> > -----Original Message-----
> > One note : we should borrow good ideas , not the bad ones ;)
> > We should pass over Name change for versions I don't think it
> > gives any return :customers already learned the classic
> > numbering scheme - why confuse them with another one ?
>
> Existing customers, yes. What about potential new customers, who see
> Firebird @ v1.5 when SQL Server is on 8 with a beta of 9 (2005) available,
> MySQL which is coming to Version 5, PostgreSQL which is on whatever

version

> its on and Oracle which is on v10i.

Exactly.

> How does this versioning work with the **perception** of new customers,
> especially corporate customers who have the means to provide so much to
> Firebird (in terms of backing and exposure). IMO its irrelevant that FB
> started from v6 of Interbase and has had an excellent feature set from the
> year dot, if its *perceived* as an immature product *some* people will not
> touch it, especially managers of medium/large corporations who are scared
> for their jobs and don't like to "rock the boat".

Exactly.

With regards,

Martijn Tonies
Database Workbench - developer tool for InterBase, Firebird, MySQL & MS SQL
Server
Upscene Productions
http://www.upscene.com