[Opensim-dev] Version Numbering Schemes

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+1The first thing pple is looking is stabitlity then features...



On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 4:00 AM, Frisby, Adam <adam at deepthink.com.au> wrote:

> Yeah, I do like that idea,
>
> +1
>
> Regards,
>
> Adam
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: opensim-dev-bounces at lists.berlios.de [mailto:opensim-dev-
> > bounces at lists.berlios.de] On Behalf Of Justin Clark-Casey
> > Sent: Sunday, 9 November 2008 6:50 PM
> > To: opensim-dev at lists.berlios.de
> > Subject: Re: [Opensim-dev] Version Numbering Schemes
> >
> > Stefan Andersson wrote:
> > > +1 fo sho.
> > >
> > > Also, I would love if there was any kind of room for 'fortifying'
> > > a given version branch within the repo.
> > >
> > > I mean, when we tagged 0.6.0, could we have a branch that was
> > dedicated
> > > to just applying bug-fixes, and stabilizing fixes to?
> > >
> > > We've already said that we don't have the resources within the
> > project
> > > to do proper release cycle, but could we at least have somewhere for
> > > people who want to work on stability over features for a given
> > version?
> > > I know it would definitively help with my debugging motivation to
> > have
> > > one there - and believe it or not, but in the majority of cases, you
> > can
> > > actually apply the changes directly into the next version as well.
> > >
> > > How about a 0.6.0_fortified branch? Or some other numbering, perhaps?
> > >
> > > So, 0.6.1 would be bugfixes + ongoing development,
> > > 0.6.0_fortified would only be bugfixes, and done only by those who
> > > actually find the motivation to work on fortification of a given
> > version.
> >
> > This sounds like a good plan.  It would allow us to see if there is the
> > capacity or motivation to run both stable and
> > development streams (I don't think that we've reached the requires
> > level of maturity with the code yet).
> >
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > > Stefan Andersson
> > > Tribal Media AB
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > ---
> > >
> > > From: adam at deepthink.com.au
> > > To: opensim-dev at lists.berlios.de
> > > Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2008 07:01:07 -0500
> > > Subject: [Opensim-dev] Version Numbering Schemes
> > >
> > >
> > > I'd like to propose switching our version numbering schemes to
> > something
> > > similar to how the Linux Kernel used to operate, whereby we have
> > > unstable and stable version numbers independent of each other.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > For instance,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 0.6.0 is a stable release
> > >
> > > 0.6.1 is under development
> > >
> > > 0.6.2 is stable, etc.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > So as soon as we tag a stable release, we then increment the version
> > > number straight away up to an odd number to indicate that we're now
> > > working on potentially a not so stable version, when it returns to
> > > stability, we tag it again to an even number, add the tag & release,
> > > then increment back to an unstable one.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > This way, when users say they are using 0.6.X, we can quickly
> > determine
> > > if they are on a stable supported release, or bleeding edge.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thoughts?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Adam
> > >
> > >
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