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LinuxPPC unleashes LinuxPPC 1999 Q3

Posted by Hemos on from the rolling-out-the-new dept.

haaz writes "LinuxPPC Inc. took the wraps off their newest release, LinuxPPC 1999 Q3, today. It's got RAGE 128 video card drivers, and a whole gaggle of fixes for iMacs and Blue G3s, plus new glibc, GNOME and gcc packages. Bochs is thrown in for good measure, along with an updated graphical installer. "

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  1. Re:What ever happened to version numbers? by dlc · · Score: 3

    Actually, the year-based numbering scheme makes a certain amount of sense, for several reasons. With this scheme, there is absolutely no doubt about hoe old a product is, and it is easy to identify features and additions. Which is easier, really-- Linux 2.1.134pl6 or Linux95? :) Seriously, though--in many ways it helps to more accurately identify product versions that other systems.

    On the other hand, I supported Windows 95 and Office 97 for a long time, and it gets very frustrating when the average user says: "I have Windows 97 on their machine. How do I print a label?". "Do you mean Windows 98, or Office 97?" Of course they have no idea. Maybe the only good way is to giove every product a completely different name, with no numbers attached at all. "I'm using Super Death Office From Hell for Windows In The Red Box. How do I print a label?"

    darren

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