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Re: git version numbers

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
May 30, 2011, 14:25 UTC
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<20110530142544.GB31490@sigill.intra.peff.net>
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On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 04:06:55PM +1000, Tim Mazid wrote:
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> While we're on the topic, though, when I was scouring the web for
> information, I found a post [1] which spoke against the traditional
> numbering versioning system.  Personally, I disagree and find the
> "dating" version cumbersome and uninformative.  So, I was wondering what
> your [2] take on this is.

I agree with you. I am sympathetic to the position that giant version numbers can be confusing to end users, but I hope it is clear from my previous email that each of those numbers has a meaning, and that developers, system administrators, and clueful users can see from the version number what they should expect to change. A simpler versioning scheme loses that information.

-Peff
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  2. Jeff KingMay 30, 2011
  3. Tim MazidMay 30, 2011
  4. Jeff KingMay 30, 2011
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