Hi
>From the perspective of a user, I prefer the
{major}.{minor}.{maintenance} versioning system. It also matches the
numbering system other applications are using.
Emilio
On Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 11:05 AM, Rajarshi Guha <rajarshi.g...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I like the major.minor form because it's closer to what is happening in
> terms of code changes.
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 3:27 AM, John M <john.wilkinson...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> This has come up before, but wanted to hear from users.
>>
>> Currently the project versioning system is 1.{odd/even}.{number} where by
>> 1 is fixed for now, odd/even for stability (e.g. 1.4.x stable, 1.5.x
>> unstable), the last number just increments. This system hints that 1.4 is
>> the preferred version as being "stable" but this hasn't been touched in
>> years. Stable here really means API is fixed, but often also be interpreted
>> as more robust. This odd/even number was used by Linux kernal until 2004 but
>> is not any longer. I'm hesitant to bump to 1.6 on this systems as working
>> deep in the code base I know a lot of things need fixing.
>>
>> Does this system make sense/do you like this system?
>>
>> I would like to propose switching to the following version system:
>> {major}.{minor}.{maintenance}. Where by {major}=API change, {minor}=new API,
>> {maintenance}=bug fix/patch release. Number will climb faster but I believe
>> it will be easier to pinpoint how much further ahead a new version is.
>>
>> At the end of the day it's just a number.
>>
>> Regards,
>> John W May
>> john.wilkinson...@gmail.com
>>
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