[Opensim-dev] OS 0.8 DEV

[Diva Canto]

OSGrid and OpenSim are two different things. OSGrid is a grid; OpenSim 
is the software. The two are developed/operated by completely different 
groups of people.

OpenSim makes tagged releases every few months. Releases are identified 
by a number followed by the suffix RELEASE. We just did 0.8 (RELEASE), 
now we are working towards 0.8.1 or, maybe, 0.9 -- to be decided. In 
between tagged releases, a lot of development takes place. That 
development is open source, and available to everyone who likes to live 
life on the edge. At any point in time, the existing working tag for 
OpenSim is the tag of the next release followed by the suffix DEV. So 
currently, it's 0.8.1(DEV). The DEV snapshots may be unstable and are 
works in progress. There are new commits every day.

OSgrid chooses to always follow the latest developments in OpenSim, so 
that it can serve as a testbed. They use the current DEV tag in OpenSim, 
along with a commit prefix, as that is the best identifier for what the 
code entails. They package the current OpenSim every week or so.

On 6/24/2014 7:50 AM, steve l wrote:
> Hi everyone-
>
> Thanks for the explanation, but that begs another question...
>
> Now that official version 0.8 is out does OSG go to 0.9DEV and does 
> the latest version of OSG's version of OS now fold in the released 
> version 0.8? Does what happens at OSG become a part of the newly 
> released V0.8 or is it a separate thing?
>
> In my opinion OSG should stay within the designation of OS that OS.org 
> has laid out and not leap forward a version #. It is like we have to 
> drag OSG back when a new version is officially released.
>
> If OSG wants to be at the bleeding edge, then maybe the next release 
> for them should be something like OSGv0.8DEV.xxxx. then the version 
> would be the same and not ahead as the OSG version is not really a 
> version ahead, just ahead in some ways.
>
> Anyway this version number disparity has confused the heck out of me 
> over the years!
>
> Just my 2 cents! Maybe not even worth that!
>
> Steve L.
>
>
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