Re: New beta --- another try...

[Randy Terbush <ra...@zyzzyva.com>]

>    Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1995 09:32:05 +48000
>    From: Brian Behlendorf <br...@organic.com>
> 
>    I thought we agreed that 0.8.x's would be *bugfixes*, 0.9 would be a 
>    batch of new features (with 0.9.x bugfixes), and finally Apache 1.0 at 
>    some point. 
> 
> A note on nomenclature...
> 
> I've gotten the suggestion, from someone at the W3C, that when we have
> a stable 0.8.x, we might be better off calling it 1.0, and calling the
> experimental release series with the new features we're planning 1.1.x
> instead of 0.9.x, to give the impression that *we* believe that the
> final 0.8.x thing is a stable, usable product (there may be people who
> could use it, but are currently scared off by a 0.x version number).
> 
> This wouldn't be a change in plans, just a change in names.
> Just a thought...
> 
> rst
> 

I whole heartedly agree with this. I think it's time for 1.0.
It is a major change from existing code, and the Apache groups
first product.

+1