John Estess <jestess@wcnet.net> probably said:
> But what does the version number really mean? Very little. In a world
> where 3.1 precedes to 95 (MS), where 4 precedes 7 (Slackware), where
> original releases start with 5 or 6 (Mandrake and Suse, I believe -
> DQM), what do you think release numbers signify? Not much. I'm glad
> FreeBSD has the integrity to sequence their releases in a logical
> manner, but this isn't required, is somewhat unexpected, and is really
> boring.
Just because other people do silly things with version numbers, doesn't
mean FreeBSD has to. Logical version numbers that are easy to compare
are a _good_ thing.
> Besides, wouldn't Kirk M. and the other BSD grandpops just *%^& if their
> baby never made it past 4.4? Tribute or torture? Who knows?
It's just a number, you know ...
P.
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