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This begs the question of what it means for a piece of software to born.... 01/05/2008, 00:31:53

Bones writes: I would propose that software -- or at least a particular version -- is born when no more changes are made. I'd accept the time and date as given on the latest file entry of the original version. And the birthplace? The computer it was written on, of course. This would be the NWC offices.

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Good points, Bones. Yet isn't birth... - Carrot-like Wombat Thing ( Sat 05-Jan-08 15:18:42 ) +1 I would think that versioning is more like growth. To me, birth would be the first instance of the game. (n/t) - Christy ( Sun 06-Jan-08 09:29:09 ) +1 *whew* ... Hopefully no one demands a chart of the exact moment JVC first contemplated MM7. - Carrot-like Wombat Thing ( Sun 06-Jan-08 16:30:32 )