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It seems like every major software project reaches a point where the major number just stops changing. Linux too - it became clear that it was going to be 2.6.
by agwa 13y ago
It seems like every major software project reaches a point where the major number just stops changing. Linux too - it became clear that it was going to be 2.6.X.Y forever, so they renumbered to 3.X.Y to make the version string shorter.
I guess it's a sign of maturity: the project has reached a solid codebase with good development practices so there won't be any more overhauls that warrant a major number increase.
- rjknight 13y agoChrome is a good counter-example, but I agree that it's rare.
- tomku 13y agoI view Chrome (and Firefox now) as essentially having "Chrome" and "Firefox" as their major version numbers, if that makes sense. It's so unlikely that they'll break compatibility that any such break would probably result in a completely new product/branding.