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rpm5.org launched

Posted May 29, 2007 16:38 UTC (Tue) by proski (subscriber, #104)
In reply to: rpm5.org launched by mmazur
Parent article: rpm5.org launched

However, using a domain name that includes the version number could be interpreted as a message of the opposite kind, namely that the project is not going to be developed beyond version 5.

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rpm5.org launched

Posted May 29, 2007 16:59 UTC (Tue) by jospoortvliet (subscriber, #33164) [Link]

aah, come on, that's nitpicking. I think it's great - it makes clear they
want to go for the next generation, not just some small improvements.

rpm5.org launched

Posted May 30, 2007 1:05 UTC (Wed) by dmarti (subscriber, #11625) [Link]

Jeff Johnson has the next couple versions registered too.

whois rpm6.org

whois rpm7.org

rpm5.org launched

Posted Jun 1, 2007 20:12 UTC (Fri) by jengelh (subscriber, #33263) [Link]

Just don't needlessy bump the version numbers. "RPM 5" is a catcher, but at the end of the day "RPM 137" does not cut it anymore. Anything beyond 11 is declining in strength of eyecatching.