[Lazarus] Off topic. Version numbers

[Mattias Gaertner]

On Sat, 17 May 2014 21:44:35 +0200
Marco van de Voort <marcov at stack.nl> wrote:

> On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 08:14:11PM +0200, Mattias Gaertner wrote:
> > > has changed between releases. Lets just hope nobody else follows the Web
> > > Browser versioning scheme.
> > 
> > Even it's only a tiny security bug fix you should use the new
> > browser version. Users must not wait for big new browser features.
> 
> True, but that behaviour is independent from the version numbering scheme.

Some users underestimate minor versions and some fear updating major
versions. A simple counter does not have this psychological ballast.


> I agree a bit with Graeme. Such fast incrementing major versions convey
> nearly no information anymore.

Maybe that is intended.

 
> Yes, old numbering schemes were only correct first magnitude, but at least
> they conveyed the intent of developers and relations between releases.
> 
> Moreover, version numbering systems will only be first order for most
> projects (except a few very big ones like *nix kernels), since a reality is
> simply that testing doesn't uncover all bugs and incompatibilities.

I agree that FPC and Lazarus are different and should not use the
single number version. I'm indifferent for 2 or 3 numbers.

Mattias