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

From: John Clements (clements at brinckerhoff.org)
Date: Fri May 22 15:54:23 EDT 2009

On May 22, 2009, at 12:27 PM, Robby Findler wrote:

> On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 2:14 PM, John Clements
> <clements at brinckerhoff.org> wrote:
>>
>> On May 22, 2009, at 12:04 PM, Robby Findler wrote:
>>
>>> Are you quoting my message specifically for a reason?
>>
>> Honestly, the reason that your message prompted my response was  
>> that I just
>> fixed a bug in the stepper that I asked Eli to add to the release,  
>> and this
>> code clearly wasn't in the code that you tested. That makes me  
>> nervous.
>
> But I don't test the stepper...?

True.

>>> And major version bumps are when things are least stable, not most  
>>> stable!
>>
>> Yes, but I suspect that major version bumps are those that elicit  
>> the "ooh,
>> maybe I should try upgrading this thing!" response from casual users.
>
> Perhaps I'm just old now, but I usually refuse to upgrade until the
> small number is at least 2. :)

Yep.

If no one else is concerned, I don't have a problem.

John

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