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Title: VPS numbering??
Post by: MikeBCda on December 12, 2006, 04:35:15 AM: Okay, I thought I understood the (relatively) new numbering system for VPS updates. But it's only Dec. 11th (okay, 12th by now in Europe and elsewhere), and if I'm reading it right we're currently into week 56? ???

Did I wake up on a strange planet this morning, or something? ;)
Title: Re: VPS numbering??
Post by: alanrf on December 12, 2006, 06:10:09 AM: MikeBCda

have you not read about the new "leap weeks" that have been introduced into the calendar?

Or maybe it was just a typo by a rushed avastee.

Well spotted! Maybe we'll get the real answer.
Title: Re: VPS numbering??
Post by: igor on December 12, 2006, 09:56:13 AM: Oh well, looks like somebody noticed ;)

Let's say that the previous numbering (week_number-VPS_within_the_week) has been "reinterpretted" as (bigger_update_number-smaller_update_since_the_bigger_one), i.e. the first number isn't really the week number anymore.

Actually, what I wrote is not even fully right... it's not necessarily a "bigger update" - the thing is that the differences (in the differential updates) are transfered between the current VPS and the previous XXX-0 one (i.e. not the previous one if it doesn't end with a zero). So, the more XXX-0 VPS files we release, the smaller the differences, and the smaller the traffic.

The numbering will probably return to "normal" when this year is over.
Title: Re: VPS numbering??
Post by: kubecj on December 12, 2006, 10:21:00 AM: Quote from: igor on December 12, 2006, 09:56:13 AM
The numbering will probably return to "normal" when this year is over.

Or will most probably transform into YYMMDD-v numbering as was suggested in Scavenger docs by Eda.
Title: Re: VPS numbering??
Post by: Spyros on December 12, 2006, 10:57:05 AM: Quote from: kubecj on December 12, 2006, 10:21:00 AM
Or will most probably transform into YYMMDD-v numbering as was suggested in Scavenger docs by Eda.
Sounds much better to me.
Title: Re: VPS numbering??
Post by: Lisandro on December 12, 2006, 12:01:00 PM: Quote from: Spyros on December 12, 2006, 10:57:05 AM
Sounds much better to me.
Me too 8)
Title: Re: VPS numbering??
Post by: DavidR on December 12, 2006, 02:30:38 PM: Quote from: Tech on December 12, 2006, 12:01:00 PM
Quote from: Spyros on December 12, 2006, 10:57:05 AM
Sounds much better to me.
Me too 8)
Gets my vote for clarity, a user will know exactly how out of date his VPS update is.
Title: Re: VPS numbering??
Post by: igor on December 12, 2006, 04:47:59 PM: I believe nobody is arguing that it wouldn't be better for the users; the question is if it's doable. Even though it doesn't appear so, the amount of work needed for this change might be quite big (especially for kubecj).
Title: Re: VPS numbering??
Post by: MikeBCda on December 12, 2006, 04:58:11 PM: One other objection to YYYYMMDD, even though it sounds great. What happens when things get frantic and there's two (or more) the same day?
Title: Re: VPS numbering??
Post by: kubecj on December 12, 2006, 05:01:14 PM: That's why it'll be YYMMDD-v, for example 061212-0, 061212-1...
Title: Re: VPS numbering??
Post by: Bluesman on December 12, 2006, 11:52:43 PM: Quote from: kubecj on December 12, 2006, 05:01:14 PM
That's why it'll be YYMMDD-v, for example 061212-0, 061212-1...

This would be a nice change!
Title: Re: VPS numbering??
Post by: YLAP on December 14, 2006, 09:43:51 AM: Quote from: kubecj on December 12, 2006, 05:01:14 PM
That's why it'll be YYMMDD-v, for example 061212-0, 061212-1...

It would be really great ;)