GNU bug report logs - #31065
Version 2??

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Package: gzip;

Reported by: - - <computing <at> windcheetah.org.uk>

Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2018 21:57:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: Mark Adler <madler <at> alumni.caltech.edu>
Cc: 31065-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, computing <at> windcheetah.org.uk
Subject: Re: bug#31065: Version 2??
Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2018 18:09:32 -0700

On Wed, Apr 4, 2018 at 5:54 PM, Mark Adler <madler <at> alumni.caltech.edu> wrote:
> So gzip has run into a version 2.0 wall. Just out of curiosity, will the next version be 1.91? 2.0? 1.A?

I might have blindly chosen 1.10, since most are used to
version-sorting for such numbers. But these version-number-lengthening
events do make one think: not too long ago, I "incremented" 2.28 to
3.0 for grep. Now that you've raised the issue, maybe 2.0 to keep it
short and simple.
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