Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 23:14:23 -0500 From: Coleman Kane <cokane@freebsd.org> To: Otter <otterr@telocity.com> Cc: "'Mike Harding'" <mvh@ix.netcom.com>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Version Numbering Message-ID: <20010304231423.B3870@cokane.yi.org> In-Reply-To: <000601c0a4e1$1365a800$1401a8c0@zoso>; from otterr@telocity.com on Sun, Mar 04, 2001 at 02:26:55PM -0500 References: <20010304190147.1F5C0E6B0A@netcom1.netcom.com> <000601c0a4e1$1365a800$1401a8c0@zoso>
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--DBIVS5p969aUjpLe Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This belongs on -hackers or something, not -stable where we want to get real work done. I don't want to sound angry or something, since we're all friends here, but -stable and -current are really places I would prefer to see system issues sorted out or new features discussed, rather than version inflation jokes that were stated over a year ago. Otter had the audacity to say: >=20 > futuristic? uummm... wasn't 2000 last year? can we please kill this > thread now? > -Otter >=20 >=20 > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Mike Harding > > Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2001 2:02 PM > > To: tom@uniserve.com > > Cc: ajh3@chmod.ath.cx; freebsd-stable@freebsd.org > > Subject: Re: Version Numbering > > > > > > > > Let's call it "FreeBSD 2000" so it sounds futuristic. > > > > Oh... Sorry. :) > > > > - Mike H. > > > > Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 09:28:07 -0800 (PST) > > From: Tom <tom@uniserve.com> > > X-Sender: tom@athena.uniserve.ca > > Cc: FreeBSD-stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> > > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=3DUS-ASCII > > Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG > > X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > > Precedence: bulk > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > > >=20 >=20 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message >=20 --DBIVS5p969aUjpLe Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE6oxKfERViMObJ880RAfkXAJ9vJIte7d/4vaVcGrBm9QVCjDdHSACfe1EY vWZxOpoD3fS6LxoCSYjEO9E= =ydxS -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --DBIVS5p969aUjpLe-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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