Karanbir Singh mail-lists@karan.org wrote:
On 07/02/2014 10:38 AM, Karanbir Singh wrote:
no it wont, we use the tag that matches upstream's release stamp, so will stay 1406
This is a great example of why the date scheme is much better than the old one - it clearly reflects the state of code inside the release.
If we were to now roll in all the ZD+later updates, we'd have marked it 1407, but since it reflects the codebase from 14 06, its tagg'ed 1406.
Sorry, I still don't get it. A tag of 0 also clearly reflects the state of the code inside the release.
In what way is the date scheme better? The amount of additional information it conveys is minimal: I almost never need to know when a particular update was released. And to convert back to the update number one has to refer to a table on the website.
It has been said that there's no problem in computer science that can't be solved by an additional level of indirection. I don't understand what problem is being solved here.
Ron