Release numbering

Phil Edwards phil@codesourcery.com
Mon Aug 30 20:46:00 GMT 2004


On Mon, Aug 30, 2004 at 06:08:09PM +0000, Joseph S. Myers wrote:
> I don't care about whether the version number is 3.5 or 4.0 or 5 or 2005 
> or any other variation someone wants to invent, as long as the version 
> numbers stay monotonic increasing.

We could use code names, like Debian borrowing characters from the "Toy
Story" movie series.

For GCC, I suggest names from "Boondock Saints".

-- 
Behind everything some further thing is found, forever; thus the tree behind
the bird, stone beneath soil, the sun behind Urth.  Behind our efforts, let
there be found our efforts.
              - Ascian saying, as related by Loyal to the Group of Seventeen



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