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[-] Amilo159@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

Firefox needs to chill on the version numbers

[-] optissima@lemmy.ml 44 points 11 months ago

Blame Chrome for ruining versioning

[-] gramathy@lemmy.ml 7 points 11 months ago

Honestly I think this is more on Apple for using “os x” for two decades

[-] deeznutz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 11 months ago

Blame users for not understanding semantic versioning and just wanting a bigger number.

[-] 4am@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago

Remember that time the users were right?

[-] optissima@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago

They're not the ones that moved to whole number versioning

[-] marcos@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago

Version numbers are almost meaningless for end-user software anyway. Add 1 every time it changes is about the best you can do.

[-] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

no, I'm looking forward to firefox 420 in 2048

[-] netchami@sh.itjust.works 9 points 11 months ago

Nvidia needs to chill on the version numbers, their graphics driver is currently at version 537 lol

[-] Subverb@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

I remember using Nvidia drivers in the 70s years ago. I also remember thinking it was crazy when they rolled over 100. 😂

[-] netchami@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago

it was crazy when they rolled over 100

It was the same with Firefox and Chromium when they hit version 100. Some developers were scared that websites would start crashing because of the three digit version string in the user-agent.

[-] ViscloReader@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

I think it's alright, sure it's not conventional but you get the point after all and non techy people also get the point. bigger number = highest update

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