[Gramps-devel] Upcoming 1.1.90 release

[Don A. <don...@co...>]

The development branch of GRAMPS (1.1.X) is beginning its process to 
become the new STABLE branch. This means we are ready for wider general 
usage to help discover any remaining issues before we officially label 
this as the new stable branch.

As part of this effort, we are starting a new release plan. Dates are 
currently estimated.

20 Feb 2005 - Release of 1.1.90. At this point, we should be
               functionally solid. Core functionality will be in
               place, but reports may be added or improved. The
               database should be considered to be stable, so if
               the database changes, and automatic upgrade path will
               exist.

6 Mar 2005  - Releae of 1.1.95. At this point, text strings should be
               considered frozen. Translations can be started at this
               point without the fear of significant string changes.

20 Mar 2005 - New stable release. The version number will be either
               1.2.0 or 2.0.0.

Which leads to the question - What should our policy be on version 
numbering?

We have been using the typical set of three numbers, such as 1.0.10. The 
two major options are:

   1) Third digit indicates a release. Second digit indicates series,
      (even stable, odd development). First digit has a rather nebulous
      meaning.

   2) First digit indicates breaking internal API compatibility. Second
      digit indicates significant functional differences. Third digit
      indicates minor functional difference or bug fixes.

Right now, we've been using option 1, so the new stable release would be 
1.2.

Any strong opinions?

Don