NewsForge: Decline and Fall of the Version Number

“As a software version-numbering aficionado, I have recently
concluded that the FOSS world has gone mad and is hurling
itself–users and developers alike–into a black hole of confusion
and long-winded explanations.

“This realization first struck me weeks ago while I was reading
a thorough review of GCC 4.0 by Scott Robert Ladd. The review
itself was precise, documented, and well-thought-out. I liked
it…”

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