[Dwn-trans-commit] CVS public_html/src/Writing/DWN

[CVS User joey]

Update of /var/cvs/infodrom.org/public_html/src/Writing/DWN
In directory finlandia:/home/users/joey/Projects/Web/public_html/src/Writing/DWN

Modified Files:
	dwn-2006-33.wml 
Log Message:
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--- /var/cvs/infodrom.org/public_html/src/Writing/DWN/dwn-2006-33.wml	2006/08/09 06:10:33	1.4
+++ /var/cvs/infodrom.org/public_html/src/Writing/DWN/dwn-2006-33.wml	2006/08/09 06:26:44	1.5
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
 website is also <a href="http://netu.naquadah.org:8080/">available</a> with
 most of the features up for testing.</p>
 
+<p><strong>New Version Naming for Pre-Releases.</strong> Martin F. Krafft <a
+href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2006/08/msg00006.html">\
+announced</a> that the archive software finally supports the use of the tilde
+('~') in version numbers.  This special character is intended to be used to
+denote pre-releases of software.  It is sorted before the zero-length string,
+so that version <code>1.0~rc4-1</code> will be superseded by the final version
+<code>1.0-1</code>.</p>
+
 <p><strong>Security Updates.</strong> You know the drill.  Please make sure
 that you update your systems if you have any of these packages installed.</p>