On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 07:59:55PM +0100, Greg Stark wrote: > On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 7:34 PM, David Fetter <da...@fetter.org> wrote: > > +1 for three-number versions...well, until we really see the light > > and go to two-number versions. 8.3 and 8.4 are different enough > > that they shouldn't even mildly appear the same, for example. > > You realize if we did that 9.0 would be version 18?
Yes. And? > > David (Oh, how silly! You actually want Frobozz 3.1.4.1.5.2.6, > > not 3.1.4.1.5.2.5!). > > So eventually you end up with the same problem. Oh, you wanted > version 117 not 116! Assuming wild optimism, namely that we release a major version each year on the exact same date, that will become a problem *long* after no one in this discussion is still involved with the project. I'm OK with deferring this to future generations. Cheers, David. -- David Fetter <da...@fetter.org> http://fetter.org/ Phone: +1 415 235 3778 AIM: dfetter666 Yahoo!: dfetter Skype: davidfetter XMPP: david.fet...@gmail.com iCal: webcal://www.tripit.com/feed/ical/people/david74/tripit.ics Remember to vote! Consider donating to Postgres: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
