Bug#968000: libconfig-model-dpkg-perl: Get policy release dates in another way

[Felix Lechner]

Hi,

On Wed, Sep 8, 2021 at 8:49 AM gregor herrmann <gregoa at debian.org> wrote:
>
> Implemented in git, but not uploaded because

Thanks for looking at it so promptly, and sorry I did not also submit
an MR like you had asked.

> Now of course we can strip off the fourth level ourselves

If Lintian becomes a data provider (which the policy team seemed to
prefer) it's probably better—as a general matter—for consuming
packages to apply the changes they require.

You are welcome to borrow the code from here:

    https://salsa.debian.org/lintian/lintian/-/blob/master/lib/Lintian/Check/Fields/StandardsVersion.pm#L76-81

Kind regards
Felix Lechner