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On 2008-07-17, Peter Chant <REMpeteOVE@CAPpetezilla.ITALSco.uk> wrote:
> Cast you mind back to the jump from Slack 4 to Slack 7. I joined Slack at
> 3.4 I think and I believe that at that time major numbers increased when
> slack went to a new kernel version.

There's many other reasons as well. Basically, major kernel version
changes and any major library change that breaks backwards compatability
is justification for a new major version number IMHO.

> So, if the jump did not exist and we kept on track where would we be now? I
> suspect Slack 5.1:

Slackware 7.n would have been 4.n+1
8.n would be 5.n
9.n would be 6.n
10.n would be 7.n
11.n would be 8.n
12.n would be 9.n

Simple enough.

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It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise,
Than for a man to hear the song of fools.
Ecclesiastes 7:5
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