[R] Release schedule (was (no subject) )

[Duncan Murdoch]

On 05/08/2015 4:36 PM, peter dalgaard wrote:
> 
>> On 05 Aug 2015, at 20:32 , Duncan Murdoch <murdoch.duncan at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 05/08/2015 2:15 PM, Jeff Newmiller wrote:
>>> So 3.1.3 to 3.2.0 was a major release?
>>
>> Yes.  We do have the oddity (see ?version) that 3 is the major version
>> number and 2.0 is the minor version number including 0 as the
>> patchlevel, but we still call it a major release when the number in the
>> middle changes (e.g. 1 changed to 2 in the 3.2.0 release).  It's a patch
>> release when only the patchlevel changes.
>>
> 
> Actually the wording on the developer site rather carefully avoids calling minor releases major... 

Except when it doesn't:  "It is intended to have a final patch release
of the previous version shortly before the next major release."

Duncan

> 
> The dynamics of actual major releases, i.e. x.0.0, are less predictable than the x.y.0 ones; up till now there has been one in each of 2000, 2004, 2013. They usually signify some degree of accomplishment and possibly discontinuity in the API.
> 
> -pd 
> 
>> Duncan Murdoch
>>
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>>> On August 5, 2015 1:19:42 PM EDT, Martin Morgan <mtmorgan at fredhutch.org> wrote:
>>>> On 08/05/2015 10:08 AM, Jeff Newmiller wrote:
>>>>> New versions are released when they are ready. This is
>>>> volunteer-driven software.
>>>>
>>>> From https://developer.r-project.org/ :
>>>>
>>>> The overall release schedule is to have annual x.y.0 releases in
>>>> Spring, with 
>>>> patch releases happening on an as-needed basis. It is intended to have
>>>> a final 
>>>> patch release of the previous version shortly before the next major
>>>> release.
>>>>
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>>>>> On August 5, 2015 5:55:21 AM EDT, "Djossè Parfait"
>>>> <djosseparfait at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Good morning,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I would like to know how often per year is a new full version
>>>> release
>>>>>> of R.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Djossè Parfait BODJRENOU
>>>>>> Chef de la Division Centralisation et Analyse des Données
>>>>>> Statistiques /DPP/MESFTPRIJ
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