There most likely isn't a whole lot that can be done about it no matter what our opinions may be on the matter, so arguing like Talmudic scholars or lawyers just seems like a waste of time and energy if you ask me. :-)
Allison----- Original Message ----- From: "Yardbird" <yardbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 5:01 PM Subject: Re: freedom scientific weird numerical system
Hello Allan, Why we should even have to think about their DOZENS of internal builds andhow they number them is completely beyond me. Why we should be arguing likeTalmudic scholars (or lawyers, tip of the hat to A.) about this is JUST LAUGHABLE. I never heard of any company that names its public products so elaborately and confusingly. Totally off the wall.----- Original Message ----- From: "Allan Wong" <allan.wkf@xxxxxxxxx>To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 1:31 PM Subject: Re: freedom scientific weird numerical system Messagehi Adrian, I'm agree that 2 should come before 5, but how that a 4 digits number come before the 3 digits 1? the developer in FS start develop jaws 9.0 from the ground up, meaning version 9.0 is start from 9.0.1 to 9.0.100 to 9.0.1000. so therefore the 2 come after 5 because it is revision 2000 and not revision 200 and the 5 is revision 500. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Warmest Regards, Allan Wong From: Adrian Spratt Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 04:11 To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: freedom scientific weird numerical system Hi, Allan. This thread is undeniably JAWS-related, but we will test the patience of other listers and the moderator if we keep it up. But toanswer your challenge to Mark, here's why he has a point, so to speak. Justtake the first digit after the decimal point. For thecurrent update, it's 2, while for the previous it's 5. I think you'll agree,.5 , or one-half, is greater than .2, or one-fifth, andyet the lower number designates the more recent update. At best, a paradox.----- Original Message ----- From: Allan Wong hi, you are absolutely wrong! read this numbering carefully,the previously release is J9.0.552 which is 552 and the currently release isJ9.0.2152 which is 2152. so how you tell a number 2 is before 5? and how you calculate 552 after 2152? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Warmest Regards, Allan Wong From: MarkF Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 02:58Is it just me and all the people I have talked to. numerically speaking jaws9.00.522 should be the latest update NOT 9.00.2152 This is not the way versions numbers should be labeled .2 comes before .5. Has anyone else thought this strange? MarkThe beginning of strife is [like] letting out water, So abandon the quarrelbefore it breaks out. -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.comJFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxTo unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfwIf you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3094 (20080512) __________The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com
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