So is there a release called 3.x? Only a few days ago, someone said that he had upgrades from 3.x, and was asked just which release he had upgraded from, which is a perfectly reasonable question.
All I can do is repeat my previous question, but I’m beginning to doubt I’ll get an answer. It’s like dealing with Pope Francis, who relishes ambiguity. Peter -- Peter West [email protected] “For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness.” > On 13 Feb 2020, at 1:21 am, David Carlson <[email protected]> wrote: > > I believe Derek said 3.x is a major release and 3.0 is the first minor > release in that series. > > David Carlson > > On Wed, Feb 12, 2020, 9:08 AM Peter West <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > So it is correct to say that 3.0 was the major release, and that 3.1, 3.2. > etc were all subsequent minor releases? > > Saying 3.x is the major release is ambiguous, to say the least. In that case, > 3.1, 3.2, etc would all be major releases, because they all qualify as 3.x. > > It took me a while to work out what you were saying, and maybe I still > haven’t. > > Peter > -- > Peter West > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > “For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual > immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, > sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness.” > > > On 13 Feb 2020, at 12:54 am, Derek Atkins <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > Please remember to CC gnucash-user on all replies... > > > > Peter West <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> writes: > > > >> I assume that you mean: > >> 3.0 is the major release, and 3.1, 3.2. etc are all the minor releases. So > >> the > >> next major release will be 4.0. > >> > >> Is this the case? > > > > I said exactly what I mean. > > > > Technically, 3.0 was the first of the 3.x major-release cycle, and 3.1, > > 3.2, etc were all subsequent minor releases of the 3.x major-release > > cycle. The next major release will be 4.x, starting with 4.0 as its > > first release in the 4.x release cycle. > > > >> On 12 Feb 2020, at 2:12 am, Derek Atkins <[email protected] > >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> > >> First, note that we changed the numbering scheme between 2.x and 3.x. > >> This means that 2.0, 2.2, 2.4, and 2.6 are all *major* releases, with > >> minor releases denoted in the third number. Whereas 3.x is the major > >> release and 3.0, 3.1, etc. are all the minor releases. > > > > -derek > > > > -- > > Derek Atkins 617-623-3745 > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> www.ihtfp.com > > <http://www.ihtfp.com/> > > Computer and Internet Security Consultant > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > <https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user> > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists > <https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists> for more information. > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
