On Tue, 19 Aug 1997 17:47:12 -0600 (MDT), Anthony Fok wrote: >On Tue, 19 Aug 1997, Dave Cinege wrote: > >> On Tue, 19 Aug 97 12:35 PDT, Bruce Perens wrote: >> > >> >> So I am running Debian version 1.3 - and yet the CD says Debian 1.3.1 . >> > >> >Oops. My fault. The reason for two numbers is mostly marketing. I know >> >that marketing is anathema to most of us, but someone's gotta do it and >> >I'm afraid the task fell on me. Feel free to call me up if you need a >> >longer explanation. >> >> Phooey! I like the naming scheme, and the system for updates. When I am >> using something >> Debian I want to know if it is 1.3.0 or 1.3.1, not 1.3 Rev-Guesswhatchangeswe'vemadewiththisrun. >> (debian_version should also reflect this) > >(The following are how I see this is. If I am incorrect, please correct >me. :) > >New revisions are still distinguished. There is nothing hidden in anyway. >For example, if there are some security fixes needed for a new release, it >will be called Debian 1.3.1 Revision 1, Debian 1.3.1 Revision 2, and so >forth. This is to indicate that the changes are small. (Usually just >minor bug fixes, perhaps just a few megabytes which only takes a few >minutes to half an hour for people to download from an FTP site.)
Its monkey wrench time. When I query debian_version with my script what do I now look for? 1.3.1 is easy. Everything is delimited with a . just use cut. Will it now return 1.3.1r1 1.3 R1 or what? Does this look nice at boot up? Is this going to break any previous scripts? >I like this idea. It is a very good compromise, and indeed, nothing is >hidden. You may think of Debian 1.3.1 Revision 1 as 1.3.1.1; Debian 2.0 >Revision 1 as Debian 2.0.1. It is up to you. ^_^ I don't. 1.3.1 Rev 1 looks plain dumb. It looks like something so screwed we've got subpatches on top of patches. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.psychosis.com/emc/ Elite MicroComputers 908-541-4214 http://www.psychosis.com/linux-router/ Linux Router Project -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
