On 11/15/2011 02:54 PM, Darrell Anderson wrote: >>> =========================== >>> Proposed announcement: >>> >>> The version number for the Trinity Desktop Environment >> (TDE) will change >>> with the next release, tentatively scheduled for May >> 2012. The current >>> version is 3.5.13 and the next version will be R14. >> Under the current >>> version scheme the next version would be 3.5.14. Using >> R14 is a simple way >>> of connecting to past version numbers yet start a new >> version scheme. >>> Bug fix and security releases will be noted in the new >> version scheme by >>> ... (somebody else complete this statement.) >>> =========================== >> Regarding the announcement, let's hold off until Dec. >> 1st. That will >> allow me to finish the GIT migration and actually get the >> new version >> number into the code repository. > Sounds good. No rush, plenty of time yet. Save the proposed announcment and edit to taste. :) > > Probably a good idea to have at least one other person besides you make a run at building packages from GIT using the new version number. Basic quality assurance. :) > > I don't think we agreed on versions for bug fixes and security patches. > > Proposal: > > I don't want to see the version number increment by one whole number every release --- like the joke that Mozilla uses for Firefox. People are likely to presume we are doing that simply to create big version numbers, which fools nobody and impresses nobody. > > For example, the next version in May 2012 will be R14.0. If there is a security patch or serious bug fix before the next official release, then use the alphabet to bump the version: R14.0a. If the next official release introduces nothing major with respect to development, then the next release thereafter would be R14.1. > > Darrell > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: trinity-devel-unsubscribe@... > For additional commands, e-mail: trinity-devel-help@... > Read list messsages on the Web archive: http://trinity-devel.pearsoncomputing.net/ > Please remember not to top-post: http://trinity.pearsoncomputing.net/mailing_lists/#top-posting > I like TDE YYYYMMDD then you know its vintage. If you have a bug fix then the version number is simple