I support A. If I get a package from an RPM repository and the version number is 1.3, I will think it is better than 1.2.
If I get a package from an RPM repository and the version number is 1.3.unstable, I am smart enough to know that it might be "unstable". -ejay On Wed, 2007-03-28 at 21:48 +0200, Matthias Andree wrote: > Timo Sirainen schrieb: > > After v1.0 is released, I can finally get back to sane version numbers. > > But any comments on which one is better: > > > > a) Postfix-style: "1.1.UNSTABLE.YYYYMMDD" -> 1.1.0 (stable) > > > > b) Odd-even numbering: 1.1.x (unstable) -> 1.2.0 (stable) > > > > With a) style the releases could be done by simply copying a nightly > > snapshot to releases/ directory and announcing the changes since the > > last release. I'm not sure if that's good or bad. > > I suggest a), consider however adding a public list that shows the > release dates. The latter is helpful if you start fixing bugs in the > stable release and the unstable at the same time, so that people can > easily check the bug fix date for the common fixes.