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• no longer actively maintained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 (tag: "releasebranch_6_1"), 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

  Note: 6.2.x is a release branch (tag: "releasebranch_6_2"), separated from HEAD.
  It's frozen, only critical bugs will be fixed.

• GRASS 6.2 Feature Plan
• Release of 6.2.0 planned for early September 2006

GRASS 6.3.x

• Corresponds to CVS-HEAD
• open to major enhancements

• GRASS 6.3 Feature Plan

GRASS 7.x

• GRASS 7 ideas collection