[Distutils] Comparison semantics for alphanumeric components of a version number

[Paul Moore]

2009/6/5 Tarek Ziadé <ziade.tarek at gmail.com>:
> No one will force people to use the one we are defining, like no one
> forced people
> to use StrictVersion or LooseVersion.

But it's being defined via a PEP (rather than hidden in the code, as
with Strict/LooseVsersion) so it has a higher level of visibility and
authoritativeness. So it should be held to higher standards. Maybe I
won't be forced to use it, but I suspect I will be *expected* to. And
quite possibly disadvantaged if I don't.

Paul.