Re: gEDA-dev: gEDA/gaf stable version 1.0.1-20070626 released!

[John Doty <jpd-at-NOSPAMwispertel_dot_net>]

On Jul 1, 2007, at 1:18 PM, Dan McMahill wrote:

> Bob Paddock wrote:
>> On Saturday 30 June 2007 09:57, Ales Hvezda wrote:
>>
>>>> If we would like to add the date the version number should be
>>>> 1.0.1.20070626
>>>>
>>> Oohhh, this suggestion has come up several times now and I am  
>>> starting
>>> to like it (no dash).
>>
>> It would be far better to be explicit and spell out the month,
>> or at least abbreviate the month as:
>>
>>  2007Jun26
>>
>> for example.
>>
>> I spent a lot of time working with people in other parts of the world
>> on a daily basis.  Sometimes they would schedule meetings
>> well in advance.  As 7AM 10-06-2007.  Is that June the 10th,
>> or October the 6th?  It depends on what part of the world
>> your in.  Once we all got onto spelling it, there where
>> no more missed meetings.
>
>
> That version breaks all sorts of tools which care about being able to
> sort by version number.  Examples are tools which may scan installed
> packages for security vulnerabilities or package management tools  
> which
> make sure you have the minimum required version of some package.

Yes, and I've never seen the yyyymmdd form of date produce confusion.  
But with other forms I've even managed to confuse myself ;-)

John Doty              Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
http://www.noqsi.com/
jpd@noqsi.com




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