Re: version numbering vor beta releases

[Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@datasync.com>]

Hi,
>>"Martin" == Martin Bialasinski <martin@internet-treff.uni-koeln.de> writes:

 Martin> I want to make a programm version 2.0, but I want to release some
 Martin> betas before this. What version scheme should I use for the betas, so
 Martin> that dpkg recognises the 2.0 release to be newer than the betas?

	There are no good methods. I like what Emacsen and Linux
 kernels use (or used tro use, until 2.1 stuff): 1.999.01; 1.999.02,
 etc.

	You may reserve the Z.999.XX for betas for all time ;-)

	manoj
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