Version handling

[bob]

Thanks.  But you know, If I went by 'upgrade if you have a problem', I'd still be on B18 :>  


>On Tue, Apr 18, 2000 at 07:04:00PM -0600, bob wrote:
>>It figures, I just ordered the Cygwin CD 1.0, Now the Net Release
>>1.1.0 is out. How should I handle these two version?
>>
>>o Should I remove the Net Release and install the 1.0 only?
>>
>>o Should I check individual versions on everything and selectively
>>update things?
>>
>>And how will future CD versions (1.<even number>.x) be distributed?
>
>The next CD version will be 1.2.0.  We don't have plans for when this
>will be yet.  Even versions are supposed to be tested and stable.
>Odd
>versions are works in progress (i.e., untested and unstable).
>
>Unless you're having a specific problem, there is no need to
>"upgrade"
>to the net release.  Many individual components of the net release,
>like "bash", actually come from the CD.
>
>FYI, we're working on a way to get upgrades to the CD customers but
>we don't have anything concrete yet.
>
>Christopher Faylor
>Cygwin Engineering Manager
>Cygnus Solutions, a Red Hat company
>
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