Re: Version Numbering -- The great debate

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)dcc(dot)uchile(dot)cl>
Cc: Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Version Numbering -- The great debate
Date: 2004-07-31 22:43:32
Message-ID: 200408010043.32944.peter_e@gmx.net
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Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> What was the rule for increasing the first number after just before
> 7.0?

That was just to avoid having to release a 6.6.6, which Jan had clearly
been working towards. :-)

Seriously, major version jumps correspond to epoch-like changes, like
when the code moved out of Berkeley, or when we switched from bug
fixing to adding features. Maybe the next epoch would be after a
hostile takeover of firebird. But right now I see no epoch change,
just a potential for confusing users. Consistency and humbleness can
be a virtue.

--
Peter Eisentraut
http://developer.postgresql.org/~petere/

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