[Nix-dev] RFC: NixOS version string format

[Peter Simons]

Hi Bjørn,

 > Now that I've switched to the NixOS 14.04 release I see nixos-version
 > printing "14.04.42698.54a7d1d (Baboon)". It is impossible to tell if
 > that is close to release date or hundreds of commits later...

well, is the number of commits that have happened after the release date
a particularly meaningful information? Suppose that number is "18". What
does that tell you? Why is it important?

Best regards,
Peter