Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 11:01:47 -0800 (PST) From: Mike Harding <mvh@ix.netcom.com> To: tom@uniserve.com Cc: ajh3@chmod.ath.cx, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Version Numbering Message-ID: <20010304190147.1F5C0E6B0A@netcom1.netcom.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10103040926460.35019-100000@athena.uniserve.ca> (message from Tom on Sun, 4 Mar 2001 09:28:07 -0800 (PST)) References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10103040926460.35019-100000@athena.uniserve.ca>
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Let's call it "FreeBSD 2000" so it sounds futuristic.
Oh... Sorry. :)
- Mike H.
Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 09:28:07 -0800 (PST)
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On Sun, 4 Mar 2001, Andrew Hesford wrote:
> What with all the version inflation going on in the Linux world, I have
> an idea for FreeBSD.
>
> Forget 4.3-STABLE. Skip to 4.4. And rather than calling it FreeBSD
> 4.4-STABLE, call it 4.4FreeBSD. That way, we can show off the roots of
> FreeBSD and make it sound cool, too!
This discussion already occured over a year ago. Use the archive.
> Or, we can stop people from asking, "Why is RedHat in version 7,
> Mandrake almost in version 8, and FreeBSD only in 4?" (assuming RedHat
> users even know what FreeBSD is). Just call the next release FreeBSD
> 10.3-STABLE or FreeBSD 2001-STABLE.
Are people seriously fooled by version numbers? I've never seen anyone
on this list ask why the version number wasn't bigger.
> --
> Andrew Hesford
> ajh3@chmod.ath.cx
Tom
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