On Sat, 2003-06-21 at 18:25, Nicholas Parsons wrote: > Whats the difference between rh 9 and rh 9.0? I mean if you > write c code like this: > { int j = 9.0; } > > The compiler treats the initialization of j with the integer 9 and > not the real 9.0. Mathematically speaking, 9.0 and 9 refer to the same number. However, in Marketing terms, Red Hat Linux 9 is not the same as Red Hat Linux 9.0 ;-)