An impassioned plea on version numbers (original) (raw)
Omair Majid omajid at redhat.com
Wed Sep 27 17:49:41 UTC 2017
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- Stephen Colebourne <scolebourne at joda.org> [2017-09-22 14:06]:
5) Java is not an OS like Ubuntu. The version of Java is referred to all the time - it is front and centre in discussions about Java. Even recruiters talk about it! It needs to be simple and straightforward for all the tasks it is used for - a year/month scheme is unusual and unexpected.
And if anyone thinks the Ubuntu versioning system is simple, a quick google shows many documents where users are confused. For example, these docs refer to Ubuntu 16. Not 16.04 or 16.10, just 16.
https://github.com/openstreetmap/Nominatim/blob/master/docs/Install-on-Ubuntu-16.md http://www.geoffstratton.com/spamassassin-3-ubuntu-16 https://www.upcloud.com/support/installing-snort-on-ubuntu/ https://community.qualys.com/thread/17402-qualys-cloud-agent-and-ubuntu-16 https://www.vpsserver.com/community/tutorials/49/installing-drupal-on-ubuntu-16-vps-server/ http://www.aerospike.com/docs/client/c/install/ubuntu16.html
We should not be surprised if the same happens with Java: instead of 18.3 or 18.9, people will be taking about Java 18.
Thanks, Omair
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