Re: Version number
Dirk Ertner (vincent@brumfundel.b.uunet.de)
Sun, 10 May 1998 15:59:26 +0200
>> I really think we should stick to some nomenclature like the Linux kernel
>> does ... take 1.4xxx for developement, 1.5 for stable, 1.6xxx for next
>> devel ... and so on ... maybe we should - like M$ is doing always - skip
>> one number and call the next stable 1.6 - like the kernels.
>There's still a version number BUT ALSO a codename (like redhat picasso ...)
>easy to remember.
But the version numbers really should tell me something about the state of
AS, as I'm lookin' for files, not for web-pages ... btw: Did I mention,
that AS-files are seldomly tracked down by FTP-Search (ftpsearch.ntnu.no),
which is IMHO the best tool on the net to find files?
>We should soon add a Theme management to AS : background + sound + look&feel
>(and maybe icons, still not decided)
>If WM & EL guys mailed us, we could make a "unified" theme mode
>Tell them about that ;)
shame ppl r so lame ... ;-)
>Last thing I suggered (to WM) was making WM & AS config. file compatible,
even
>if I had to change AS a lot, bare they made an effort too.
>Never received any answer.
shame again ... well, I'll pray for the future ...
Vince
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