"Abdelkader Boudih" <[email protected]> writes: >> If it's a normal stable release there is no reason to use an unusual >> version number. Irregular versioning raises the "what are you thinking, >> and why?" question. > > The version bump is intentional. > > My thinking is that many flashrom users dont follow the mailing list or > GitHub (they also got used to append only release). > They will simply see their package manager offering an upgrade from 1.7.0 to > 1.9.0 and wonder, "Why was 1.8.0 skipped ?" That curiosity increases the > chances they will read the release notes and speak up before the 2.0.0 > removals. > > I have used this approach successfully in projects I maintain. An unusual > version number draw attention, which is exactly what I want before removing > long-standing functionality. > > I prefer to have people wonder than later say, "I only discovered the change > after my automation started failing because the programmer list had changed > and assertion failed"
I don't think this is an ok practice. Plus, you said the withdrawals will happen in 2.0.0, and that the next release will not have breaking changes. _______________________________________________ flashrom mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
