[elrepo-devel] Experimental kmod-mmc with sdricoh_cs module (pcmcia driver for Ricoh Bay1Controllers)

[Alan Bartlett]

2009/11/25 Phil Perry <phil at elrepo.org>:
> Alan Bartlett wrote:

>> There is one other thing that I would like to discuss with you and
>> other members of the ELRepo admin team -- the version and release
>> numbers. Following the standard procedure, as recommended by Dag, the
>> mmc kmod package was created as version 0.0, release 1. Two minor
>> changes to the package (but not the tarball source code) were
>> subsequently made which resulted in version 0.0, release 3.
>>
>> As you have taken the -0.0-3 source package and added code to it to
>> provide extra support, I do not think it is appropriate to make it
>> available as version 0.0, release 4. We should either increment the
>> version minor number and reset the release to one or increment the
>> major version number and reset the release to one. Basically, I am
>> saying that we should either make this package available as -0.1-1 or
>> -1.0-1 -- which, though, I cannot decide. :-)
>>
>> Admin team and Nickolay -- Will you please give me your views on this?
>> Once we have an agreement, I will build, sign, upload and document
>> accordingly.
>>
>
> IMHO it should either be 0.0-4, or 0.1-1 if you feel the need to
> increment the version due to code changes. It should *never* reach v1.0
> status for the very reason we start at 0.0 as opposed to 1.0 in the
> first place... in other words, at most we (continue to) increment the
> version minor number indefinitely, as appropriate.
>
> My vote would go for 0.1-1 given the proposed changes :)

Clearly put. Thank you.

I am quite happy with 0.1-1 (but not 0.0-4). Any dissenters?

Please let me know, as there's time -- I've reset the 24 hours timer. ;-)

Alan.