On Wed, 2007-10-01 at 08:28 -0200, Jorge Godoy wrote:
> iain duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 
> > The scheme is that even numbers in the second place ( ie 2.4, 2.6 )
> > denote stable production releases, while odd numbers are the kernel in
> > active development. 
> 
> I prefer that every release is suitable for production unless it has an 'a',
> 'b' or 'dev' in it (for 'alpha', 'beta' and 'development' versions).  'rc' are
> 'release candidates' so they should change very little.
> 
> This way we won't have to explain the version numbering scheme -- the letters
> are common practice in software devel -- or have to care with several
> "current" versions.
> 
> The idea is reducing the timeframe from one relese to another.

My beef with that is that it does not as rigidly enforce the
*separation* of dev and production releases, which is IMHO the specific
problem facing gears. But of course there are no doubt good reasons in
the other direction too. ;)

Iain



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