Re: point release versioning

2000-08-03 Thread J.A. Bezemer
On 3 Aug 2000, Philip Hands wrote: > with a space before the r, to emphasise the point that the revision > number is largely irrelevant to users when it's so easy to use apt-get Yet someone sometime started to call it "point _

Re: point release versioning

2000-08-03 Thread J.A. Bezemer
On 3 Aug 2000, Philip Hands wrote: > "J.A. Bezemer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > And IMHO 2.2r0 sounds much better than 2.2_r0 - so I'd suggest having a > > DEBVERSION="2.2r0" for the official CDs that will be made in 1.5 weeks or > > so. > > IIRC the right way of writing the full version

Re: point release versioning

2000-08-03 Thread Philip Hands
"J.A. Bezemer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > And IMHO 2.2r0 sounds much better than 2.2_r0 - so I'd suggest having a > DEBVERSION="2.2r0" for the official CDs that will be made in 1.5 weeks or so. IIRC the right way of writing the full version was supposed to be: X.Y rZ with a space before th

Re: point release versioning [was Re: dedication]

2000-08-03 Thread Bdale Garbee
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: >> Let's make it explicit and call it 2.2r0. The "r" should prevent >> confusion with kernels. We know what we mean, but other people could be >> confused. I think the 'r' notation is evil, and strongly suggest we use a simple sequence of digits, like