Okay. Look at the numbering system this way. People screamed for years because they wanted an auto-update feature. Now we've got it. If the older version numbering system was still being used, there would be no auto-update feature. Which is more important? To me, it's the auto-update feature.
Caroline----- Original Message ----- From: "Yardbird" <yardbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 6:25 PM Subject: Re: freedom scientific weird numerical system
of course not. But there's no harm in venting some reasonable annoyance fora few posts, you know? don't worry about it. Thanks. From: "Allison Mervis" <allisonfm@xxxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 2:25 PM Subject: Re: freedom scientific weird numerical systemThere most likely isn't a whole lot that can be done about it no matter whatour 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 systemHello 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 like Talmudic 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 comebefore 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 to answer your challenge to Mark, here's why he has a point, so to speak. Just take the first digit after the decimal point. For the current 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, and yet 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 is J9.0.2152 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 02:58 Is it just me and all the people I have talked to. numerically speaking jaws 9.00.522 should be the latest update NOT 9.00.2152This is not the way versions numbers should be labeled .2 comes before .5.Has anyone else thought this strange? 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