>> A second reason is to prevent software from using the version number or >> string >> to test for features, which has been frequently misused and abused. > > Have strings really been misused this way? Yikes... >
Many Lolz.. Lukas you just made my day...... They've been misused that way, and more than once, by more than one project. This is why we really want it to be just a string, and strongly discourage people from using it in the way it has been abused. ... we could always change it so the string is wheezy, dopy, sneezy, drippy, or whatever for each release ;)
