Re: Three Point Zero - Idea Mockups

[Pat Suwalski <pat suwalski net>]

Mike Hearn wrote:
> So maybe GNOME should switch to a purely name based versioning scheme.
> Drop the 2 prefix, it just becomes GNOME not GNOME 2 and give each release
> a new name (avoid animals, it's been done ;). That would also focus
> peoples minds back on iterative improvements instead of breaking backwards
> compatibility or top-down rethinks. Instead of "GNOME 2.12" it could be
> called, oh, I don't know, the GNOME Topaz release.

I hate to fuel this discussion, but while "Tiger" and "Panther" indicate
speed, everytime I hear "Topaz" I think of a rather crappy American car
(Mercury). :)

--Pat