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Re: Release-numbering change proposal

Bruce Perens <bruce@debian.org> writes:

> From: Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>
> > How is this any different from installing the updates (or just some of
> > them) into Debian 1.3.1, calling it Debian 1.3.2, but NOT changing the
> > official CD?
> 
> Because it avoids the problem of people creating non-official CDs called
> 1.3.2 when the official CD is at 1.3.1 .

But that same argument applies to your proposal and any other.
Someone can currently add bo-updates to the official CD and call it
"1.3.1 + Updates 8/14/97".  With your proposal someone can press the
symlink tree and the updates directory along with the main tree.

Since we will always put updates somewhere on the ftp site, let's
resign ourselves to the fact that anybody is free to press a CD which
may be more current than one pressed the day before.

That's why I think we should make regularly timed updates of the
Debian Official CD.  Syrus suggested every 3 months, and that's pretty
reasonable.

> I simply want the release numbering
> scheme to reflect the scale of the changes in the system.

It's very difficult to objectively measure the scale of changes.  If a
user wants to know what changed, they will have to read the ChangeLog.

But it is reasonable to coincide the quarterly release with a minor
version upgrade, and the other changes to a subminor version upgrade.
That will make the official CDs appear less dated.  Thus the current
official CD is 1.3.1.  As needed, we'll release 1.3.1.1, 1.3.1.2, etc.
The next official CD will be 1.3.2.

This is almost the same as what you want, except for the main tree and
the symlink tree.  I found them to be a source of much confusion for
users, a hassle to maintain, and having very marginal returns.  I also
think the regularly timed updates are very important.


Guy


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