[Opensim-dev] Version Numbering Schemes

[Jani Pirkola]

+1Excellent idea!
--Jani

2008/11/10 Lc <lcc1967 at gmail.com>

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