Should PPAs be forced to specify a ~ppa1 or similar in the package version?

[Clint Byrum]

Excerpts from Scott Ritchie's message of Sat Apr 02 06:56:04 -0700 2011:
> This has long been "good practice" for a variety of reasons
> 
> 1) Independent PPA packages of new upstream versions can be
> automatically replaced when a proper distro update occurs.
> 2) If the PPA package itself gets promoted to the archive, it can be
> replaced by just dropping the ~ppa
> 3) It makes the version string more meaningful, as it prevents the
> possibility of an official and PPA package having the same version
> 4) If you are branching foo-0ubuntu1 and need multiple iterations you
> now have a proper number to increment without implying you've rebased
> off foo-0ubuntu2.
> 
> Making such a change would have other value:
> 
> 1) It makes it much easier to detect nonstandard packages on a system.
> This can be done with automated tools too without fear of false
> positives (in bug reports, with apport, with update manager, etc)
> 2) If all PPA packages were so branded, it would be much easier to
> implement a "remove all PPA packages" type of feature.

Session or no, +1 from me. I have forgotten the ~ppaX a few times and
then been confused when the package doesn't update. I don't thin its
all that critical, but it would definitely prevent mistakes.

If there is push back for some reason, it might make sense to have it
turned on by default but provide a checkbox to disable it.