Date:         Fri, 14 May 1999 10:43:58 -0400
Reply-To:     "philrack@csi.com" <philrack@csi.com>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         Phil Rack <philrack@CSI.COM>
Organization: DeskTop Solutions
Subject:      Re: Version 11 and Dr.Goodnight
Comments: To: CharlieShipp <CharlieShipp@COMPUSERVE.COM>
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On Friday, May 14, 1999 10:33 AM, CharlieShipp [SMTP:CharlieShipp@COMPUSERVE.COM] wrote:
> SAS-L People:
>    Concerning version numbers:
> On Tuesday morning at the SUGI conference, I was waiting
> to help set up a Workshop, and Dr. Goodnight was coming
> back from playing golf.    In conversation about Version
> Numbers,   he jokingly said that he wanted to see Verson 11
> before he retired......   ( so I just wanted everyone to not
> quote version 10 as the target !   )        If you look at version 7
> as being in development for five years*, then there will be
> a good number of years with Dr. Goodnight at the helm.
>    Hopefully so,       Charlie Shipp
>
> *  As stated in the Opening Session.
>
> PS  My own view of version 8 coming so soon is that it
> works well with Year 2000 stability.  Any other reasons?
>
> .
Sounds like something out of Spinal Tap!