On Tue, 16 Nov 2010, Tobias Schlitt wrote: > as far as I can see there are two major points in this discussion: > > 1. Providing updates for single components in short time frames could > bring people to an update hell, when they need to download and upgrade > some components every week.
They don't have to. Only for security releases, or when they want to use new features. I think it's a great thing that we can release individual components on such a fast turn around. It means that new features are out (close to) instantly. > 2. The clear target of Zeta to provide components as loosely coupled as > possible would be lead ad absurdum by only providing full package upgrades. <snip> > However, I see the argument for not having automatic releases of the > full package whenever a component is upgraded. This would lead the > argument for the full package ad absurdum. Yes. The full package should be twice a year. cheers, Derick -- http://derickrethans.nl | http://xdebug.org Like Xdebug? Consider a donation: http://xdebug.org/donate.php twitter: @derickr and @xdebug