[Scribus] Proposal for a new versioning scheme (Was: Many Versions = 2)

Craig Bradney cbradney
Sat Jan 12 13:21:06 CET 2008


On Saturday 12 January 2008 10:47:30 Maciej Hanski wrote:
> Maciej Hanski wrote:
>
> --cut--
>
> > On the other side, the growing gap between 1.3.3.* and 1.3.* would
> > justify  much bolder difference in version numbers. I wonder, if it
> > isn't time to reconsider the version numbers and make a clean cut as
> > soon as possible. E.g.:
> >
> >  * 1.3.3.11 could become the 1.4 release (stable branch, 1.3.3.10
> > deserves it, imho)
> >
> >  * 1.3.5 could be the 1.5 release (developement branch)
> >
> > This move would hurt only for a short while (nothing, you cannot iron
> > out with decent release notes) and spare us some confusion in the long
> > run.
>
> --cut--
>
> Hi list,
> this guy has come to the same conclusion (in German):
> http://www.pro-linux.de/cgi-bin/NB2/nb2.cgi?send-edit.12178.3010.2100171002
>1.
>
> but what do other mailing list users think about it?  Let's brainstorm a
> little bit about any possible pros and cons.


I dont see any reason to change now. The more people talk about it, the more 
it gets worked up. Nobody has worried about it from 1.3.3.1 to 1.3.3.9.

Craig



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