On Fri, 15 May 2009, Karl O. Pinc wrote:
> IMHO 8.09 is a descriptive name, ...
it's not a "name", it's a version number, that's how most people
would interpret that.
> ... but it also clearly leaves open the opportunity for confusion as
> to whether the referent is a tag or a branch.
exactly. the fact that it's being used as both a tag *and* a branch
just invites confusion and misunderstanding. IMHO, version numbers
should correspond to tags (which do *not* change), and more
descriptive names like "rawhide" or "dev" should represent branches
(which *are* supposed to change over time).
> Anyway, it does not matter so long as people can talk without
> misunderstanding. Misunderstanding is what people do so this is
> difficult to resolve. :-)
true enough, so the trick is to minimize the *potential* for
misunderstanding right up front. carefully distinguishing between
tags and branches is a big step in that direction.
rday
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