From: Ryan Rubley (rubleyr@csis.gvsu.edu)
Date: Sun 03 Jun 2001 - 22:01:04 IDT
HOW ABOUT.....
x.x.odd = pre-release
x.x.even = stable release
thus..
1.4.3 = pre-release
1.4.4 = stable
:)
On Sun, 3 Jun 2001, android wrote:
>
> >Any confussion in revision numbers is not going to help the SVGALIB cause.
> >Most people that dabble into svgalib will not be members of this mailing
> >list so they wont see the pre-release explanation. If they see 1.4.3 on
> >their distribution (debian, redhat etc.) they will assume it is the same as
> >the 1.4.3 on the svgalib web site. Maybe 1.4.3 should now become 1.4.4 and
> >any further pre-releases upto 1.4.5 should be 1.4.4.x.
> >
> >Regards
> >Sergio
>
> Here's an idea: When a new version is available, use a new digit in the
> last place,
> like 1.4.x. Then when a newer version replaces the former because of a bug,
> rename the previous version to 1.4.x.bug and call the new one 1.4.(x+1).
> So if we had 1.4.3, then that would become 1.4.3.bug and the new one would
> be 1.4.4. If new options and drivers are added, then you could increment the
> second place digit, i.e. 1.5.0. Just a thought.
>
> -- Ted
>
>
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