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

[peter dalgaard]

> On 05 Aug 2015, at 22:47 , Duncan Murdoch <murdoch.duncan at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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."

Argh. Needs fixing... :-p

-pd

> 
> 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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>>>>>> Sent from my phone. Please excuse my brevity.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 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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