RE: ".trunk" patch refinement

[Stephen Rasku]

>
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>>> [...] OK, so exactly how is this different from "-r1"?
>>>
>>
>>Would '-r1' work if some previous cvs admin had updated vast numbers 
of the
>>trunk revisions to 3.x (presumably when version 3.0 of the product 
was
>>released)?
>>
>
>I would just like to point out that trying to use CVS revision
>numbers as module or system version numbers is a bad, bad thing
>to do.  This cannot be reiterated enough, and I realize that you
>did not suggest doing it Mike, but some people might get the
>mistaken impression that this use of revision numbers is not
>the mistake that it is.
>

What I don't understand is:  If something is bad, why is it allowed.  
If using this feature is dangerous, then it should be removed from 
CVS.

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