[Pkg-isocodes-devel] New version?

[Tobias Toedter]

On Saturday 21 April 2007 17:10, Alastair McKinstry wrote:
> 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.

Agreed. So the deletion or renaming of a field would be considered 
incompatible, thus the major version would be incremented?

> > - 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.

Agreed.

When do you plan to release the next version? Do you need any help, e.g. 
concerning the notification of the TP?

Regards,
Tobias

-- 
Tobias Toedter   | Isn't air travel wonderful? Breakfast in London,
Hamburg, Germany | dinner in New York, luggage in Brazil.
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