Release Roadmap
A bit of planning ahead...
What are these release numbers? Version number scheme: * first number: major release number * secondary number: minor release number (stable/development indicator) * third number: revision Using this scheme, version numbers have a very clear meaning: * new revision == bugs have been fixed, go grab it and install it. * new minor == new features are available, source compatibility _and_ binary compatibility for existing applications are garanteed * new major == beware! Old (ugly) libraries have been dropped. Database compatibility may be broken, you have to migrate your database to the new formats (next is GRASS 7) It is important to regularly release stanble versions to get them included into the major software distributions. Motivation: release often - try 1-2 stable releases per year
GRASS 6.0.x
Note: 6.0.x is a release branch, separated from HEAD. It's frozen.
- GRASS 6.0.2 released 22 Feb 2006
- no longer actively maintained
GRASS 6.1.x
Note: 6.1.x is a release branch, separated from HEAD. It's frozen, only critical bugs will be fixed.
- GRASS 6.1 Feature Plan
- GRASS 6.1.0 released 11 Aug 2006
GRASS 6.2.x
GRASS 6.1-CVS HEAD contains various fixes and improvements which are too complicated to be backported to the 6.1.x release branch. 6.2.0 should follow 6.1.0 quickly without major changes.
Currently head is essentially our release-candidate. Please don't submit substantial changes unless HEAD is renamed to 6.3.cvs. Focus on bugfixes.
- GRASS 6.2 Feature Plan
- Release of 6.2.0 planned for early September 2006
GRASS 6.3.x
- Rename HEAD to 6.3.cvs in September '06.
- re-opened for major enhancements
TODO: