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On 06/05/2015 07:46 AM, Thierry Carrez wrote:
> So.. summarizing the various options again:
> 
> Plan A
> Just drop stable point releases.
> (-) No more release notes
> (-) Lack of reference points to compare installations
> 
> Plan B
> Push date-based tags across supported projects from time to time.
> (-) Encourages to continue using same version across the board
> (-) Almost as much work as making proper releases
> 
> Plan C
> Let projects randomly tag point releases whenever
> (-) Still a bit costly in terms of herding cats
> 
> Plan D
> Drop stable point releases, publish per-commit tarballs
> (-) Requires some infra changes, takes some storage space
> 
> Plans B, C and D also require some release note / changelog generation
> from data maintained *within* the repository.
> 
> Personally I think the objections raised against plan A are valid. I
> like plan D, since it's more like releasing every commit than "not
> releasing anymore". I think it's the most honest trade-off. I could go
> with plan C, but I think it's added work for no additional value to the
> user.
> 
> What would be your preferred option ?
> 
Either A or D are what I will likely do.  Also, I'll likely build infra
on my end to generate ebuilds like B proposes.

-- 
-- Matthew Thode (prometheanfire)

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