There's problems with that too, but they're talking about the fact that (for example): $ apt-get install libfoo=0.1oldversion produces: E: Version '0.1ol

There's problems with that too, but they're talking about the fact that (for example): $ apt-get install libfoo=0.1oldversion produces: E: Version '0.1oldversion' for 'libfoo' was not found as soon as version 0.2newpieceofshit of libfoo exists, thus completely defeating the purpose of specifying a version.