On 10/29/06, Stephen Colebourne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
PROPOSAL:
The major version number of a component, where it is greater than 1,
shall be included in the package name.

I gotta disagree with this.

If we want to come up with the notion of a "super" version, something
that is more broad than a "major" version and includes non-backwards
compatible changes I'm fine with that.

But mandating that any major release be completely non-backwards
compatible is silly.

Occasional drastic pruning of code is needed to keep it healthy and
manageable. But we should not be eager to run out and break
compatibility without deliberate and compelling reasons.

--
Sandy McArthur

"He who dares not offend cannot be honest."
- Thomas Paine

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