From: Gabriel B. <bou...@mp...> - 2003-12-20 13:47:32
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Alexander Leidinger wrote: > That's my rationale for my suggestion too. Takehiros work in the branch > is as far as I can judge from the commit mails a major change. Whereas > just releasing 4.0 because it seems to follow 3.99 doesn't fit the > expectations of the users. Think about the change from linux 2.4 to 2.6, > or Windows 98SE to 2000 or FreeBSD 4.x to 5.x (do we have other FreeBSD > users on this list except me?). It's a major change in the Version > number and the users expect(ed) a major change in the way the Software > works/behaves. But if the major change was done incrementally? I have the feeling that it is fair to say that current Lame is a major change compared to 3.0 four years ago. Anyway, we still have plenty of time to choose which version numbers to use. In the meantime, I think that I will spend a version number by using 3.95 for now. -- Gabriel Bouvigne www.mp3-tech.org personal page: http://gabriel.mp3-tech.org |