Hi Julian,
This is a complicated issue for us and we have to choose our next move
carefully since we don't have unlimited resources. Especially not with
respect to time. But I wanted to let you know that we appreciate your
comment and that we are still thinking about it.
Marc
On 10/10/2013 03:05 AM, Julian Gehring wrote:
Hi,
What is the consensus on updating data in experiment data and
annotation packages?
The bioc website [1] does not state any differences between the two
package types in terms of updating their content. From the bioc core,
I have the information that (a) experimental data packages should
represent 'frozen' data and not get updated over release cycles, while
(b) annotation packages should get updated with every release cycle.
Should we add this information to the website?
I'm curious what this means for experimental data that accumulates
over time, i.e. data from big consortia, as represented by e.g.
'curatedOvarianData', 'SomaticCancerAlterations', and others. Should
one create create a new package with each release cycle (indicating
the data version in the package name, as the 'SNPlocs*' packages) to
ensure reproducibility? Or update an annotation package with each
release, and try to ensure backwards compatibility within the package
itself?
Best wishes
Julian
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[1] http://bioconductor.org/developers/package-guidelines/#package-types
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