> maybe we fix up the README to be a bit more user focused and do a little
> better with project description and "getting started" as part of this
> change.  i kinda feel like CONTRIBUTING is a better place for the deep
> details of the build commands/options plus intellij setup...thoughts on
> that?

I concur.

Marko.

http://markorodriguez.com


> On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 10:30 AM, Marko Rodriguez <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Stephen,
>> 
>> First, I like the "breaking" label. Smart.
>> 
>> Second, RELEASE.asciidoc makes more sense than the README we have as the
>> READEME is basically a weak "getting started" (point to docs at that
>> point), build procedure (probably just add to RELEASE.asciidoc), and then
>> the release process.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Marko.
>> 
>> http://markorodriguez.com
>> 
>> On Aug 10, 2015, at 5:11 AM, Stephen Mallette <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> I've merged this PR to tp30 - so we now have some guidelines on
>>> "contributing" which covers branches/release notes.  Thanks, matt, for
>>> getting the initial write up on that done.  I've made some minor
>>> modifications and included info on the "breaking" label for jira and some
>>> other bits.  I also move the "Issue Tracker Conventions" out of the
>> README
>>> and over to CONTRIBUTING - seemed to make some more sense there.  Note
>> the
>>> addition of the "breaking" label there. Please have a read:
>>> 
>>> 
>> https://github.com/apache/incubator-tinkerpop/blob/tp30/CONTRIBUTING.asciidoc
>>> 
>>> Note that I also adjusted the README regarding the "release process" in
>>> relation to "release note creation":
>>> 
>>> 
>> https://github.com/apache/incubator-tinkerpop/commit/c4c44ebb6e01f7178de16fb83f6d2fbe8d3590d0
>>> 
>>> Note sure how we want to call attention to "breaking" changes in there,
>> but
>>> I guess we'll figure that out when the time comes.  As I look at README
>>> now, the "release process" looks out of place - I still kinda think that
>>> should just go in a new RELEASE.asciidoc file.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 10:52 AM, Matt Frantz <
>> [email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> RFC here:
>>>> https://github.com/apache/incubator-tinkerpop/pull/94
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 3:02 AM, Stephen Mallette <[email protected]
>>> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Hi David - agreed.  I hadn't done it yet as folks have been on vacation
>>>> and
>>>>> have not had a chance to weigh in on these ideas yet.
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 9:45 PM, David Nalley <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Guys, this thread contains awesome information - can we glean some of
>>>>>> it and put it on a web page or wiki page for other new folks so they
>>>>>> don't have to complete the question process.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 9:17 AM, Stephen Mallette <
>>>> [email protected]>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> It also just occurred to me that the 3.0.1 portion of the CHANGELOG
>>>>> needs
>>>>>>> to be replicated to the 3.1.0 section as the two may not be the same
>>>>>>> (though should be for the most part).
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 5:53 AM, Stephen Mallette <
>>>>> [email protected]>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Yup - I was playing with that.  Let's see if Marko has any thoughts
>>>> on
>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> matter.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 8:44 PM, Matt Frantz <
>>>>>> [email protected]>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> JIRA has a configurable "Release Notes" report.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12316520&version=12333017
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 12:32 PM, Stephen Mallette <
>>>>>> [email protected]>
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> I think i like that idea.  It would also force JIRA titles to be
>>>>>> written
>>>>>>>>>> better though so as to fit the flow of CHANGELOG....sometimes
>>>> those
>>>>>> are
>>>>>>>>>> kinda slack.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 2:20 PM, Matt Frantz <
>>>>>>>>> [email protected]>
>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Correct.  We would make manual additions to the CHANGELOG only
>>>> to
>>>>>>>>> augment
>>>>>>>>>>> the JIRA report in some way, either to explain non-JIRA
>>>>> activities
>>>>>> or
>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>> draw attention to particular JIRA issues that are significant
>>>>> (and
>>>>>> we
>>>>>>>>>> would
>>>>>>>>>>> cite the JIRA ticket from the CHANGELOG for those).  The
>>>>>> definition of
>>>>>>>>>>> "significant" is discretionary.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 10:31 AM, Stephen Mallette <
>>>>>>>>> [email protected]
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Are you suggesting that on release we rectify the JIRA report
>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>> CHANGELOG?  In that way, if something was done by way of JIRA
>>>>> we
>>>>>>>>>> wouldn't
>>>>>>>>>>>> have to enter a CHANGELOG entry manually, because on release
>>>>> we'd
>>>>>>>>> pick
>>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>>>>> up via the JIRA report?
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 1:28 PM, Matt Frantz <
>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Perhaps in the release process we could generate a JIRA
>>>>> report
>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>> issues
>>>>>>>>>>>>> marked as fixed in the specific version, and reserve the
>>>>>> CHANGELOG
>>>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>>>>>>> significant changes and things that were not tracked
>>>> through
>>>>>> JIRA.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 9:41 AM, Stephen Mallette <
>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We have typically treated CHANGELOG rather
>>>>> unscientifically.
>>>>>>>>> Make
>>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>>>>> change
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of significance, then update the changelog for the
>>>>>> appropriate
>>>>>>>>>>> version.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bat around the idea of including the issue ids all the
>>>> time
>>>>>> but
>>>>>>>>>>> haven't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wanted to start the trend of doing that.  Perhaps we do
>>>>> that
>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>> make
>>>>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> optional?? Not sure how others feel on that matter.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 11:35 AM, Matt Frantz <
>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I just merged my fix for TINKERPOP3-782 to both tp30
>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>> master.  I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> didn't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> touch CHANGELOG.  Do we do that for every bug fix?  I
>>>>> don't
>>>>>>>>> see
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> references
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to JIRA artifacts in the CHANGELOG.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 3:59 AM, Stephen Mallette <
>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]>
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Matt,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have a PR currently targeted at tp30 (because it
>>>> is a
>>>>>>>>>> low-risk
>>>>>>>>>>>> bug
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fix).
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I know that we don't necessarily code review
>>>>> everything
>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>>> goes
>>>>>>>>>>>>> in,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> since I'm relatively new, I wouldn't mind someone
>>>>>> taking a
>>>>>>>>>> peek
>>>>>>>>>>>> at
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the verify that tp30 is the best target.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Right - no official code review.  We pretty much tend
>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>> handle
>>>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>>>>> as
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> just did - on a case-by-case basis.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (I don't have permissions on the GitHub mirror for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> incubating-tinkerpop.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Should I?)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't think you should - I don't have permissions
>>>>>> either.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Also, after it is merged to tp30, is the process
>>>>> going
>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>>>>>> that I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> also need to merge tp30 into master?  Or do we plan
>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>> merge
>>>>>>>>>>> only
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> occasionally?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I've been the only person committing things to tp30
>>>> of
>>>>>> any
>>>>>>>>>>>> substance
>>>>>>>>>>>>> so
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I've been doing it periodically, but generally
>>>>> speaking,
>>>>>> I'd
>>>>>>>>>> say
>>>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> best if the person who commits to tp30 merges to
>>>> master
>>>>>>>>> (unless
>>>>>>>>>>>> it's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> something pretty trivial).  In that way the person
>>>> who
>>>>>>>>>> committed
>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tp30
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> responsible for ensuring proper integration with
>>>>> master.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 12:19 AM, Matt Frantz <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]>
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have a PR currently targeted at tp30 (because it
>>>>> is a
>>>>>>>>>>> low-risk
>>>>>>>>>>>>> bug
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fix).
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I know that we don't necessarily code review
>>>>> everything
>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>>> goes
>>>>>>>>>>>>> in,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> since I'm relatively new, I wouldn't mind someone
>>>>>> taking a
>>>>>>>>>> peek
>>>>>>>>>>>> at
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the verify that tp30 is the best target.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (I don't have permissions on the GitHub mirror for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> incubating-tinkerpop.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Should I?)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Also, after it is merged to tp30, is the process
>>>>> going
>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>>>>>> that I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> also need to merge tp30 into master?  Or do we plan
>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>> merge
>>>>>>>>>>> only
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> occasionally?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 5:19 AM, Stephen Mallette <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]>
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks JB - i'm familiar with semver and I think
>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> idea
>>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> follow
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in principle, in that we will save API breaking
>>>>>> change
>>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "minor"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> version.   imo, we should stick to the three
>>>> digit
>>>>>>>>> system
>>>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>>>>>> now
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> guess it's worth considering what a "breaking
>>>>> change"
>>>>>>>>> is in
>>>>>>>>>>> our
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> context.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> TinkerPop is "big" - it has both public and
>>>>> internal
>>>>>>>>> APIs.
>>>>>>>>>>> if
>>>>>>>>>>>> i
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> change
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> package name of an internal API in a patch
>>>>> release, I
>>>>>>>>>>> wouldn't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> expect
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to break anyone and thus I'm not sure I'd
>>>> consider
>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>>>>> breaking
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> change
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (though it's always interesting to see how folks
>>>>>> find
>>>>>>>>>> their
>>>>>>>>>>>> way
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> into
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> using
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> our internal classes) .  To me the "breaking
>>>>> changes"
>>>>>>>>> are
>>>>>>>>>>> ones
>>>>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> occur
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in the public classes (i.e. the ones people are
>>>>>> likely
>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>> use)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> like:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> gremlin driver classes, structure API for
>>>> vendors,
>>>>>> step
>>>>>>>>>>> classes
>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> GraphTraversal/GraphTraversalSource, etc.
>>>> Changing
>>>>>> those
>>>>>>>>>>>> classes
>>>>>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> some
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> way, would break the greatest percentage of
>>>> users.
>>>>>> I'm
>>>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>>>>>>> sure
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> how
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> others
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> feel, but I tend to think of "breaking change" in
>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>> more
>>>>>>>>>>>> fuzzy
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fashion.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 7:38 AM, Jean-Baptiste
>>>>> Musso
>>>>>> <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]>
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Related - have you considered using semantic
>>>>>>>>> versioning
>>>>>>>>>> [1]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (major.minor.patch)? Roughly, semver states
>>>> that
>>>>>>>>> breaking
>>>>>>>>>>>>> changes
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> should bump major, new backward-compatible
>>>>> features
>>>>>>>>>> should
>>>>>>>>>>>> bump
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> minor
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> while bug fixes should bump patch. It also
>>>>> supports
>>>>>>>>>>>> pre-release
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> version (-alpha, -incubating or -whatever
>>>>>> suffixes).
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In order to avoid having the first digit
>>>> (major)
>>>>>> being
>>>>>>>>>>> bumped
>>>>>>>>>>>>> too
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> often (TP3 shall remain TP3!), a variation
>>>> could
>>>>>> be:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> marketing.major.minor.patch (downside to that
>>>> is
>>>>> 4
>>>>>>>>> digits
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> versioning
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> instead of 3). For example, adding a new
>>>> Gremlin
>>>>>> step
>>>>>>>>>> would
>>>>>>>>>>>>> bump
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> minor
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> while changing a step signature in a
>>>>>>>>>> backward-incompatible
>>>>>>>>>>>>> manner
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would bump major.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> semver is very popular in the
>>>> JavaScript/Node.js
>>>>>> world
>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>> used
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> extensively with npm (node package manager).
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Just some thoughts.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jean-Baptiste
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [1] http://semver.org/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 1:20 PM, Stephen
>>>>> Mallette <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]>
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think it's worthwhile for us to do
>>>> something
>>>>>> we've
>>>>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>>>>>>>> really
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> done
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> before
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with any of the TinkerPop projects: use
>>>>>> branches. We
>>>>>>>>>>>>> typically
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tend
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> use
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> branches for major refactoring that we might
>>>>>> throw
>>>>>>>>> out,
>>>>>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> really
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> release management. As we look past release
>>>>>> 3.0.0, I
>>>>>>>>>>> think
>>>>>>>>>>>> we
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> will
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> want
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have the capability to do more frequent minor
>>>>>>>>> releases
>>>>>>>>>>>> (e.g.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3.0.1,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3.0.2,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> etc) while still being able to do work for a
>>>>>> future
>>>>>>>>>> 3.1.x
>>>>>>>>>>>>> line
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> code.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think we can do this without too much
>>>> change
>>>>>> if we
>>>>>>>>>>>>> introduce
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> simple
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> branch system.  Release branch rules would be
>>>>>>>>> simple -
>>>>>>>>>> we
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> create
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> new
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> branch from master called tp31 for the 3.1.x
>>>>>> line of
>>>>>>>>>>> code.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Any
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> changes
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that are "breaking", introduce significant
>>>>> risk,
>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>>> "major"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> feature,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> etc.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would be committed there.  All other changes,
>>>>> bug
>>>>>>>>>> fixes,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> non-breaking
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> refactoring of major APIs, "minor" features,
>>>>> etc.
>>>>>>>>> would
>>>>>>>>>>>>> simply
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> commit
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> master.  the master branch effectively
>>>> becomes
>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>> 3.0.x
>>>>>>>>>>>> line
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> code.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Under this approach the merge process is
>>>> pretty
>>>>>>>>> simple
>>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> we
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> just
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> merge forward (i.e. master merges to to
>>>> tp31).
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> When the day comes that we're ready to
>>>> release
>>>>>>>>> 3.1.0,
>>>>>>>>>> we
>>>>>>>>>>>>> merge
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tp31
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> back
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> master and create tp32 and use the same model
>>>>>> where
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>> 3.1.x
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> line
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> master and the 3.2.x line is tp32.  Of
>>>> course,
>>>>>> under
>>>>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>>>>>>> model
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> we
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> really supporting just the previous minor
>>>>>> version,
>>>>>>>>>> which
>>>>>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> right
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> now
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> seems acceptable to me.  That's more than
>>>> what
>>>>>> we've
>>>>>>>>>> ever
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> really
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> done
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> well,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> so that feels like a good starting point in
>>>> my
>>>>>> book.
>>>>>>>>>>> After
>>>>>>>>>>>>> we
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> release
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3.1.0 we can revisit and decide if a more
>>>>> complex
>>>>>>>>>>> branching
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> strategy
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> needed.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>> 
>> 

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