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Re: cvs watch on does not work


From: Derek Robert Price
Subject: Re: cvs watch on does not work
Date: Thu, 09 May 2002 14:34:31 -0400
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Larry Jones wrote:

Derek Robert Price writes:

It sure looks to me like cvs-1.11.2.tar.gz has been on that page for a week though. Am I missing something?


By "official" we meant major releases (e.g., 1.11).  See
<http://ftp.cvshome.org/README> for some taxonomy, and
<http://www.cvshome.org/cyclic/cyclic-pages/cvsdev.html>
for some more.  The terminology is unfortunately inconsistent;
we should probably decide on canonical names for the various
types of releases and put an explanation on one of the download
pages.


You know, I knew that, but I think you're correct - I've become used to the inconsistant terminology. I do notice that even the cyclic page you mention leaves some room for confusion - it at leasts states an opinion which might not be agreed on by everyone concerned when it contrasts "exceedingly stable" with "best available":

> There is always a current major release, and usually a current
> minor release.
>
> The major releases (1.10, 1.9, etc.) are exceedingly stable, and usually
> represent a major change from the previous major release. Usually
> some significant new feature has been added.
>
> The minor releases (1.10.2, 1.10.7, etc.) are usually the best available
> version. It takes a significant > amount of testing and thought for a
> change to make it from development to release. There are few cases
> where a later interim release was worse than an earlier release.

At the least, "best available" should probably be defined further before it is posted for general consumption again.

I think the FTP README file gets it right, at least by virtue of not expounding too much.

Anyway, I just started uploading the stable release (1.11) to the project download page. It should finish up in a few seconds. I'll probably upload the FTP README with a few minor changes (e.g., mentioning that other versions and binaries might be available from the FTP site).

Derek

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