This debate is insignificant. Whether called 8.1 or 9, the code is still the same. So from a logical point of view, this debate is meaningless.
The only valid point I've heard raised is how this will affect the way RHCE is handled. But this is an external matter of a certification, and not related to the product itself. The product itself will not change into something different depending on what numbers our plastered onto the boxes. It's evident that this debate seems to boil down to emotional preferences. It's funny how some people get so invested into their own rigid ways of thinking about version numbers. On Tue, 2003-03-25 at 11:30, Benjamin Vander Jagt wrote: > I'm not an anti .0 guy, and I'm still unauthoritatively new to Linux in > general, and I dunno whether ppl will change their minds about 8.1 now > that it is called 9.0, but I've had troubles with 8.1 itself. I realize > it's a beta, but generally I have fixed a few major compatibility > problems (other than nVidia) with sound cards, network cards, and > motherboards by just installing a 2.4.18 kernel. I think the > new-kernel-with-new-version theory holds some water. > > 8.0 works perfectly every time on everything, tho. ;-) > > Personally, I kinda wonder if the version change is at least a little > bit affected by everyone else having higher numbers. Remember IE 4, IE > 5, IE 5.5? Of course, Netscape had 4.0, 4.01, 4.02, 4.5, 4.76,etc ... > up to 4.8 in about the same span of time. Then they jumped straight to > 6. What happened to 5? > > Of course, I have no problem if this actually has anything to do with > the versioning scheme. (Hmm, Evolution doesn't like the word > "versioning"...it's probably right.) In Linux, a new version is just > another well-tested package of various versions of software with some > fixes, doodads, and proprietary software added. > > Maybe people are still reeling from MS days, when higher major version > numbers always meant worse software. > > 95a, scary > 95b, much better > > 98, very scary > 98SE, much better (though still scary) > > Millennium, [expletive deleted] > > That could explain the fear surrounding new versions of software. > > -- Phoebe-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/phoebe-list
