Re: How do verion numbers work?

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From: Joe Rothman
Date: Sat, 13 Apr 1996 11:00

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On Sun, 7 Apr 1996, Michael wrote:

> 
> Hi Michael,
> 
> On Thu, 4 Apr 1996, Michael Hensche wrote:
> 
> > you are right. It is not as with decimal digits (1,9 being more than 1,25)
> > but it is a simply growing number behind the decimal point (1.25 being newer
> > than 1.9).
> >
> > Hope you have a backup ;)
> >
> >
> > Regards
> > Michael Hensche, Wuppertal
> >
> 
> WHAT? Are you telling me that 1.25 is newer then 1.9? How in the H E
> double hockey sticks does that work out to be correct?

That's correct v1.25 is higher than v1.9 because the dot isn't a decimal 
point. The version number past the dot is simply a counter. i.e. 1.1, 
1.2, 1.3, 1.33, 1.5, etc. v1.09 would be a lower version number than v1.9 
as it would be a minor update to v1.0 while v1.9 would be a major 
upgrade. Get it?

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