IBM's use of V6.1 is shorthand for Version 6 Release 1. The first release of each version is necessarily "Release 1." What IBM avoids (IIRC) is *Version* 1, as that implies a future version, presumably with substantial upgrades.
On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 10:35 AM, RPN01 <nix.rob...@mayo.edu> wrote: > If I remember the story correctly, you won't see a version such as 6.0, > because in IBM wisdom, this would imply that there would be following > releases (due to the decimal). Now why it's ok to have 6.1, and why that > doesn't carry the same implication, I don't know. > > -- > Robert P. Nix Mayo Foundation .~. > RO-OE-5-55 200 First Street SW /V\ > 507-284-0844 Rochester, MN 55905 /( )\ > ----- ^^-^^ > "In theory, theory and practice are the same, but > in practice, theory and practice are different." > > > > > On 7/8/09 6:50 AM, "Phil Smith III" <li...@akphs.com> wrote: > > > Mike Walter wrote: > > <snip> > >> For that matter, z/VM Version 6.1? What happened to Version 6.0? > Doesn't > >> everyone know that odd-numbered versions are considered unlucky? > > > > Can't have Version 6 Release 0 ... ya know? > > > > ...phsiii >
