Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2001 09:41:36 -0800 From: Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group <Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca> To: Andrew Hesford <ajh3@chmod.ath.cx>, Tom <tom@uniserve.com>, FreeBSD-stable <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Version Numbering Message-ID: <200103041742.f24HgGk09191@cwsys.cwsent.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 04 Mar 2001 09:28:07 PST." <Pine.BSF.4.10.10103040926460.35019-100000@athena.uniserve.ca>
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In message <Pine.BSF.4.10.10103040926460.35019-100000@athena.uniserve.ca >, Tom writes: > > 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. Agreed, I don't want to see this discussion again. > > > 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. I had a snide remark about windows that might have been appropriate at another time and in another place, however this topic doesn't belong here, it's been discussed to death and a decision has been made. Anyone who still wants to discuss this topic, take it to -chat and quit wasting our time! Regards, Phone: (250)387-8437 Cy Schubert Fax: (250)387-5766 Team Leader, Sun/Alpha Team Internet: Cy.Schubert@osg.gov.bc.ca Open Systems Group, ITSD, ISTA Province of BC To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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