Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 00:47:05 -0700 From: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> To: Craig Reyenga <craig@craig.afraid.org> Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Version Release numbers Message-ID: <3EE58CF9.4090B7D3@mindspring.com> References: <000901c32eeb$4b15d4a0$0200000a@fireball>
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Craig Reyenga wrote: > Perhaps all odd major numbers should be considered development versions. 5.3 > would instead be called 6.0, to signify that it is ready for general use by > everyone. HEAD would change to 7.0-CURRENT, and the process would repeat, > with 7.0-RELEASE thru 7.N-RELEASE (with "N" being the last development > version) until the tree is then ready for 8.0, which would be of course > marked "stable." The problem with this is you are very soon running version 99 (or 100, if you want it stable). Historically, BSD has used odd minor numbers as new features, and even minor numbers as stabilization. This was broken with 4.4, but that was because of the lawsuit, not through any poor intent on anyone's part. Nothing can kill a product faster than version bloat; witness NetWare and Oracle. PS: I also agree with Rahul's point about early adoption being key to shaking out the bugs. -- Terry
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