On Mon, 2005-11-21 at 08:39 -0800, Stuart Kendrick wrote:
> what's the difference between the 5.2 and the 5.3 trains?
>  i have a linear kind of mind-set, which thinks that 5.2
> precedes 5.3 ... but obviously not in this case

To expand on what Wes has said:

Yes - 5.2 *does* precede 5.3

But when we released version 5.2, the emphasis for that
code switched from adding new features, to maintaining
a stable system.  So 5.2 -> 5.2.1 -> 5.2.2 is basically
just a matter of fixing bugs as they come to light.

In the meantime, we kept adding new features to the internal
development code, which is what's in the process of being
released as 5.3.

As soon as that version is out, the emphasis for that line
will switch to maintenance and bug fixes only,  and new
features will be added to the development code again (which
will eventually see the light of day as 5.4).


So 5.2.2 is a new revision of old, mature code, while
5.3 is the first appearance of new, cutting-edge code.


The same holds (but more so) for the 5.1.x, 5.0.x and 4.2.x
lines.

Dave


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