Ubuntu 2006 Spring Collection

[James Livingston]

On Tue, 2006-02-21 at 10:02 +0000, Henrik Nilsen Omma wrote:
> I was thinking about the numbering debate this morning and thought: why 
> not call it the spring and fall collections? (obviously a reference to 
> the fashion world)
> 
> I tested this on a local non-technical person, and she seemed to agree. 
> She said she would be much more likely to try a CD called '2006 spring 
> collection' than 6.04, 6.1 or 2006.1. 'Most people prefer words' she said.
> 
> I guess it could still be abbreviated 2006-SC and 2006-FC.

I think numbers have several advantages over season-names:

* they make sense to non-English speakers
* they make sense in the other hemisphere
* we don't have to sit through Fall vs Autumn debates


Cheers,

James "Doc" Livingston
-- 
The problem with eating a high-fibre diet is that, before you know it,
your lower bowel will have attracted a whole mass of backhoes. -- Tanuki
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