the linux revision for the kernel numbers use odd and even as stable
and unstable
thus 3.99.808 would be unstable, and 3.98.909 would be stable

worth including?
x

On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 12:40 PM, Jaromil <jaromil@???> wrote:
>
> re all,
>
> On Thu, 08 Sep 2011, Lisandro Peralta wrote:
>
>> dude.. is it beta yet? i've downloaded it and it says beta...
>
> ok let me explain. if you remember with dyne:bolic 2 we've had many
> releases following the first major:
>
> 2.3.0 ,  2.3.1 ,  2.3.2
>
> 2.5.0 ,  2.5.1 ,  2.5.2
>
> etc.
>
> lets label this numbers now, for example in 2.5.1:
>
>  2 - MAJOR release version (like in dyne:II), now is 3 :)
>
>  5 - BUILD release version (which now is 0)
>
>  1 - BUGFIX release version
>
> historically for us the change of the BUGFIX number on the right side
> was always a quick fix, thanks to the feedback given by you :)
>
> the BUILD number was always someone a new recompilation of core
> libraries and a somehow more relevant upgrade of functionalities on
> top of the same MAJOR core.
>
> now we will follow the same scheme, but we will tag as "beta" every
> release which is not the last one of the BUILD versions.
>
> This means that I'm expecting to receive some feedback - please do! :)
> and then make fixes which will lead to the next 3.0.1 release.  When
> the 3.0.x will be done and it won't be interesting to update it
> anymore, that will be tagged stable, lets say it can be the 3.0.1 or
> 3.0.2 or even the 3.0.0 if there are no bugs - can't believe it! ;)
>
> why this? because at every new BUILD then new bugs can come in the
> distribution and we need to warn people wanting to publish dyne:bolic
> around if it is a well tested build or not.
>
> said that, i think another reason is that BETA is a state of mind :)
> as the poetess Diane di Prima used to say... we are unfinished :)
> in other words... in the same river flow, we are and we are not :)
>
>
> ahahah
>
> ciao
>
>
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