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From: crum@alicudi.usc.edu (Gary L. Crum)
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Subject: Re: JPEG and NeXTstep 2.2
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Date: 27 Apr 91 00:20:35 GMT
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In the NeXT "Software and Peripherals, Spring 1991" document, the
software that comes with NeXT computers is referred to as "Release 2",
not "Release 2.0" or "Release 2.1".  This is a notable change in
official terminology.  It might indicate that NeXT realizes the
confusion caused by frequent "public" releases and has consequently
decided to release new system software relatively infrequently (e.g.
yearly), and to use integer release numbers.  If this is the case,
then I think it is good and bad.  It (infrequent releases and integer
release numbers) is made practical primarily because NeXT system
software is already very stable and already relatively complete.

Gary