<div dir="ltr">+1 for this.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 5:20 PM Thierry Carrez <<a href="mailto:thierry@openstack.org">thierry@openstack.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Adam Lawson wrote:<br>
> The alternative of course is to just number the releases since names<br>
> ultimately don't mean anything but it seems there are problems with that<br>
> level of simplicity. I personally prefer Tristan's suggestion to keep it<br>
> as simple as possible. In a few years we'll run out of letters anyway.<br>
<br>
Part of the confusion here is that we are not naming "releases". We are<br>
naming release *cycles*. We are giving a name to a period of time,<br>
basically. In that period of time, various version numbers for various<br>
components will be released. Saying "Glance 12.0.0 was released in<br>
OpenStack 13 cycle" is not really helping.<br>
<br>
We won't run out of letters, because the names can cycle back to A<br>
(potentially using a new theme, away from "geographic features near<br>
where the corresponding design summit happened").<br>
<br>
So while we could technically name a release cycle "14", I feel it's a<br>
bit more difficult to rally around a number than a name. Also, numbers<br>
wouldn't really solve the perceived issues with names: numbers happen to<br>
also be culturally meaningful. You don't have a 13th floor in many US<br>
buildings. In China, building miss the 4th floor instead. 9 is feared in<br>
Japan. And don't talk about 39 to Afghans.<br>
<br>
I think "growing up" is accepting the pain that comes with picking a<br>
good name, rather than sidestepping the issue.<br>
<br>
--<br>
Thierry Carrez (ttx)<br>
<br>
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