[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Jim Van Meggelen wrote: > >> I had always thought that the difference between STABLE and HEAD >> *was* the stability. Not so much stability in terms of code, but >> more in terms of features and compatibility. Is that not the same >> numbering philosophy that applies with Linux? > > It used to be, yes. > > However, saying "1.1.x" applies to HEAD is irrelevant if > there are never > any releases made from HEAD. > > Version numbers are only applied to > releases, and if the next release that is made is a release candidate > for STABLE, then it will be 1.1.0-rc1 or something like that.
I guess I had this picture in my head of some incrementing number associated with HEAD. 1.1.[what day is it?] > Having even/odd version numbers does make sense if releases are made > from the development branch, so that they can be tracked > separately from > the stable branch. The bottom line is going to be something that provides useful information to help in selecting your version of choice. The even=stable, odd=unstable is nice if you're familiar with the terminology. Otherwise I suppose it doesn't really matter. Cheers, Jim. -- Jim Van Meggelen [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.4 - Release Date: 25/01/2005 _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
