Re: No plans to change the version number scheme

On Tuesday, 23 August 2011 23:43:58 UTC+1, Alex Faaborg  wrote:

> > The idea to incorporate year in the version number was an interesting
> > proposal
> 
> 
> Yeah, I really like a time based version number as well (since it contains
> meaning) and I think we should eventually switch over to using one.

I wonder whether it might be prudent to ask the Ubuntu team how they have fared with time based version numbers and whether there are any glaring positives or negatives arising from it. Even if the change isn't in contention yet, it might be sensible to seek the information now so that it has time to soak and you're informed when people ask questions in relation to time based versions.

Personally, I think Ubuntu's version numbers make a lot of sense and are straightforward; their current is 11.04, where 11 indicates 2011 and 04 indicates April. Simple and effective if you ask me.