[darcs-users] odds/evens?

[Eric Kow]

On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 20:38:08 +0200, Reinier Lamers wrote:
> Yes, it's yes!

Hooray!

Uh-oh, I just thought of a potential downside, which is that it makes us
reach 2.10 by July 2011 (instead of in Jan 2013), but I think folks are
used to the points not being decimals by now.

> However, I'm against using it for 2.5. It would mean re-branding the much-
> discussed 2.5 stable release to 2.6, and that would cause much more confusion 
> than using the .98.1 system.

OK

> FWIW, personally I never found the 2.x beta y = 2.(x-1).98.y system very 
> confusing, but I can't deny the odds/evens system is clearer.

:-)

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