Re: [PNG] Thoughts on semver-ish naming? "Third Edition" -> 1.3

On 2024-07-06 13:52, Chris Blume (ProgramMax) wrote:
> If we do like the idea of 1.3 instead of "Third Edition" (and 
> eventually 2.0), there is another topic to discuss:
> First Edition would have been 1.0. Second Edition would have been 1.1. 
> That means Third Edition would be 1.2, not 1.3.
While I understand the reasoning, the Second Edition corresponded to PNG 
1.2 in fact
http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/spec/1.2/
>
> I could be wrong, but I think 1.2 & "Third Edition" takes a split 
> second of hesitation that lends towards silly mistakes. And even 
> though 1.3 would be wrong, I think it removes that hesitation.
Note that the W3C shortname for PNG third edition is png-3 :)
https://www.w3.org/TR/png-3/

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Chris Lilley
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Technical Director @ W3C
W3C Strategy Team, Core Web Design
W3C Architecture & Technology Team, Core Web & Media

Received on Monday, 8 July 2024 20:17:46 UTC