On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 9:11 PM, Richard Hipp <d...@sqlite.org> wrote:
> So it seems like having dates on the download would be more meaningful > than having a made-up version number. No? With a date, at least you > know about how old the code is. What information does a made-up > version number provide? How is that better than a date? > FWIW, that's the approach i've taken for all but one of my own projects the past 15 years. Version numbers, _unless_ they are accompanied by a strict set of compatibility rules involving API- and/or binary compatibility, are _absolutely meaningless_. -- ----- stephan beal http://wanderinghorse.net/home/stephan/ http://gplus.to/sgbeal "Freedom is sloppy. But since tyranny's the only guaranteed byproduct of those who insist on a perfect world, freedom will have to do." -- Bigby Wolf
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