Asklemmy @lemmy.ml nutomic @lemmy.ml 2 mo. ago

Better names for Lemmy versions?

The names of previous Lemmy versions were all very boring and repetetive. We need something much more creative. Any ideas?

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Eh, if someone on the team is feeling creative I don't mind fun version numbers but semantic versioning is quite searchable and reduces confusion.
- One does not exclude the other. You can have a fancy name and a semantic versioning.
  
  The problem is that it is almost always just one lf them. Let's say that v0.20 is called "Fuck Spez" and v0.21 is called "YouKnowWhatFuckMuskToo".
  
  Most people are going to refer to them by either the number or the name, almost never are both used. The biggest problem with names is that they are rarely sortable (google did it with android, for a bit but not anymore), so in the future it is hard to know which is which without resorting to looking at a list of releases.
  
  For example, in the future when we are on v0.30 someone might say "ah, but this has been an issue since "Fuck Spez"." And then most likely you have to look it up to know what they are talking about. If we coulld force everyone to alwaya write "version "Fuck Spez" (v0.20)" then it would be great, but that never happens.
  
  I personally prefer just semantic versioning for this reason.
  
  I think that's the case and why I said it's fine in my OC, but the more I think about it I'm slightly concerned it might cause some fragmentation "Does anyone know how to force a user sync in Lightfoot?" and "How can I sync users (forced) in v13.8.12?"
It's software versioning, not a new breakfast cereal
Based on classification? Taken from a Wikipedia article concerning lemmings.
Motörhead had 23 studio albums.
- This, it means sooner or later there will be a Lemmy version called Orgasmatron.
We've been notoriously bad about doing more frequent releases, but if we were to release every month, then naming them could get annoying really quickly.

I'd prefer to just stay with the semantic version numbering, like a lot of projects with a ton of releases do. Like look at react's releases.

The fun named versioning makes sense for operating systems, that release only like once a year, but not for apps, docker services, libraries, etc.
- So are you saying we are gonna get monthly updates 👀👀
  
  I'd like that, we just have to be more disciplined about not adding breaking changes too often.
- We only do major versions around once a year so those could still be named, while using numbers for minor versions. Lemmy is more user-facing than react, so it would make sense to have a more user-friendly versioning.
  
  I'd be good with that.
- I agree that there shouldn't be official names for versions.
No we don't.

Versioning like this is good for knowing how far off you are from current.
Hmm so you're looking for a naming theme like the old Android scheme of Desserts or MacOS California Parks.

List off the top of my head

Tree Species

Cities, Towns, Villages in Cuba

Mushroom Species

Names of Wildflowers

That's all I got for now.
- My vote is for the mushroom species, I also just love eating mushrooms 🍄🤤
Add ridiculous titles for each version. For example. Lemmy Release v0.18.1: The Revengence

I just think it would be funny to have "Are you still on Revengence? Make sure you update to Snickerdoodle" pop up from time to time.
Numbers. All the stupid ubuntu names are cheese.
It sounds a bit too soon to use release names, especially given that Lemmy is still in alpha.

When a major release comes out, I suggest using colony names (fictional or real), like the pirate republic.

In general, I like names that highlight the decentralised aspect of the fediverse.
- I usually go with strange long animal names... like "Desert Cottontail"
Books of the Bible, Torah and Koran

The amount of controversy it would generate would propel Lemmy into international headlines.
- or chapters from "Das Capital"
Call the next one Final and the one after that Final.Final
- goddamn.final
  
  truly.final
  
  final.i.swear
  
  final.ffs
  
  no.more.revision
  
  no.more.revision.please
  
  no.more.goddamn.revision
  
  no.more.fcken.revisiom
  
  no.more.revision.ffs
  
  use.this.one.actually
  
  I feel attacked.
  
  Copy of goddamn.final.revision (2)
Having a name for a version would be nice for each major release (1.0.0 would have a name but 1.x.x wouldn’t, but 2.0.0 would, etc)
I like the TeX version scheme, it starts with version 3. After that it's:
3.1
3.14
3.141
3.1415 etc. Current stable release is 3.141592653. The message is that each version is a more accurate approximation of pi. It's not growing much bigger, but better.
- This is fun but also incredibly awful
  
  Just like TeX :)
Name it after famous Lemmy's.

V1.0 - Killmister
V2.0 - Koopa
The descriptions up until 0.18.5 seem very informative.
Music artists? Bands? Mountain names? Types of peppers? Either one would spice things up a bit I think lol
Larry
Roy
Wendy
Iggy
Morton
Ludwig
Maybe various rodent species?
Species of apples
Just use track titles of Motörhead. Major release could have album titles.
Instead of “release v20” how about “full release v20”
Call me a shit stirer but I can’t help but wonder if this violates rule 3? Which I say not to have this removed from here but because of the IMO weirdness of not wanting any lemmy-support posts here as though lemmy isn’t a growing space in need of supporting new users.
- This isn't a support question, as in a trouble shooting question. This is a question to the Lemmy community about the platform itself. Its an input/feedback request, not a "how do I use Lemmy" question.
  
  Fair ... I don't really care that much TBH ... it just seemed to be blurring the lines and I've always been ambivalent about the strident anti-support stance of this community ... so I thought it'd put it out there.
How about owl names, in honor of !superbowl@lemmy.world? They even made an owl tournament bracket that names can be picked from:
https://lemmy.world/post/9054109
Famous characters that are public domain. You could use recent ones (Steamboat Willie/Mickey Mouse, Winnie the Pooh, etc.) or pick from a long list of classic ones:
https://comicvine.gamespot.com/profile/elderfingolfin/lists/best-public-domain-characters/18883/

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