On Fri, 6 Nov 2009, CeDeROM wrote:

> Hello guys!
> 
> I try to maintain OpenOCD port for FreeBSD, and I think current
> numbering scheme sux and brings great confusion - there are two unused
> digits in the release number and now there is also a -rc0 suffix. This
> is a MESS! I don' like it.

Well, I do like it.  And -rc only means "release candidate", so you're 
not supposed to ever use that for the FreeBSD port.  So if the latest 
version is a -rc version then that means you probably should wait a bit 
until it is turned into a real release.

> Why don't we name a release 0.3.0, make it public,

That just happened.

> fix errors for a
> week, release 0.3.1, fix errors for next week then  release 0.3.2,

That's also the plan, although there is no weekly fixed schedule.

> if
> there are no errors add some features and release 0.3.3...

With new features, the release will be 0.4.0 instead.

> if there
> are releases where only the middle number changes, why to use others?

See above.

> By the way - is 0.3.0 supposed to be an unstable release while the 
> 0.4.0 is the next stable release (as in Linux kernel numbering)?

No.  And Linux stopped using that stable/unstable numbering scheme a 
long long time ago BTW.

> Is all these numbers really necessary? Does anybody have control over 
> these numbers?

I think so.

> What is more - a 0.3.0 release is available already on the download
> page (openocd 0.3.0 November 4, 2009) - is it 0.3.0 already or still
> the 0.3.0-rc0? If rc0 why it is named 0.3.0? :-(

If advertised as 0.3.0 then there is a pretty good chance it is the
true 0.3.0.


Nicolas
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