[nvda] Re: What should the next version number be?

Hi, although I don't want to go away from the topic, is there a
tentitive deadline for the next stable release in the near future?
Asking as this topic seems to be discussed so much these days

Regards
Ravi Paul


On 7/28/09, James Teh <jamie@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 28/07/2009 7:05 PM, Ravi Paul wrote:
>> The problem with basing the version numbering on year though, is, that
>> people may get confused about the feature ritch nature of a software
>> or the lack of it.
>> I think, the whole point of a version number is to make people
>> understand the level up to which a software has progressed.
>
> The problem with that approach is that people place far too much
> emphasis on particular numbers, especially when it comes to screen
> readers for some reason. Once we hit 1.0, many people will be
> disappointed that NVDA got to 1.0 without features x, y or z, despite
> the fact that NVDA 1.0 might be more advanced than version 1.0 of a
> given competitor product.
>
> At present, Mick and I are probably somewhere between 0.7 and 2009.1,
> leaning perhaps more towards the latter due to its liberating nature;
> i.e. it gets us away from expectations of what people think a given
> version should have. Having said that, we're still waiting to solicit
> more feedback before we make a final decision.
>
> Jamie
>
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