On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 1:11 PM, Jesse Keating <jkeating@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 07/27/2012 10:15 AM, Toshio Kuratomi wrote: >> >> For endusers, the date is more handy for seeing whether the package is >> based >> on newer or older upstream versions than the scm's hash. > > > But do we specifically say what you're supposed to put in the date field? > Is it the date the hash was created? The date the hash was added to a > specific branch? The date the hash was checked out by the Fedora dev and > built in the build system? > > The guidelines say at one place that the date used should be the date the > snapshot was made, which can be pretty disconnected from the date the hash > was created or merged. > > A date without clear rules or context is just meaningless digits. If you can suggest a clarification of wording, it sounds like an EASYFIX for FPC. -J > -- > Jesse Keating > Fedora -- Freedom² is a feature! > -- > devel mailing list > devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel -- http://cecinestpasunefromage.wordpress.com/ ------------------------------------------------ in your fear, seek only peace in your fear, seek only love -d. bowie -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
