From: | David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org> |
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To: | Greg Stark <gsstark(at)mit(dot)edu> |
Cc: | "David E(dot) Wheeler" <david(at)kineticode(dot)com>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: Version Numbering |
Date: | 2010-08-20 20:16:25 |
Message-ID: | 20100820201625.GB31484@fetter.org |
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On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 07:59:55PM +0100, Greg Stark wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 7:34 PM, David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org> wrote:
> > +1 for three-number versions...well, until we really see the light
> > and go to two-number versions. 8.3 and 8.4 are different enough
> > that they shouldn't even mildly appear the same, for example.
>
> You realize if we did that 9.0 would be version 18?
Yes. And?
> > David (Oh, how silly! You actually want Frobozz 3.1.4.1.5.2.6,
> > not 3.1.4.1.5.2.5!).
>
> So eventually you end up with the same problem. Oh, you wanted
> version 117 not 116!
Assuming wild optimism, namely that we release a major version each
year on the exact same date, that will become a problem *long* after
no one in this discussion is still involved with the project. I'm OK
with deferring this to future generations.
Cheers,
David.
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