On 05/08/2015 4:36 PM, peter dalgaard wrote: > >> On 05 Aug 2015, at 20:32 , Duncan Murdoch <murdoch.dun...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On 05/08/2015 2:15 PM, Jeff Newmiller wrote: >>> So 3.1.3 to 3.2.0 was a major release? >> >> Yes. We do have the oddity (see ?version) that 3 is the major version >> number and 2.0 is the minor version number including 0 as the >> patchlevel, but we still call it a major release when the number in the >> middle changes (e.g. 1 changed to 2 in the 3.2.0 release). It's a patch >> release when only the patchlevel changes. >> > > Actually the wording on the developer site rather carefully avoids calling > minor releases major...
Except when it doesn't: "It is intended to have a final patch release of the previous version shortly before the next major release." Duncan > > The dynamics of actual major releases, i.e. x.0.0, are less predictable than > the x.y.0 ones; up till now there has been one in each of 2000, 2004, 2013. > They usually signify some degree of accomplishment and possibly discontinuity > in the API. > > -pd > >> Duncan Murdoch >> >> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Jeff Newmiller The ..... ..... Go Live... >>> DCN:<jdnew...@dcn.davis.ca.us> Basics: ##.#. ##.#. Live Go... >>> Live: OO#.. Dead: OO#.. Playing >>> Research Engineer (Solar/Batteries O.O#. #.O#. with >>> /Software/Embedded Controllers) .OO#. .OO#. rocks...1k >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Sent from my phone. Please excuse my brevity. >>> >>> On August 5, 2015 1:19:42 PM EDT, Martin Morgan <mtmor...@fredhutch.org> >>> wrote: >>>> On 08/05/2015 10:08 AM, Jeff Newmiller wrote: >>>>> New versions are released when they are ready. This is >>>> volunteer-driven software. >>>> >>>> From https://developer.r-project.org/ : >>>> >>>> The overall release schedule is to have annual x.y.0 releases in >>>> Spring, with >>>> patch releases happening on an as-needed basis. It is intended to have >>>> a final >>>> patch release of the previous version shortly before the next major >>>> release. >>>> >>>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> Jeff Newmiller The ..... ..... Go >>>> Live... >>>>> DCN:<jdnew...@dcn.davis.ca.us> Basics: ##.#. ##.#. Live >>>> Go... >>>>> Live: OO#.. Dead: OO#.. >>>> Playing >>>>> Research Engineer (Solar/Batteries O.O#. #.O#. with >>>>> /Software/Embedded Controllers) .OO#. .OO#. >>>> rocks...1k >>>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> Sent from my phone. Please excuse my brevity. >>>>> >>>>> On August 5, 2015 5:55:21 AM EDT, "Djossè Parfait" >>>> <djosseparf...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> Good morning, >>>>>> >>>>>> I would like to know how often per year is a new full version >>>> release >>>>>> of R. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Djossè Parfait BODJRENOU >>>>>> Chef de la Division Centralisation et Analyse des Données >>>>>> Statistiques /DPP/MESFTPRIJ >>>>>> >>>>>> [[alternative HTML version deleted]] >>>>>> >>>>>> ______________________________________________ >>>>>> R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >>>>>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >>>>>> PLEASE do read the posting guide >>>>>> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >>>>>> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >>>>> >>>>> ______________________________________________ >>>>> R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >>>>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >>>>> PLEASE do read the posting guide >>>> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >>>>> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >>>>> >>> >>> ______________________________________________ >>> R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >>> PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >>> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >>> >> >> ______________________________________________ >> R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >> PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.