[Asterisk-Users] Asterisk HEAD ->> Stable schedule?

[Jim Van Meggelen]

asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com wrote:
> Jim Van Meggelen wrote:
> 
>> I had always thought that the difference between STABLE and HEAD
>> *was* the stability. Not so much stability in terms of code, but
>> more in terms of features and compatibility. Is that not the same
>> numbering philosophy that applies with Linux?
> 
> It used to be, yes.
> 
> However, saying "1.1.x" applies to HEAD is irrelevant if
> there are never
> any releases made from HEAD. 
>
> Version numbers are only applied to
> releases, and if the next release that is made is a release candidate
> for STABLE, then it will be 1.1.0-rc1 or something like that.

I guess I had this picture in my head of some incrementing number
associated with HEAD. 1.1.[what day is it?]

> Having even/odd version numbers does make sense if releases are made
> from the development branch, so that they can be tracked
> separately from
> the stable branch.

The bottom line is going to be something that provides useful
information to help in selecting your version of choice. The
even=stable, odd=unstable is nice if you're familiar with the
terminology. Otherwise I suppose it doesn't really matter. 

Cheers,

Jim.


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