| 1998 |
<replaceable>Y</replaceable> are the major and minor release numbers, and |
<replaceable>Y</replaceable> are the major and minor release numbers, and |
| 1999 |
<replaceable>Z</replaceable> is a counter starting at <literal>1</literal>. |
<replaceable>Z</replaceable> is a counter starting at <literal>1</literal>. |
| 2000 |
When the release number is not yet known (often the case for |
When the release number is not yet known (often the case for |
| 2001 |
<literal>testing</literal>, at the beginning of release cycles), the lower |
<literal>testing</literal>, at the beginning of release cycles), the lowest |
| 2002 |
release number higher than the last stable release number must be used. For |
release number higher than the last stable release number must be used. For |
| 2003 |
example, while Etch (Debian 4.0) is stable, a security NMU to stable for a |
example, while Etch (Debian 4.0) is stable, a security NMU to stable for a |
| 2004 |
package at version <literal>1.5-3</literal> would have version |
package at version <literal>1.5-3</literal> would have version |