Version numbers {was: Minor problems...)

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Author: Chris Thompson
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To: Nigel Metheringham
CC: exim-users
Old-Topics: Minor problems...
Subject: Version numbers {was: Minor problems...)
Nigel Metheringham writes:
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> 3. Make the version number YYYY.MM.DD of the date of issue.
>    That will confuse everyone!


Hardly confusing enough. Perhaps Exim version numbers should be generated
using the base-62 Unix time stamp of date of issue, so that tomorrow's
version is "0.vM" ? But the problem with that is that Philip won't be
able to release version 1.00 until 12 January 1999...

Chris Thompson               Cambridge University Computing Service,
Email: cet1@???    New Museums Site, Cambridge CB2 3QG,
Phone: +44 1223 334715       United Kingdom.