[Xastir] Stable release plus version numbering

Gerry Creager gerry.creager at tamu.edu
Thu Mar 29 15:05:08 EDT 2007


Tom Russo wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 29, 2007 at 09:19:27AM -0500, we recorded a bogon-computron collision of the <gerry.creager at tamu.edu> flavor, containing:
>> v1.9.0 (APX190).  So we're off on even/odd numbers.  You're going for a 
>> stable release, right?  Stables, in my book, are not even numbers.
> 
> How many conventions do we need to jam into this?

I don't know.  I'm open to suggestions.  I'd settle for 4-5 new 
conventions, but I'm especially fond of chaning the tag to hex...

> If we're going to go by the release guidlines that Curt posted, there's no
> need to add another layer of "odd/even" to that.
> 
> To be honest, I don't give a rip about the convention at all, but have a 
> bit of an attachment to major-release bumps being significant changes, not
> incremental.

You misinterpret my intent, sir.  I was *trying* to be funny. 
Apparently, I've not succeeded.

I'll go hide again.
gerry
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