Geir Magnusson Jr wrote:
Nolan, Edell wrote:
Well how about we come up with some sort of policy where we will only
put up snapshots
That are passing all tests etc.
I hoped there was a policy that any new commit passed all tests :)
Agreed.
Regards,
Alan
Also I really like the milestone numbering and don't think it implies
being ready. It is just a milestone on a journey.
Each to his own. I think that the version number should be a hint.
If yoko is that mature that calling it 1.0 is a good idea, that's
great. I know that with Geronimo, we made the mistake of calling the
basic kernel "1.0-M1", which really confused people since it was only
a display of the architectural ideas, and not a 1.0 candidate.
For those of you that don't know, Geir and I have always disagreed on
this. He thinks a milestone is means it is close, I think interpret a
milestone as a checkpoint (like the milestone in a workflow or M$
project file). Anyway there is no reason to rehash this.
=> my interpretation of a snapshot is that it is only a checkpoint as
well and that you will have a series of milestones that then lead to
your 1.0 release. With each milestone more of the components become
complete and aim for the functionality that you want to provide in your
1.0 release.
Yep - the argument that Dain and I have had is simply what to label
those releases, not about what a snapshot is (which isn't a release).
I have had good experience with 0.x style before the 1.0, but it does
require some planning and discipline to get there, or else you wind up
asymptotically approaching 1.0, castor style - e.g. 0.99943 :)
The problem I found with calling everything "1.0 Mx" is that (to me
anyway) having a "1.0" as part of the version represents that it's
'near' to 1.0. And if that's the case, call it "alpha", "beta" or "RC",
which gives a better sense of where you are in the plan, rather than an
open-ended sequence like "1.0 M27"
Just my $0.02, and I'm just a 'customer', so do what makes you happy.
A rose by any other name...
If we had M27 then it would be no different than 0.27. We're pretty
darn close to a 1.0 release, thanks to everyone's hard work. This
milestone release is our first dry run at making a release where we hope
to iron out the kinks and for our community to learn the ropes.
Regards,
Alan
