > version for a REJECTED package
106 Why is it better? What benefit does it bring to retain the same
107 version string, including release number, for two different packages
108 that have both been uploaded by the maintainer?
110 > jumping revision is useless.
112 It's useful because it clearly distinguishes two different package
113 uploads by the maintainer. By definition, they are at least different
114 enough that one was REJECTED and the later one hopes not to meet the
117 That keeps discussions about which one is which easy, and it even
118 makes it trivial to distinguish in the package changelog, by
119 separating the two releases and describing what was done for the later
120 one to make it different.
122 That's a tangible benefit, not "useless". What is the benefit in not
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