I agree with Tony on this. The point of release branching, etc. is to make it possible to maintain an older version while building the newer version. Yes, it is a nuisance, but not nearly as much as a new version is for users if it is has significant changes and/or bugs. Except in cases where there is a captive user base, failure to maintain the prior version while perfecting the latest and greatest can be a fatal decision.
The 0.x version does have shortcomings, but with the amount of the back-end and front-end that has completely redesigned, I am concerned that a stagnant 0.x will result is a loss of users. The transition from 0.x to 1.x will not be easy for most users. In many ways, transitioning to 1.x will be like implementing a whole new system which would cause most organizations I've worked to revisit their system choice to see what other solutions might exist for their use cases. On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 7:11 PM, Andre <[email protected]> wrote: > Tony, > > I second Joe's comments as well. > > Since the early discussions about the branching model I have been under the > total impression that once 1.0 is released, 0.x would become support only > and updates restricted to critical issues (security & data-loss > break-fixes). > > This is not to say that a NPE or a 100% CPU issue shouldn't be backported, > but I would imagine the effort to port to 0.x should be driven by the > contributor rather than the merger (as it is being done atm). > > On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 8:13 AM, Joe Witt <[email protected]> wrote: > > > According to the discussion we had about the management of the release > > lines there would only be incremental releases when something was > critical > > enough (security or data loss). And, if someone really wanted needed a > > minor release they could initiate and do that as well. But as far as > > continued feature development and focus it would shift to 1.0. > > > > So emphasis moves to new major line but those staying on the old major > can > > still have options as well. > > On Jun 14, 2016 5:31 PM, "Tony Kurc" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Joe, for some reason, my mental image was that I expected we'd keep > > releasing new 0.x minor releases for a while along with 1.x. > > > > Is that everyone else's expectations? > > >
