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[dave]

Martin A. Brooks wrote:

> On Mon, 2003-11-03 at 16:04, Tethys wrote:
> 
>>Sigh. I can't comment about the other two, but as I've said many times
>>before, RH are not, and never have been playing the big number game.
>>Many years ago, 
> 
> 
> Yes, redhat says that themselves, I think one of their guys on here has
> reiterated the point too.
> 
> It's spooky co-incidence therefore that three linux distros have managed
> to keep their version numbers so close to each other, despite completely
> independant developments and without external influence.
> 
> We currently have:
> 
> Mandrake 9.2
> SuSe 9.0
> Redhat 9.0
> 
> What's also interesting is just how fast the version numbers have
> changed recently.  Going from Redhat 5.0 to Redhat 6.2 took, if memory
> serves, the best part of 5 years.  6.2 to 9 has taken, again, if memory
> serves, a little over 2.
> 
> 

2 1/2 and 3 years respectively - have a look at 
http://www.owlriver.com/redhat_versions.html for a history (which looks 
right to me)

Dave


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