Re: [PROPOSAL] version naming : drop the 4.

2024-01-26 Thread Wei ZHOU
Hi Daniel, If we are discussing 5.0, I would have the same concern as you. What we are discussing is dropping 4.x. The fact is, we will never release 5.0 (anyone disagree ?) In this case, the major version 4.x becomes useless. If we compare 4.20.0/4.21.0 with 20.0/21.0, it is obvious which is bett

Re: [PROPOSAL] version naming : drop the 4.

2024-01-26 Thread Guto Veronezi
Exactly, so you understand now why we must discuss what we intend. Although, incompatibilities are needed sometimes so we can evolve, leaving old ways and deprecated technologies and techniques in the past. *The main point is: *we have to understand the technical reasons for the proposal and w

Re: [PROPOSAL] version naming : drop the 4.

2024-01-26 Thread Wei ZHOU
Hi Daniel, The website/repository you mentioned was originally by a person, after CloudStack 2.x/3.x was released. Is there a decision we must/should follow ? If you look around, most OS/software do not follow it. iOS/Android? Ubuntu/Debian/RHEL/Windows ? or Chrome/Firefox ? or kvm/vmware/xenser

Re: [PROPOSAL] version naming : drop the 4.

2024-01-26 Thread Guto Veronezi
Wei, Currently, ACS follows the semantic version [1], which specifies that introducing incompatibilities requires a new MAJOR version; therefore, the few changes I mentioned would already require a new MAJOR version, as they would generate incompatibilities. Also, remember that they are some

Re: [PROPOSAL] version naming : drop the 4.

2024-01-26 Thread Wei ZHOU
Hi Daniel, These are not big changes. You can fix them in some major/minor releases, if you like. I think we will not have a 5.0 release. If so, why not remove "4." from the version which is useless at all. Kind regards, Wei On Thu, 25 Jan 2024 at 15:52, Guto Veronezi wrote: > Hello guys, >