IIRC, Debian changed the naming to match 2.9.81, while upstream changed to match Ubuntu naming in 2.9.82. I'd say the current naming (with '-') is reasonable. Ubuntu has a larger user base than Debian, as glom has entered Ubuntu for some time. It's reasonable to match the Ubuntu naming, and it's not quite a big deal to change the naming in Debian, as it's technically doable and very few people are already using it. So please don't worry, Murray :)
IIRC, Debian changed the naming to match 2.9.81, while upstream changed to match Ubuntu naming in 2.9.82. I'd say the current naming (with '-') is reasonable. Ubuntu has a larger user base than Debian, as glom has entered Ubuntu for some time. It's reasonable to match the Ubuntu naming, and it's not quite a big deal to change the naming in Debian, as it's technically doable and very few people are already using it. So please don't worry, Murray :)