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this post was submitted on 12 Feb 2024
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This isn't about whether I think the version number confuses me.
I am arguing against the prominence of version numbers in Linux distros. Just like how users can go years without knowing what version of iOS or Android they're using. In that case, upgrading Android versions is also presented as nothing more than a large update and not changing OS versions.
I explicitly want to avoid users drawing the comparison between, say, Windows 7 and Windows 10, and thinking an upgrade of that scale happens every six to nine months.