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.
>>
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>>
>> 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
>>
>
>


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