I prefer codenames and not number because numbering is boring. Just that. 1.4.1 is a stupid number that makes people believe that there will be a 1.4.2, etc... (because our mind is designed that way, inevitably). And if I want to realease an emergency fix, as this version is 1.4.1 next version will be 1.4.1.1 etc. So, no, I prefer codenames over numbering. Also, I'm from southamerica, I know perfectly well than summer here is winter there. I also know something more: nobody cares there :) but if there are complains, I'm willing to change the code name for... I dunno, places where there are Faros. 1.4 Alexandria 1.4 Finistère 1.4 Usuhaia :) as I said... I just don't care which code name, but I don't want numbers. (btw... I'm kinda happy that this is the biggest divergence in my proposal :P) On Jun 17, 2012, at 5:10 AM, Ben Coman wrote:
Sean P. DeNigris wrote:
EstebanLM wrote
I started thinking on next release of Pharo 1.4 (which will be code named "summer", not an ugly number).
Re browsers... I would definitely include either OB or Nautilus. The default is just too limiting. Nautilus does seem to be in a pretty usable state now, and it'd be helpful for new users not to have to learn two browsers in two releases...
-1 on code name "summer" since it is winter here in Australia. Also, were you considering the full name being: a) only "Summer" b) "Pharo Summer" c) "Pharo 1.4 Summer"
For (a) and (b) - what happens next summer for a maintenance release of 2.0 ? Another code name could work. For (c), since an ugly number '1.4' is already included, I'd just stay with that as '1.4.1' (c) was my idea, but if place-codenames are taken, we can use a different names each times.
Also for consideration with using a code name rather than a version number, the two I know off... Ubuntu - increments each release with a letter of the alphabet, so it is still easy to see the progression. Eclipse - used the code name for the simultaneous release of multiple projects all having separate version numbers. The underlying platform still uses point numbers.
Esteban,
Is Nautilus under any consideration to be the default browser for your summer release at all, or are you firmly committed to OB? I need to know this to continue updating Pharo By Example for 1.4.
no, because you can load Nautilus on top of OB, but not the opposite.
cheers -ben