Sorry, Robert, I don't get what you mean. I was not talking of releasing alpha or beta, I'm talking of doing a stable final release called 2.0.1. Before the final release, of course, betas are released called 2.0.1-beta1 or something like that.
Carsten Robert Koberg wrote: > > It seems strange to have that kind of dot version for alpha to > beta (though > it seems stranger to release an alpha...). I guess this is similar to how > apple releases it's OS now :) > > Curious, why do you make the user download and decompress to get to: > > ***************************** W A R N I N G > ********************************** > > All user accessible points in this software package are to be considered > "alpha". This means that the developer team is not investing > _any_ effort > in providing back compatibility between alpha releases. > > This software will continue to be released as "alpha" until both code, > schemas and APIs will be considered stable. > > Until then, there will be no warranty that newer versions will maintain > back > compatibility even in the most simple cases. > > On the other hand, once "beta" status is reached, back incompatible > changes > will be made only if absolutely necessary to reach "final" status. > > The Cocoon development team understands the importance of reliable > software as well as the importance of protecting user > investiments by the > creation of a solid development platform that doesn't change. > > On the other hand, being the Cocoon project a pioneer in many fields and > being most of the technologies used at a "working draft" phase > only, this > cannot be guaranteed before a final status is reached for the software. > > Until then, no effort will be provided to guarantee back compatibility. > > You have been warned. > > ***************************** W A R N I N G > ********************************** > > I would think this might be something for the home page or at least > available at the same level as the distribution so it can be read before > download. > > best, > -Rob. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carsten Ziegeler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Cocoon-Dev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 2:11 AM > Subject: Release Plans (was RE: New Components From Avalon Scratchpad) > > > > Hi Team, > > > > it seems that it is time to think of some release plans. > > Thanks to Giacomo we have the new directory structure in our CVS > > and thanks to all of us we have a working HEAD cvs, so we can > > deprecate the 2.0 branch making the development much easier for > > all of us. > > > > So, these questions need to be answered: > > a) What is the version of the next release? > > > > My personal answers to this are: > > a) 2.0.1 > > Comments? Opinions? > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
