FYI, I've changed the version in JIRA from 1.5 to 2.0, and updated the trunk too.
- Xavier On 3/24/07, Gilles Scokart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
OK, you convinced me, 2.0 might be better. Gilles 2007/3/24, Xavier Hanin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On 3/24/07, Gilles Scokart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Personally, my preference is not so strong. Having a 2.0 version give > > the impression that it is a brand new implementation,with new idea, > > without backward compatibility. For a user of ivy, this is clearly > > not the case. > > > Yes, but it happens quite frequently that 2.0 version have no brand new > implementation, but only some major changes. Take spring 2.0 for example. I > agree that people may expect more from a 2.0 version than what will be in > the next version, but I also think that we will get more brand new users, > who didn't know Ivy before, so can't really compare, than users upgrading. > If we choose 2.0, we will have to make things clear for users upgrading. > > Also, I think that having a 2.0 followed by a 3.0 would not be a good > > sign of stability for the user. > > > I don't think 2.0 will be followed by 3.0. I don't think we'll be ready for > a major rewrite any time soon. We still have to catch a stronger community, > and there is still room for many changes and improvements on the current > stream of development. > > Now, it is true that it would mark to move to apache, and it is also > > true that the backward compatibility of the API has been broken. > > > > So, I don't know. This was the argument pros and cons I see. But > > which one to choose? I have no real prefference. > > > It's not easy, my opinion is not strong, it's only a slight preference for a > 2.0, but if someone really objects with good arguments for a 1.5, this would > be fine for me. > > - Xavier > > Is there any apache conventions about version numbering scheme? > > > > Gilles > > > > 2007/3/23, Maarten Coene <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > I also prefer to use 2.0 as the next release version. > > > > > > Maarten > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > > From: Xavier Hanin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: [email protected] > > > Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 7:02:14 PM > > > Subject: release preparation: is 1.5 the appropriate target revision? > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > While preparing the next release I've started wondering if 1.5 is the > > > appropriate target revision. > > > > > > Indeed, there have been major changes in the source code structure, and > > we > > > even have renamed configuration files to settings files. More changes > > may > > > come before the final release, including a new default public repository > > (we > > > will certainly use maven 2 repository instead of ivyrep as default > > > repository). > > > > > > Hence I wonder if we shouldn't use 2.0 instead of 1.5. This doesn't mean > > I'd > > > like to include more modifications like the discussion about Ivy 2.0was > > > suggesting some time ago, but just to reflect the number of changes, and > > > ease the separation between Jayasoft and Apache versions. Then the > > previous > > > suggestions for Ivy 2.0 would still apply but for a 3.0 version. > > > > > > WDYT? > > > > > > - Xavier > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > > Don't pick lemons. > > > See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos. > > > http://autos.yahoo.com/new_cars.html > > > > > > > > > -- > > Gilles SCOKART > > > -- Gilles SCOKART
