Hi Ian, > I've released a new stable snapshot. See attached NEWS.stable for details.
Thanks for doing this. It's time to advertise your stable releases a little more. Here's a proposed doc change: 2010-03-09 Bruno Haible <br...@clisp.org> * doc/gnulib-intro.texi (Steady Development): Mention Ian Beckwith's stable releases. --- doc/gnulib-intro.texi.orig Tue Mar 9 10:50:43 2010 +++ doc/gnulib-intro.texi Tue Mar 9 10:50:24 2010 @@ -312,10 +312,23 @@ Gnulib modules are continually adapted, to match new practices, to be consistent with newly added modules, or simply as a response to build -failure reports. We don't make releases, but instead recommend to use the -newest version of Gnulib from the Git repository, except in periods of major -changes. The source tree can also be fetched from a read-only CVS that -mirrors the Git repository. +failure reports. Gnulib is available in two qualities: + +...@itemize +...@item +There is the newest version of Gnulib from the Git repository. The +source tree can also be fetched from a read-only CVS that mirrors the Git +repository. + +...@item +We also make stable releases every two months, at +...@url{http://erislabs.net/ianb/projects/gnulib/}. +...@end itemize + +If you are willing to report an occasional regression, we recommend to +use the newest version always, except in periods of major changes. Most +Gnulib users do this. If you prefer stable releases, please use the +newest stable release. @node Openness @section Openness