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In article <j-norstad-030992121141@norstad.acns.nwu.edu>,
Citizen j-norstad@nwu.edu (John Norstad) writes :
>Here's a list of recent versions of Disinfectant, the dates they were
>released, and the viruses they recognize:
>
>v2.6    2/22/92.    MBDF.
>v2.7    3/23/92.    INIT 1984.
>v2.8    4/19/92.    CODE 252.
>v2.9    7/04/92.    T4.
>
>Note that when and if the next virus appears, Disinfectant's version number
>will increase to 3.0. Apple's version numbering scheme doesn't permit
>mutiple digits after the decimal point, so I can't go to v2.10. This will
>probably cause all sorts of confusion, since people will think that is the
>big new version with all the new features I was promising a year ago. Sigh.

  Hey John,

  You could start numbering 2.9.1, 2.9.2, etc.  The third digit in version
numbers are "bug" fixes, right?  Well, isn't adding new code to deal with
a new virus "fixing a bug?"  (Virus almost equals bug, so follow the logic?)

  :)

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