Re: [Vserver] [Release] util-vserver 0.30.212

From: Daniel Hokka Zakrisson <daniel_at_hozac.com>
Date: Wed 13 Dec 2006 - 01:28:01 GMT
Message-ID: <457F5721.50201@hozac.com>

Bert De Vuyst wrote:
> Thanks!
>
> One question: is it possible to change the version number in the next release
> to 1.0? Util-vserver is now a production release, it's not longer a beta. The
> version numbering should reflect this.

Actually, I think it's labeled alpha :-)
There are still certain aspects which are alpha/beta. For instance, I
have no intention of supporting the schedule file in 0.30.213+, as
0.30.212+ supports a (IMHO) vastly superior one-file-per-value structure
for it.

Another aspect is libvserver. I break ABI/API with almost every release,
so that would basically require adding yet another backwards
compatibility layer, or upping the soname for every release. The latter
would be even worse than what we have today, as right now, old apps
_might_ still work.

> One might suggest to use a similar numbering as used by the kernel patches.
> Util-vserver 2.0 for the linux-vserver 2.0 (and util-vserver 2.2 for
> linux-vserver 2.2)

Except the utils work for all those kernels, and then some. I'd prefer
to keep that, rather than having lots and lots of branches.

> Best regards,
>
> Bert.

I think we will have to release 1.0 at some point. But then I think it
should support the stability requirements that are to be expected, such
as stable configuration, ABI and API. While I think it shouldn't be too
hard to do that in most cases, there will no doubt be cases where
breaking at least one is required in order to move us forward.

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Daniel Hokka Zakrisson
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