Um - z/OS V1 R 1-10 to this point. On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 11:12 AM, Ethan Lanz <[email protected]> wrote:
> IBM's use of V6.1 is shorthand for Version 6 Release 1. The first release > of each version is necessarily "Release 1." What IBM avoids (IIRC) is > *Version* 1, as that implies a future version, presumably with substantial > upgrades. > > > On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 10:35 AM, RPN01 <[email protected]> wrote: > >> If I remember the story correctly, you won't see a version such as 6.0, >> because in IBM wisdom, this would imply that there would be following >> releases (due to the decimal). Now why it's ok to have 6.1, and why that >> doesn't carry the same implication, I don't know. >> >> -- >> Robert P. Nix Mayo Foundation .~. >> RO-OE-5-55 200 First Street SW /V\ >> 507-284-0844 Rochester, MN 55905 /( )\ >> ----- ^^-^^ >> "In theory, theory and practice are the same, but >> in practice, theory and practice are different." >> >> >> >> >> On 7/8/09 6:50 AM, "Phil Smith III" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Mike Walter wrote: >> > <snip> >> >> For that matter, z/VM Version 6.1? What happened to Version 6.0? >> Doesn't >> >> everyone know that odd-numbered versions are considered unlucky? >> > >> > Can't have Version 6 Release 0 ... ya know? >> > >> > ...phsiii >> > > -- Mark Pace Mainline Information Systems 1700 Summit Lake Drive Tallahassee, FL. 32317
