From: Stefan Seefeld (seefeld_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-12-06 14:45:25


Oliver Kullmann wrote:

> Isn't there a saying in the direction of if something runs and there is no real
> reason to change, then better continue as it is? (Can't remember it's exact wording.)

"If it ain't broken, don't fix it."

> (And in this case there seems to be no reason at all to drop the leading 1.)
>
> Furthermore the naming system like 1.33.2 seems to be universally used.

But that is exactly the point ! Not only is it universally used, there are specific
semantics associated (i.e. the distinction of major, minor, and patch number) with
the triplet.

Regards,
                Stefan