D versionning

[deadalnix]

On 16/07/2012 01:42, Jonathan M Davis wrote:
> On Sunday, July 15, 2012 16:26:50 Walter Bright wrote:
>> Sigh. Half say we release too often, the other half not often enough.
>
> Which is actually one argument for going to a model where you have frequent
> minor releases which only contain bug fixes and less frequent major releases
> with the larger changes. You can never make everyone happy, but by doing so,
> you get the bug fixes faster for the folks complaining about the lack of
> frequent releases, and you get increased stability as far as the new stuff
> goes, because it doesn't come with every release.
>
> I'm only against the proposed versioning scheme because I think that we need
> to stabilize things better (e.g. actually have all of the features that TDPL
> lists fully implemented) before we move to it. But I fully support moving to
> this sort of scheme in the long run. It manages change much better, and I
> think that many, many existing projects have shown that it promotes stable
> code bases while still allowing for them to evolve as necessary.
>
> - Jonathan M Davis

The proposed scheme is only a proposed scheme. Other solutions exist 
that solve the problem, and if they better fit, why not ?