bzr version numbers

[Marius Kruger]

2008/12/2 Colin D Bennett <colin at gibibit.com>

> ...> Now, at the end of the year and having just gone in to a
> >double-digit
> > minor version (which causes some little confusion about 1.10 vs 1.2),
> > could be a good time to change.
>
> I certainly don't find 1.10 vs 1.2 confusing:
>   "one point ten"  versus  "one point two"
> seems straightforward.
>

it does confuse some people I know.
Another alternative is to make a point of zeropadding the first 9 releases.
eg:
1.01 .. 1.09 .. 1.10
too late now for the 1.xx series :(

We just need to pick a path and stick to it, however, since it is
> *really* confusing for users when programs skip version numbers.  For
> instance, some of the most obnoxious changes I have seen:

...

I agree, please don't do a big version jump to eg. 9.1 in January.
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