On Thursday 04 June 2009 18:30:03 avox wrote: > jluc-2 wrote: > > Craig Bradney a ?crit : > >> 1.4.0 will be considered stable.. and "based on" means it will > >> include more fixes and potentially some enhancements... > > > > OK. > > > > > 1.3.5 is NOT stable.. it will be a development release... > > > > but 1.3.5 release was described as : > > > 1.3.5 will be a major release > > > > So it is a major unstable release. > > This is THE koan... > > > >> These things get mentioned for all of those new people on the > >> list, > >> > > > and those that don't read it often, and for those that ask the > > > same questions over and over again :) > > > > Sure i have read much on this, and i do understand very well ... > > that it require a lot to explain again and again, > > since Scribus numbering scheme is obviously error-inducing. > > (not affordant, eh?) > > > > All the more error inducing when 1.3.5 "unstable releases" is > > officialy introduced as a "major release". > > > > Maybe improving these numbering and naming practices > > would reduce the volume of misunderstanding ? > > Hehe, we just did! :-) > > Ok, here is the stable upgrade path: > > 1.2.x -> 1.3.3.3 -> 1.3.3.x -> 1.4.x -> 1.6.x -> ... -> 2.0.x > > And here's the bleeding edge upgrade path: > > 1.3.0 -> 1.3.1 -> 1.3.2 -> 1.3.3 -> 1.3.5svn -> (1.4.0) -> 1.5.x > -> 1.7.x -> 1.9.x -> 2.1.x > > Stay away from these versions for productive work: > > 1.3.4, 1.5.x svn, 1.7.x svn, ... > > Summing up: > In the future even numbers mean stable, odd numbers mean unstable, > and any useful new feature wont be useful before it's released in a > development release (aimed at a 3-4 month pace) or backported to a > stable release. We might give special usage advisories for future > development versions, so make sure you read the release notes > before you use an odd version. And don't complain if an svn-version > eats your documents! > > /Andreas
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