D versionning

[SomeDude]

On Monday, 16 July 2012 at 21:29:31 UTC, RivenTheMage wrote:
> On Monday, 16 July 2012 at 20:45:11 UTC, SomeDude wrote:
>
>> This way, the stable branch and the dev branch don't diverge 
>> to the point that there effectively become two versions of the 
>> same language.
>
> I think, they should be diverging.
>
> The stable branch should be "the TDPL branch". After reaching 
> point of TDPL-compliance (top priority for the branch), only 
> bugfixes and non-breaking features must be accepted (like COFF 
> support).
>
> The dev branch should be "the DMD3/TDPLv2 branch": a cutting 
> edge
> version of the D language.

I don't think so. I think it's the best way to split the 
community of users with the community of developers.