On 21 Aug 1997 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Dale Scheetz writes: > > Each revision will be properly noted. > > > We aren't doing this for the benefit of CD makers. This is for the > > benefit of the end user (remember them?) who needs to be able to go to a > > local retailer and purchase the Debian distribution. If the CD > > manufacturer is forced to loose his shirt every time he tries to > > distribute this product, he is not likely to try again, and others who > > might have tried will be discouraged from the attempt. > > This is the part that baffles me. Do you really believe that users who > won't buy 1.3.1 because 1.3.2 is out will buy 1.3 revision 1 after 1.3 > revision 2 comes out? > > > As much as we may dislike having such discussions, marketing issues must > > be addressed if this goal is to be met. > > And choosing a simple, consistent, and comprehensible release naming scheme > is such an issue. Hambone, bopeep, 1.3.1, and now revision 2... all > very confusing. I've been trying to convince the people in the seul > project to use Debian: they think Debian is flaky. I like Debian. I use > Debian. I'd contribute if I had the resources. But I'm beginning to agree > with them.
Good point, John. It seems that the sugar-coated explanation still doesn't taste very good. Hey, users who are listening - Debian 1.3.3 is out but it's still called 1.3.1 so nobody who buys those CD sets will feel inferior? We need someone with a Ph.D. in policy analysis to convince us that it really does taste good. Why don't we just call it Debian GNU/Linux 1.3.1.your_lucky_number? +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ + Paul Wade Greenbush Technologies Corporation + + mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.greenbush.com/ + +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ + http://www.greenbush.com/cds.html Now shipping version 1.3.? + +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
