John Beckett ([log in to unmask]) wrote: > The bottom line: Always ignore version codes when selecting which you > will install. Base your decision on what people (the ones you trust) > tell you about each version. For instance: HP announced Q-MIT as the > most carefully checked bug-free version of MPE ever. Well, Q-delta-2 > actually was. > > Just my $.01999998 worth (who took my 486?) With the Express Release system, HP "appears" to have read Bob Greens paper on software engineering. In my imagined perfect world, we would receive 3-4 revisions of MPE in a year, each with a small number of enhancements. Major tricks (like >4 gig files) would come out with major releases. And, of course, each release would be *numbered* in sequence (.1, .2) . . . unless the releases are tracked on a Pentium (.1, .7, .003) ps: Anyone who has not read Bob's paper should do so before staring any new software projects. ======================================================================= Guy Smith Voice: 804-527-4000 ext 6664 Circuit City Stores, Inc. FAX: 804-527-4116 9950 Mayland Drive E-Mail: attmail.com!bronco!guys Richmond, VA 23233-1464 The thoughts expressed herein are mine and do not reflect those of my employer, or anyone with common sense.