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At 10:07 AM 6/24/97 -0400, John Bell wrote:
>I have an on again/off again disagreement with a few marketing folks over
>how to specify the operating system requirements for our software.
>The issue is which word best describes the range of existing or possible
>version numbers: higher, greater, or newer.
>
>Which phrasing do you prefer:
>
>* Sun Solaris, version 2.4 or higher
>* Sun Solaris, version 2.4 or greater
>* Sun Solaris, version 2.4 or newer
>
>Is there a better word or phrase for this concept?
>
I vote for:
Sun Solaris, version 2.4 or later
--Wayne
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