Bug#682948: Incorrect versioning scheme disturbs upgrading

[Jonas Smedegaard]

On 12-07-27 at 09:58am, Micah Gersten wrote:
> This is not an Ubuntu issue, but a PPA issue.

I don't care, really (and sorry I confused matters by mentioning a 
specific Debian derivative at all).  What I care about is if packages 
follow our "stream of changes" - i.e. upstream/downstream relationships.

Debian has the Blender project as upstream - not Ubuntu nor any PPA.  
Which makes any other deb package of blender downstream to Debian.  I am 
happy to collaborate directly with any downstream of Debian, no matter 
if they are "further down" or directly derived from Debian.

(maybe they are best off only coordinating with their direct upstream - 
but that is none of our concern, really).


> I'll leave it to Jonas to mark wontfix if he feels it's appropriate as 
> I don't actively work on this.

For the record I also do not work on this package specifically.  I am a 
Debian Developer and involved in the Multimedia team, and care about our 
relationship with derivatives.


> I'd suggest using the next release with a ~vcs suffix, so if there's a 
> 2.63, do a 2.63a~svn upload.

Sorry, but I find it bad advice to try second-guess your upstream: You 
don't know if 2.63 will be followed by 2.63a (even if that was a pattern 
used by your upstream in the past)!

Use "~" to indicate "just below" and "+" to indicate "just above".

NB! If you consider Debian upstream to you, then Debian (more than the 
Blender project) is where you should stay "just above" or "just below".

You are free to not consider Debian upstream to you - even if yor 
packaging is derived from Debian: DFSG-free software grants you the 
freedom to fork! Just please decide if you are playing with us or by 
yourself (e.g. file bugreports here only when playing with us).


Regards,

 - Jonas

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