On Fri, Nov 04, 2016 at 09:35:41AM -0500, Valeri Galtsev wrote: > > On Fri, November 4, 2016 9:29 am, Johnny Hughes wrote: > > On 11/04/2016 09:15 AM, Mark Haney wrote: > >> That's all well and good, but how about you actually include the minor > >> number AND the release date? I.e. 7.3-1104 for CentOS 7.3 released > >> today, > >> for example. I'm all for the SIGs to keep track of their own > >> upstreams, > >> but surely there's a better way to do this that doesn't annoy the heck > >> out > >> of us Joe-Blows out here. A lot of us don't have the time (or > >> inclination) > >> to deal with oddball version discrepancies when there really doesn't > >> need > >> to be. > >> > >> I mean, there are dozens of Ubuntu distros and they all use the same > >> basic > >> versioning schemes. (Maybe not a completely fair example, but still.) > >> Isn't the idea with CentOS to be a method of generating a larger > >> testing > >> base and interest in RHEL and it's products? If not, that's how I've > >> always seen it, incorrect or not. > > > > I said on the tree it will be 7.3.1611 .. and I don't get to make the > > call on this. > > > > This was battle was fought two years ago. > > > > We don't have to like it. > > > > We also don't need to fight it again. > > > > I do what I am told, and I have been told what to do ... > > I for one am perfectly happy with whatever scheme you guys follow. And I > am really grateful to you for the great job you are doing! As IMHO all of > us should who enjoy using results of your work (and RedHat, and all open > source projects - if I go deeper) without helping much ourselves (I don't > count mirrors some of us maintain as a big effort). > > Valeri > Amen! -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us ----------------------------- The Lord detests the way of the wicked but he loves those who pursue righteousness. ----------------------------- Proverbs 15:9 (niv) -----------------------------