On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 8:07 AM, Graham Leggett <minf...@sharp.fm> wrote: > On 20 Jan 2017, at 2:15 AM, Jacob Champion <champio...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Ignore the versioning number then; that's not really the core of my >> proposal. The key points I'm making are >> >> - introduce the concept of a low-risk release line > > We have always had this, the current low-risk release line is called v2.4.x. > >> - introduce a stable cadence with as little risk to end users as possible > > We have always had this.
Many if not most developers disagree with you, most developers agree that adding features and enhancements is disruptive. 2.4.x adds features and enhancements to every release, and is therefore not low-risk, and absolutely not "as little risk as possible". C.f. para 4; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_versioning#Change_significance
