Re: We need a new version numbering scheme

[Dmitry Timoshkov]

"Scott Ritchie"  wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-02-16 at 09:48 +0200, SorinN wrote:
> > If I presume correct, instead of changing numbering system - maybe is
> > better to explain this system to users - somewhere on first page -
> > first paragraph - on Wine HQ - and on Synaptic ( or other package
> > managers  where Details appear ).
>
> If we have to teach them, something is not obvious.  And that's the
> source of the confusion - better to avoid it entirely.

I'd say that if you have to explain something then something is wrong.
How many open source projects versioning schemes do you know? Wine is
using what is commonly accepted, we don't invent something new.