-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 Tony Lewis wrote: > Noèl Köthe wrote: > >> A switch to the new GPL v3 is a not so small change and like samba >> (3.0.x -> 3.2) would imho be a good reason for wget 1.2 so everybody >> sees something bigger changed. > > There already was a version 1.2 (although the program was called geturl at > that time). > > The number scheme could probably use a facelift. Perhaps when we transition > to 2.0, we can add a third digit. > > Tony
There seems to be a bit of confusion. For one: we already have a third digit (when appropriate); cf 1.10.2. Second, as with many other software projects, especially GNU ones, the version numbers are _not_ decimal numbers. 1.11 does not follow 1.1, it follows the most recently released version, 1.10.2, and is pronounced "one dot eleven", not "one dot one one". While this is kind of hell for directory list sorting (1.11 comes before 1.2), it is nevertheless the way many GNU projects have been numbered (cf automake, for example, where 1.10 followed 1.9). The third digit, I believe, is reserved for patch-level changes; i.e., ones that don't introduce new features (that is, are bug fixes), and are fairly small. We could call it 1.11.0, perhaps, but in the past we've just added the third digit when it's non-zero, and I don't see any particular reason to change that at this time. I am definitely open to "facelift" suggestions to the number scheme. But the burden of proof, naturally, lies with the arguer for change. - -- Micah J. Cowan Programmer, musician, typesetting enthusiast, gamer... http://micah.cowan.name/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGlo5T7M8hyUobTrERCBs4AJwLFZrRePS48suySz8ST3TTci7B/wCeLKcl PIbCcXhLTSOZ+0fga9Vefnw= =7xPq -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
