Re: [asterisk-users] Opinions on Release Numbering

2007-10-11 Thread Tilghman Lesher
On Thursday 11 October 2007 12:45:45 Jay R. Ashworth wrote: > People who know little should not be *trying* to interpret version > numbers; they should be using what a packager, a website, or a > knowledgeable other source *tells* them to use. This I disagree with, fundamentally. People should be

Re: [asterisk-users] Opinions on Release Numbering

2007-10-11 Thread Jay R. Ashworth
On Thu, Oct 11, 2007 at 04:21:09PM +0200, Tzafrir Cohen wrote: > Anyway, following that logic, go for 1.5.99-rc2 ? Please don't. That parses as "the second release candidate for 1.5.99." Really. To everyone. I'm not much for .99 in the first place, but you get one or the other; not both. C

Re: [asterisk-users] Opinions on Release Numbering

2007-10-11 Thread Jay R. Ashworth
On Thu, Oct 11, 2007 at 08:47:52AM -0500, Tilghman Lesher wrote: > One of the problems with this traditional approach is that it's not obvious > unless you know what "rc" means. In the case of someone new to software > development, I want them never to assume that "1.6.0-rc2" means "1.6.0 > plus s

Re: [asterisk-users] Opinions on Release Numbering

2007-10-11 Thread Alan Lord
Tilghman Lesher wrote: > This method is no less obvious than "rc1" for the untrained and ensures that > people who do not wish to become guinea pigs will remain out of that arena > (i.e. if they only choose the version that sorts to the bottom of the > directory, they will always be running a relea

Re: [asterisk-users] Opinions on Release Numbering

2007-10-11 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
On Thu, Oct 11, 2007 at 08:47:52AM -0500, Tilghman Lesher wrote: > One of the problems with this traditional approach is that it's not obvious > unless you know what "rc" means. In the case of someone new to software > development, I want them never to assume that "1.6.0-rc2" means "1.6.0 > plus

Re: [asterisk-users] Opinions on Release Numbering

2007-10-11 Thread Tilghman Lesher
On Wednesday 10 October 2007 12:54:42 Russell Bryant wrote: > I have been having discussions with various members of the development > community in regards to changes to the way we manage open source Asterisk > releases. The changes that we eventually decide on will determine how we > manage the 1

Re: [asterisk-users] Opinions on Release Numbering

2007-10-11 Thread Dinesh Nair
On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:54:42 -0500, Russell Bryant wrote: > I proposed calling the release candidates 1.6.3-rc1, 1.6.3-rc2, etc. > > Another proposal has been using 1.5 to indicate that it is a release > candidate. For example, 1.5.3, 1.5.3.1, 1.5.3.2, etc., would be the > release candidates for t

Re: [asterisk-users] Opinions on Release Numbering

2007-10-10 Thread Steven
My opinion: 1.4 is a branch. current trunk should be called 1.5 1.5 should be 1.5.1.1, 1.5.1.2 ,1.5.1.3,1.5.2 In the above, X.X.Y denotes the "stable" version. Any changes to that code, would use the next point value. 1.5.1.Z You do not change to 1.5.2."0" until it has been tested, thus 1.5.2 wou

Re: [asterisk-users] Opinions on Release Numbering

2007-10-10 Thread Steve Kennedy
On Wed, Oct 10, 2007 at 02:10:54PM -0400, SIP wrote: [snip] > I think that using 1.5.x as the name for a release candidate for 1.6 is > pretty close to as unintuitive as it can possibly be. > 1.6.Xrc-Y is a strikingly MORE intuitive naming scheme for 1.6 release > candidates. mutt uses the x.y

Re: [asterisk-users] Opinions on Release Numbering

2007-10-10 Thread Dave Fullerton
Russell Bryant wrote: > I have been having discussions with various members of the development > community > in regards to changes to the way we manage open source Asterisk releases. The > changes that we eventually decide on will determine how we manage the 1.6 > version of Asterisk. I will be

Re: [asterisk-users] Opinions on Release Numbering

2007-10-10 Thread Emiliano Vazquez
rc1, rc2 is the best choice for me. Best Regards. Emiliano Vazquez. - Original Message - From: "Russell Bryant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 2:54 PM Subject: [asterisk-

Re: [asterisk-users] Opinions on Release Numbering

2007-10-10 Thread Jay R. Ashworth
On Wed, Oct 10, 2007 at 12:54:42PM -0500, Russell Bryant wrote: > What is your opinion? I certainly want the release naming to be as obvious as > possible. Wikipedia has something to say on this (by which, of course, I mean me :-)... The traditional approach to this is, roughly 1.5.8 1.5.9 1.5.

Re: [asterisk-users] Opinions on Release Numbering

2007-10-10 Thread John Millican
On Wednesday October 10 2007 2:15 pm, Doug Lytle wrote: > Russell Bryant wrote: > > I proposed calling the release candidates 1.6.3-rc1, 1.6.3-rc2, etc. > > > > What is your opinion? I certainly want the release naming to be as > > obvious as possible. I would say the rc-1, rc-2 is about as obviou

Re: [asterisk-users] Opinions on Release Numbering

2007-10-10 Thread Doug Lytle
Russell Bryant wrote: > I proposed calling the release candidates 1.6.3-rc1, 1.6.3-rc2, etc. > > What is your opinion? I certainly want the release naming to be as obvious as > possible. > > Then I think that would be the rc1,rc2 style then. Doug -- Ben Franklin quote: "Those who would

Re: [asterisk-users] Opinions on Release Numbering

2007-10-10 Thread Julian Lyndon-Smith
Russell Bryant wrote: > I have been having discussions with various members of the development > community > in regards to changes to the way we manage open source Asterisk releases. The > changes that we eventually decide on will determine how we manage the 1.6 > version of Asterisk. I will be

Re: [asterisk-users] Opinions on Release Numbering

2007-10-10 Thread SIP
Russell Bryant wrote: > I have been having discussions with various members of the development > community > in regards to changes to the way we manage open source Asterisk releases. The > changes that we eventually decide on will determine how we manage the 1.6 > version of Asterisk. I will be

Re: [asterisk-users] Opinions on Release Numbering

2007-10-10 Thread Razza
I second calling the release candidates 1.6.3-rc1, 1.6.3-rc2, etc. ___ --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/ast

[asterisk-users] Opinions on Release Numbering

2007-10-10 Thread Russell Bryant
I have been having discussions with various members of the development community in regards to changes to the way we manage open source Asterisk releases. The changes that we eventually decide on will determine how we manage the 1.6 version of Asterisk. I will be posting much more detailed inform