[scribus] Announce: Scribus 1.3.5.RC2

Craig Bradney cbradney at zip.com.au
Fri Jun 5 07:08:43 CEST 2009


JLuc wrote:
> Craig Bradney a écrit :
>> 1.4.0 will be considered stable.. and "based on" means it will include
>> more fixes and potentially some enhancements... 
> 
> OK.
> 
>> 1.3.5 is NOT stable.. it will be a development release...
> 
> but 1.3.5 release was described as :
>> 1.3.5 will be a major release
> 
> So it is a major unstable release.
> This is THE koan...
> 
>> These things get mentioned for all of those new people on the list, 
>> and those that don't read it often, and for those that ask the same
>> questions over and over again :)
> 
> Sure i have read much on this, and i do understand very well ...
> that it require a lot to explain again and again,
> since Scribus numbering scheme is obviously error-inducing.
> (not affordant, eh?)
> 
> All the more error inducing when 1.3.5 "unstable releases" is officialy
> introduced as a "major release".
> 
> Maybe improving these numbering and naming practices
> would reduce the volume of misunderstanding ?


Major != stable

Major = large number of changes/improvements to features and lots of bug
fixes etc

Craig




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