Well, for one OpenNSD/AOLServer confusion cannot be avoided, too late
for that (in general).
To clear things even more: this is not an "OpenNSD folks" release. This
is "my little private release". Basically my goal was to give people
Windows binaries for OpenNSD/AOLServer, nsxml, nsvhr and postgres driver
to play with.
The version number is 4 beta 2 because it's based on AOLSerer 4 beta 1
code, or at least that's how it's called in CVS. I've posted my fixes in
bug tracker on sourceforge so I hope they'll end up in AOLServer tree as
well. Some day.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AOLserver Discussion
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Titus Brown
> Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 5:35 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [AOLSERVER] ANN: OpenNSD/AOLServer 4 beta 2
>
>
> -> No, it isn't (that's why I said "unofficial" and I don't
> even mention
> -> AOLServer anywhere on the web page). I've added AOLServer so the
> -> folks on this list know that it's basically the same thing.
> ->
> -> However, the code is straight from AOLServer's CVS with a few
> -> bugfixes of mine.
>
> Not to argue one way or the other about the split, but saying
> "OpenNSD/AOLserver 4.0" -- that is, using a number that
> *could* mean something in the AS releases, and moreover
> preceding it with an "AOLserver" -- is not terribly clear ;).
>
> I'd really like to ask the OpenNSD people in general to make
> this as clear as possible, because the split is going to
> confuse a lot of people. By failing to indicate the
> distinction between OpenNSD and AOLserver version numbers on
> both the release Web page and in the e-mail, you've managed
> to confuse me, at least.
>
> I suppose I should pop on over the OpenNSD bboards to ask
> this, but I have a violently allergic reaction to those Web
> bboards now, and it doesn't seem inappropriate for the
> AOLserver list -- why did you decide to increment the major
> version number? My understanding, perhaps flawed, was that
> AOLserver is not moving to 4.0 for a while yet, and this
> could cause a split in what major version numbers mean.
> Since bug fixes usually don't cause a major version number
> increment, I suspect that the "first" version of OpenNSD is
> going to be 4, which has an even greater potential for confusion.
>
> I should say that I follow the AOLserver list only. Perhaps
> I'm alone in my confusion, but I feel a looming sense of
> dread that I've already been confused by the first "public"
> announcement of the NSD folks...
>
> cheers,
> --titus
>
