Re: Linux versioning scheme
CaT (cat@zip.com.au)
Wed, 23 Jun 1999 07:28:09 +1000
On Tue, Jun 22, 1999 at 02:28:49PM -0400, Ramana Juvvadi wrote:
>
> The current linux versioning scheme is very clever. It underscores
> the point that a software project never really completes. It only
> evolves.
>
> This strategy has served us very well in the past, but I do think
> there is a need for a change. At present, the code evolves in
> two branches -- development (odd number) and stable (even number).
> I think we should at least split it into three branches --
> development, beta, and stable.
>
> Development --- kernel developers only
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Erk! I don't see why I should be stopped from breaking my box in
the severest manner possible if I want to...
> Beta --- Adventorous users only
> Stable -- No serious bug reported in the past x days
Anyhow, AFAIK there ARE 3 branches. the 3rd is kinda shourtlived though:
dev: oddnumbered pres
beta: even pres, odds
stable: evens
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