[plt-dev] 4.2 release should go to plt-scheme for testing first?

From: Robby Findler (robby at eecs.northwestern.edu)
Date: Fri May 22 15:04:24 EDT 2009

Are you quoting my message specifically for a reason?

And major version bumps are when things are least stable, not most stable!

Robby

On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 1:59 PM, John Clements
<clements at brinckerhoff.org> wrote:
>
> On May 22, 2009, at 11:45 AM, Robby Findler wrote:
>
>> On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 5:05 AM, Eli Barzilay <eli at barzilay.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> * Robby Findler <robby at eecs.northwestern.edu>
>>>  - DrScheme Tests
>>>  - Teachpacks Tests: image tests
>>> - Framework Tests
>>> - Contracts Tests
>>> - Games Tests
>>>  - PLaneT Tests
>>>  Updates:
>>>  - DrScheme Updates: update HISTORY
>>>  - Redex Updates: update HISTORY
>>>  (updates should show v4.2 as the most current version)
>>>  - Ensure that previous version of DrScheme's preference files still
>>>   starts up with new DrScheme
>>>  - Update man pages in plt/man/man1: drscheme.1
>>>  Email me to merge the changes from the trunk when they're done,
>>>  or tell me if there are no such changes.
>>
>> done.
>
> I'm concerned that this release might not be ready for a large audience,
> particularly as a major version bump.  Should we consider taking Eli's
> suggestion and asking for pre-release testing from plt-scheme?
>
> John
>
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