Comment by jay_kyburz
4 years ago
I don't think its unreasonable to just add a date next to the serial number that has when the firmware was released. It's 6 extra numbers
4 years ago
I don't think its unreasonable to just add a date next to the serial number that has when the firmware was released. It's 6 extra numbers
But firmware can be updated after the unit was shipped; a date stamped on the hardware can't promise accuracy.
Yeah, buy you would know if you are buying the same thing as what was reviewed or tested.
Is this the definition of whataboutism?
It's not even tangentially related to what the word means...
No, it's not.
Er, no? Whataboutism is an attempt to claim hypocrisy by drawing in something else with the same flaw. This is pointing out a way for this exact proposal to fail.
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Whataboutism is not pointing out flaws in a proposal, no. But I guess the word is so overly used these days that the definition becomes blurry.
It's 8 extra numbers
FTFY, unless you use the YYYY-WW date format. But please don't use just two digits for year numbers, we should have learn from Y2K years ago.
Batch numbers have been in use for ages, both for tech equipment and the milk you buy at a store.