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Re: Next net release will be 1.1.3
- To: earnie_boyd at yahoo dot com
- Subject: Re: Next net release will be 1.1.3
- From: DJ Delorie <dj at delorie dot com>
- Date: Mon, 22 May 2000 17:56:02 -0400
- CC: cygwin-developers at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
- References: <20000522214209.15985.qmail@web120.yahoomail.com>
> I don't think this is a big deal. However, this makes the next
> major net release need to be 1.2.1, which isn't a big deal either
> it's just semantics.
Except that net releases are never "supported, official" releases. My
original intent was that *.<odd>.* be reserved for net releases, and
*.<even>.* be reserved for Cygnus's CD-ROM releases. Thus, net
releases will be 1.1.* until the next CD-ROM release, which would be
1.2.0, then net releases become 1.3.*. Example, in chronological
order:
1.0.0 initial CD-ROM release
1.1.0 initial net release
1.1.1 new net release
1.1.2 new net release
1.0.1 CD-ROM update (patch kit?)
1.1.3 new net release
1.2.0 new CD-ROM release
1.3.0 new net release
1.3.1 new net release
1.3.2 new net release
1.2.1 CD-ROM update (patch kit?)
1.3.3 new net release