[Dovecot] Version numbering

[Justin McAleer]

Timo Sirainen wrote:
> After v1.0 is released, I can finally get back to sane version numbers.
> But any comments on which one is better:
>
> a) Postfix-style: "1.1.UNSTABLE.YYYYMMDD" -> 1.1.0 (stable)
>
> b) Odd-even numbering: 1.1.x (unstable) -> 1.2.0 (stable)
>
> With a) style the releases could be done by simply copying a nightly
> snapshot to releases/ directory and announcing the changes since the
> last release. I'm not sure if that's good or bad.
>   

A lot of the posts in this thread seem to be debating between version 
numbering and storage layout, which are not mutually exclusive 
considerations. I would go with the even-odd numbering scheme, along 
with stable/devel storage layout. On the download page, keep the stable 
series at the top, with devel/experimental listed below. Perhaps you 
first get a page describing the stable and devel series, and must make a 
selection before even showing download links. Plus, put the stable 
series in /stable or /releases, and the devel series in devel/ or 
/experimental or whatnot.

If people still manage to get confused about which version to run after 
all that, well, should you be responsible for configuring the software 
for them too? You have to stop lowering the common denominator at some 
point.