[asterisk-users] Opinions on Release Numbering

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Russell Bryant wrote:
> I have been having discussions with various members of the development community
> in regards to changes to the way we manage open source Asterisk releases.  The
> changes that we eventually decide on will determine how we manage the 1.6
> version of Asterisk.  I will be posting much more detailed information about 1.6
> in the near future.
>
> What I'm looking for right now is some opinions on version numbering.  Part of
> the working plan for Asterisk 1.6 involves making release candidates for every
> 1.6.X release, so that various community members can help with doing regression
> testing on the changes before making the release.
>
> I proposed calling the release candidates 1.6.3-rc1, 1.6.3-rc2, etc.
>
> Another proposal has been using 1.5 to indicate that it is a release candidate.
>  For example, 1.5.3, 1.5.3.1, 1.5.3.2, etc., would be the release candidates for
> the upcoming 1.6.3 release.
>
> What is your opinion?  I certainly want the release naming to be as obvious as
> possible.
>
>   
I think that using 1.5.x as the name for a release candidate for 1.6 is 
pretty close to as unintuitive as it can possibly be.

1.6.Xrc-Y  is a strikingly MORE intuitive naming scheme for 1.6 release 
candidates.

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