On 7/6/05, Cees <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Het was op woensdag 6 juli 2005 om 15:40 uur dat jij iets schreef over '3.51' > : > AY> My only reservation is about your numbering system. To go from 3.5.36 > AY> to 3.51 is a jump of about 46 version numbers for no obvious reason. > AY> It seems more logical for this to be a 3.6, which would be 45 version > AY> numbers less than 3.51. > > I think you should read it as 3.51.00
That is exactly how I am reading it, Cees. The previous version was a 3.5 derivative. This version is the beginning of a 3.51 series. 3.5 does not mean 3 and a half. It only means that this is a major update of the 3.x release. There may or may not have been 4 previous major updates of the 3.x series, because software companies often jump numbers when a lot of features are added. But what happens when you reach 3.9? Does that mean that you cannot have any more major updates of the 3.x release? Does that mean that RL is obliged to come out with the 4.x series? The answer is no. 3.9 can be followed by 3.10 and onwards for as long as needed. This is not mathematics. It is just a versioning system. As nobody declared the 3.5 release to be 3.50, there is no reason that I can see to come out with 3.51. But having said all that, let's face the facts. There are many different systems of version numbering. The problem with the RL system is that there is no clear system. The version numbers streak from one direction to the next, like a bat out of h**l. -- Avi Yashar Windows XP Pro SP2 and The Bat! Pro (No OTFE) 3.51 ________________________________________________________ Current beta is 3.5.36 | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html IMPORTANT: To register as a Beta tester, use this link first - http://www.ritlabs.com/en/partners/testers/
