From: Gabriel Dos Reis <gdr@integrable-solutions.net>
To: Zack Weinberg <zack@codesourcery.com>
Cc: Per Bothner <per@bothner.com>, gcc@gcc.gnu.org
Subject: Re: SC decision on version numbering: 4.0
Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2004 22:10:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m3vfenqf5g.fsf@uniton.integrable-solutions.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87d60vmg08.fsf@codesourcery.com>
Zack Weinberg <zack@codesourcery.com> writes:
| Per Bothner <per@bothner.com> writes:
|
| > The Steering Committee has decided that the the version number of
| > the next mainline-based tree-ssa-based release should be "4.0".
| > Some people preferred 3.95, but most preferred 4.0, finding
| > Robert Dewar's (http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2004-08/msg01480.html)
| > argument compelling.
|
| Let it be said that I still do not agree with this decision.
| I disapprove of any change to the major version number except when
At this stage, it is less an issue of approving or disapproving.
Mark had recently recalled the excellent point that, as RM for
mainline, he makes decisions and expects people to respect them. I
guess that point holds for SC decisions too.
| there is no other alternative. However, this is the last time I will
| object to *this* increase of the major version number.
-- Gaby
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-09-09 22:00 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-09-09 18:52 Per Bothner
2004-09-09 19:05 ` Zack Weinberg
2004-09-09 22:10 ` Gabriel Dos Reis [this message]
2004-09-09 22:22 ` Per Bothner
2004-09-09 22:39 ` Robert Dewar
2004-09-09 22:52 ` Per Bothner
2004-09-09 23:10 ` Robert Dewar
2004-09-09 22:49 ` Phil Edwards
2004-09-09 21:43 ` Mike Stump
2004-09-09 21:50 ` Joseph S. Myers
2004-09-09 23:30 ` Mike Stump
2004-09-09 23:36 ` Joseph S. Myers
2004-09-10 0:15 ` Daniel Berlin
2004-09-10 13:00 ` Dave Korn
2004-09-10 17:51 ` Mike Stump
2004-09-10 0:00 ` Daniel Berlin
[not found] ` <C8A43CC3-02BB-11D9-B40F-000393941EE6@apple.com>
2004-09-10 1:16 ` Snapshots? (was Re: SC decision on version numbering: 4.0) Phil Edwards
2004-09-11 20:55 ` SC decision on version numbering: 4.0 Gerald Pfeifer
2004-09-09 21:58 ` Gabriel Dos Reis
2004-09-09 21:59 ` Robert Dewar
2004-09-09 22:19 ` Mark Mitchell
2004-09-10 1:18 ` Giovanni Bajo
2004-09-10 2:21 ` Mark Mitchell
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