+1 but alternatively, we could just skip 2.6 and go straight to 3.0.

Le dim. 20 mai 2018 à 15:25, mg <mg...@arscreat.com> a écrit :

> 2.9.0 could make people ask themselves where 2.6/2.7/2.8 went, whereas
> 2.97 is so far from 2.5, that I think people would get that it means more
> "3.0 minus small, but (significant) delta" (i.e. not just an epsilon, as
> with 2.99, which Russel suggested). Plus the "7" has a mnemonic quality,
> making it easier for everyone to remember what the main point of this
> release was...
>
> (2.9 would be much better than 2.6, though...)
>
>
> -------- Ursprüngliche Nachricht --------
> Von: Andres Almiray <aalmi...@gmail.com>
> Datum: 20.05.18 15:11 (GMT+01:00)
> An: dev@groovy.apache.org
> Cc: pa...@asert.com.au
> Betreff: Re: [DISCUSS] Renumber Groovy 2.6 to 2.9
>
> I’d suggest to keep it simple, go with 2.9.0.
>
> Sent from my primitive Tricorder
>
> On 20 May 2018, at 21:50, mg <mg...@arscreat.com> wrote:
>
> What about 2.97 ? Incorporates a JDK 7 reference, and is not too close to
> 3.0 (Bugfixes could go into 2.97.1 etc..., so the "7" could be kept).
>
> -------- Ursprüngliche Nachricht --------
> Von: Russel Winder <rus...@winder.org.uk>
> Datum: 20.05.18 12:26 (GMT+01:00)
> An: pa...@asert.com.au, dev@groovy.apache.org
> Betreff: Re: [DISCUSS] Renumber Groovy 2.6 to 2.9
>
> On Sun, 2018-05-20 at 13:58 +1000, Paul King wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I was wondering what people thought about renumbering Groovy 2.6 to 2.9.
> > It is only a subtle change but I think better conveys that it isn't a
> small
> > step up
> > from 2.5 but rather something just a bit short of 3.
> >
>
> If it is to be the last 2.X release why not 2.99 to make it more "in your
> face"?
>
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