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SubjectRe: Enough with the ad-hoc naming schemes, please
On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 13:08:51 -0500
Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com> wrote:

> Dear Linus,
>
> I can't help but notice you've broken all the tools that rely on a
> stable naming scheme TWICE in the span of LESS THAN ONE POINT RELEASE.
>
> In both cases, this could have been avoided by using Marcello's 2.4
> naming scheme. It's very simple: when you think something is "final",
> you call it a "release candidate" and tag it "-rcX". If it works out,
> you rename it _unmodified_ and everyone can trust that it hasn't
> broken again in the interval. If it's not "final" and you're accepting
> more than bugfixes, you call it a "pre-release" and tag it "-pre".
> Then developers and testers and automated tools all know what to
> expect.

Speaking for OSDL's automated testing team, we second this motion.
judith
cliffw
OSDL


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