Subject: Re: next stable release version number (was re: Semaphore p1003.1b)
To: None <netbsd99@sudog.com>
From: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 10/01/2003 22:05:12
On Tue, Sep 30, 2003 at 09:16:19AM -0700, netbsd99@sudog.com wrote:
> I'm shocked. We're not going to go with version number 1.7?
> 
> I always like the fact that we were still at version 1.6 while the rest 
> of the world was moving on towards version 9.8 or 12.3 so it'd look 
> good to the unwashed masses.

The issue here is that with our current version numbering scheme: x.y.z,
y is bumped for major releases and z for minor, bug-fix release. So x is
never bumped, and will say at 1 forever. So just drop x, and
start using 2 digit version numbers :)

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
     NetBSD: 24 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
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