Re: No plans to change the version number scheme

On 2011-08-23, at 3:52 PM, Alex Faaborg wrote:

> Just in case this got lost amongst the many threads in progress: there are
> no plans to adjust the version number.  It will remain in its current place
> in the about window, and we are going to continue with the current numbering
> scheme.

Thanks, Alex. It's really helpful to have your voice here.

> An attribute of working entirely in the open is that we sometimes create
> significant confusion as we discuss design work that is in progress.
> However the bright side is that there is never a shortage of feedback :)

I think this puts it quite well, if somewhat charitably. Threatening and insulting people is a kind of feedback I would be happy to see in short supply. There were more intelligent commenters here too, though, and I know it can be frustrating for them to see a discussion seeming to trend towards decision without due consideration of their concerns. That sucks. And I appreciate their (measured, grown up) attempts to be heard when they felt like we were making a mistake. We need that.

Having said that, and I hope you'll all forgive me for being engineering-centric in my viewpoint here: if it hasn't landed, it isn't decided. If it hasn't shipped, it isn't decided. If it has landed and shipped and you have new information, we want to hear it. We are not mindless nor careless in our views, and we want what's best for the web. All of us. It would help us to remember that more often, particularly when disagreeing with each other.

J

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Johnathan Nightingale
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