[Pkg-isocodes-devel] New version?

Alastair McKinstry alastair.mckinstry at scealnetworks.com
Sat Apr 21 15:10:16 UTC 2007


Christian Perrier wrote:
> I suggest we release the 1.01 version of iso-codes now that etch has
> been released.
>
> We should maybe use this occasion to try adopting a release numbering
> scheme. I propose:
>
> - Major version: use this for data organisation changes (like the
> switch to XML)
>
>   
Agreed, but given its XML, increment the major version for
incompatible changes only; ie. additional fields warrant a change in the
first minor version rather than the major version.
> - Level 1 minor version: use this when one of the ISO list is updated
>
> - Level 2 minor version: use this when only translations are updated
>
> - Increment the Debian release number when the only changes are Debian
> packaging stuff
>
> That would mean that the new version should be 1.1 (with 1.1-1 for the
> Debian package) and further updates (for instances, the quite probable
> updates to ISO_639) would be 1.1.1, 1.1.2, etc.
>
>
>   
Regards
Alastair





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