>>> On 3/21/2012 at 12:48 PM, in message <alpine.DEB.2.00.1203211446030.13349@localhost6.localdomain6>, Vladimir Vuksan <vli...@veus.hr> wrote: > I agree with Alex. We are churning through too many versions. I would > personally be OK with overriding the existing 3.3.2 tag and going with > 3.3.2 instead of 3.3.4. >
The problem with reusing a version number is that you end up with different snapshots of the code under the same version number in the wild. Whether or not a specific snapshot of the code has actually be designated as a release doesn't matter, the fact is that the version stamped snapshot has been posted and available to the public. All it takes is for one user or distributor to get a hold of the wrong snapshot and the Ganglia project ends up wasting time answering and debunking bugs that don't actually exist in the actual release. It is much easier to explain to a user that a specific version number was never released rather than tell them that the 3.3.2 version of their code is the wrong one. Skipping version numbers is actually a common practice. The Apache HTTPD project is actually doing the same thing as we speak due to a bad release candidate. Brad ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF email is sponsosred by: Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure _______________________________________________ Ganglia-developers mailing list Ganglia-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ganglia-developers
