An impassioned plea on version numbers

[Omair Majid]

* Stephen Colebourne <scolebourne at joda.org> [2017-09-22 14:06]:
> 5) Java is not an OS like Ubuntu. The version of Java is referred to all
> the time - it is front and centre in discussions about Java. Even
> recruiters talk about it! It needs to be simple and straightforward for all
> the tasks it is used for - a year/month scheme is unusual and unexpected.

And if anyone thinks the Ubuntu versioning system is simple, a quick
google shows many documents where users are confused. For example,
these docs refer to Ubuntu 16. Not 16.04 or 16.10, just 16.

https://github.com/openstreetmap/Nominatim/blob/master/docs/Install-on-Ubuntu-16.md
http://www.geoffstratton.com/spamassassin-3-ubuntu-16
https://www.upcloud.com/support/installing-snort-on-ubuntu/
https://community.qualys.com/thread/17402-qualys-cloud-agent-and-ubuntu-16
https://www.vpsserver.com/community/tutorials/49/installing-drupal-on-ubuntu-16-vps-server/
http://www.aerospike.com/docs/client/c/install/ubuntu16.html

We should not be surprised if the same happens with Java: instead of
18.3 or 18.9, people will be taking about Java 18.

Thanks,
Omair

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