[Python-Dev] Re: Stability and change (original) (raw)

Guido van Rossum guido@python.org
Mon, 08 Apr 2002 13:57:31 -0400

I'm neutral on the odd/even distinction -- all it has for it is that a number of people are used to it from Linux. But SOMEthing more remarkable that "up to 2.3.N experimental, 2.3.(N+1) and on stable" is needed -- a different name, a different major release, whatever. If we can come up with something better than parity of minor release number, I'll personally cheer... I just can't think of anything better right now. Comparison of microrelease with some arbitrary threshold changing by minor.major is worse, though -- not a clear signal at all.

We could jump the micro release number to 100.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)