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From: Ola Lundqvist (opal_at_debian.org)
Date: Fri 07 Jan 2005 - 16:00:32 GMT


Hello

On Fri, Jan 07, 2005 at 04:24:42PM +0100, Herbert Poetzl wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 07, 2005 at 11:53:41AM +0100, Ola Lundqvist wrote:
> > Hello
> >
> > This is just my opinion on this matter.
> >
> > On Fri, Jan 07, 2005 at 12:41:04AM +0100, Herbert Poetzl wrote:
> > >
> > > ... depends on you! ;)
> > >
> > > Greetings Community!
> > >
> > > don't be alarmed, we are not going to wipe out
> > > the stable 1.2x branch now (we rather let it die
> > > in piece, eventually) but we have reached a point
> > > where the spiffy nomenclature we (I?) came up with
> > > reaches it's limits ...
> > >
> > > ... so we have to decide what should be released
> > > after 1.29 ... the obvious options are:
> > >
> > > * 1.2YY (e.g. 1.210)
> > > * 1.2.Y (e.g. 1.2.10)
> > > * 1.2Y (e.g. 1.2A)
> > > * 1.2-z (e.g. 1.2-final1)
> > >
> > > funny but (maybe) problematic names would be:
> > >
> > > * 1.30
> > > * 1.29.1
> >
> > I suggest one of the above two.
> > It would fit the standard version numbering scheme as the
> > development version should be named 2.0 when it is done,
> > as (I understand at least, it is more or less a total rewrite).
> > I change major versions when it is no longer backwards compatible
> > in some major way (new database format without good automatic transition
> > or similar).
> >
> > MAJOR.MINOR.BUGFIX
> >
> > We have major version 1
> > Minor version 29
> > and bugfix version 1.
> >
> > If the new version contain new features it should be
> > named 1.30 or 1.30.0
> >
> > > so please let me know if you find any of those
> > > appealing or disgusting and let me know if you
> > > have a better idea ... but do it soon, as a (minor)
> > > bugfix is on it's way ...
> >
> > If it is a bugfix release then I suggest 1.29.1
>
> okay, thanks, I'll map that according to
> http://linux-vserver.org/Release+FAQ and take it
> as a vote for 1.2.10 ...

Yes that sounds like a good thing.

> > > also feel free to let me know what you want us to
> > > do with the stable 2.4 branch in the future ...
> > > (currently it's in deep freeze, bug fix mode)
> >
> > If you can keep the patches compatible with 2.4 kernel
> > that is great but not truely necessary. It would be nice
> > if the util-vserver tool is backwards compatible as
> > people do not change kernel on production servers that
> > much. At least I dont. On the other hand I do not have
> > many produciton servers anymore as I have switched job. :)
>
> the alpha util-vserver are 'backwards' compatible
> as far as possible (and IIRC even better tested with
> 2.4 than with 2.6, where the work fine ;)

Really nice.

> thanks,
> Herbert
>
> PS: let's get the Debian stuff rolling whenever you
> have some time ... (i.e. let's meet on the channel)

In there now.

Regards,

// Ola

> > Regards,
> >
> > // Ola
> >
> > > TIA,
> > > Herbert
> > >
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