In fact, it would be better if we had called M2, M2.x right from the start,
kept it as a working main-line, and forked release branches with concrete
version number off of it as we went. Something to learn for next time.

On 18/12/2007, Rupert Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> ? M2 is a release branch for what went into M2.
>
> M2.1 is mis-named, its purpose is to act as 'main line' for work on the
> Java 0.8 line. It would have been better if we had called it M2.x.
>
> Don't merge from the main line into the old release branch. That's for bug
> fixes to be applied to that release.
>
> On 18/12/2007, Aidan Skinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > On Dec 18, 2007 12:07 PM, Robert Godfrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > > > PS: those are the two remaining issues to be fixed before we can
> > safely
> > > > > start M2/trunk merging.
> > > >
> > > > Hurrah! I'll try to get some time tomorrow to get started on that
> > > > process, I'll send patches for the two tests when I've dug them out
> > of
> > > > qpid-commits.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Given all the work on M2.1 I would really prefer to merge from M2.1 to
> > > trunk than from M2 to trunk...  otherwise we'll only have to do a
> > > second big merge :-(
> >
> > Well, what's currently M2.1 is misnamed. We should merge from M2.1 to
> > M2, rename that branch to something else and cut a new M2.1 which
> > includes the multiversion protocol support. We should then merge from
> > that.
> >
> > - Aidan
> >
> > --
> > aim/y!:aidans42  g:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > http://aidan.skinner.me.uk/
> > "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."
> >   -- Hunter S. Thompson
> >
>
>

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