+1 to 1.6.0 as the common number for Axis2, Rampart and Sandesha (as well as underlying components).
Sanjiva. On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 2:13 AM, Andreas Veithen <[email protected]>wrote: > Until 1.5.1, Axis2 actually didn't support 3 digit version numbers > (that's why the MARs in 1.4.1 had version number 1.41). There are > actually two reasons why one would use 1.6.0: > > - In the past, some people have argued that using 3 digit Maven > versions numbers makes the OSGi stuff easier (because that's the > convention in OSGi). I'm not exactly sure about that because the > bundle plugin is smart enough to add zeros where necessary, but having > the same version numbers in OSGi and Maven may still be a valid goal. > > - Some people would like to synchronize the release cycles of the > different subprojects. Although there is no clear consensus about how > this should be done (simultaneous releases, an additional release of a > distribution that bundles Axis2, Rampart, Sandesha2 and the > transports, or merging the projects into a single build), the minimum > requirement would be to synchronize at least the major version > numbers. For Rampart there is no issue because the next version number > would be 1.6(.0) anyway. However, for Sandesha2 and Axis2 transports, > this would mean that we have to skip a couple of version numbers. By > changing the convention and using 1.6.0 for all four releases, we make > it clearer that there is a discontinuity in our versioning scheme. > > Therefore, my proposal is to keep 1.6.0 for Axis2, change the version > numbers on the Rampart release branch and use 1.6.0 also for Sandesha2 > and Axis2 transports. > > Andreas > > On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 10:23, Ruwan Linton <[email protected]> > wrote: > > To be frank, I didn't check for the convention that the axis2 has been > > using. > > > > Since we normally have releases of 3 decimal points, I though keeping the > 3 > > decimal behaviour for all the releases would be good. For example, we do > not > > call the 1.0 just 1 as we expect to go for a 1.x releases, in the same > > manner I thought it is good to call it 1.6.0. Anyway I am completely fine > > with 1.6 as well. > > > > Do you want me to change it to 1.6? > > > > Ruwan > > > > On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 3:04 PM, Andreas Veithen < > [email protected]> > > wrote: > >> > >> Just a quick question. What is the reason for using 1.6.0 as a version > >> number instead of 1.6? That doesn't follow the conventions the Axis2 > >> project has used in the past. > >> > >> Andreas > >> > >> On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 09:07, Ruwan Linton <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > Folks, > >> > > >> > I am planning to proceed for the axis2 1.6 release from the 1.6 > branch. > >> > I > >> > hope there are no more changes to be done for the 1.6.0 release > >> > > >> > Thanks, > >> > Ruwan > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Ruwan Linton > >> > Member, Apache Software Foundation; http://www.apache.org > >> > Software Architect & Product Manager, WSO2 Inc.; http://wso2.org > >> > phone: +1 408 754 7388 ext 51789 > >> > email: [email protected]; cell: +94 77 341 3097 > >> > blog: http://blog.ruwan.org > >> > linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ruwanlinton > >> > google: http://www.google.com/profiles/ruwan.linton > >> > tweet: http://twitter.com/ruwanlinton > >> > > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Ruwan Linton > > Member, Apache Software Foundation; http://www.apache.org > > > > phone: +94 11 282 7532 > > email: [email protected]; cell: +94 77 341 3097 > > blog: http://blog.ruwan.org > > linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ruwanlinton > > google: http://www.google.com/profiles/ruwan.linton > > tweet: http://twitter.com/ruwanlinton > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > -- Sanjiva Weerawarana, Ph.D. Founder, Director & Chief Scientist; Lanka Software Foundation; http://www.opensource.lk/ Founder, Chairman & CEO; WSO2; http://wso2.com/ Founder & Director; Thinkcube Systems; http://www.thinkcube.com/ Member; Apache Software Foundation; http://www.apache.org/ Member; Sahana Software Foundation; http://www.sahanafoundation.org/ Visiting Lecturer; University of Moratuwa; http://www.cse.mrt.ac.lk/ Blog: http://sanjiva.weerawarana.org/
