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* 6.2.0beta3 released 18 September 2006
* 6.2.0beta3 released 18 September 2006
* 6.2.0betaRC1 released 26 September 2006
* 6.2.0betaRC1 released 26 September 2006
* Release of 6.2.0 planned for September 2006
* Release of 6.2.0 planned for October 2006


=== GRASS 6.3.x ===
=== GRASS 6.3.x ===

Revision as of 22:45, 5 October 2006

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 stable versions to get them included into
  the major software distributions.
 
  Motivation: release often - try 1-2 stable releases per year

Testing

GRASS 5.4.x

  Note: 5.4.x is a release branch, separated from HEAD. It's frozen.
  • GRASS 5.4.0 released 5 Nov 2004
  • only critical bugs are fixed in the 5.5-CVS repository "grass", HEAD (note: grass6/ is a separate repository).
  • CVS version supports GRASS 6 WIND files (3D region settings don't cause an error)

GRASS 6.0.x

  Note: 6.0.x is a release branch, separated from HEAD. It's frozen.
  • GRASS 6.0.0 released 10 Mar 2005
  • GRASS 6.0.1 released 22 Aug 2005
  • GRASS 6.0.2 released 22 Feb 2006
  • no longer actively maintained once 6.2.0 is published

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 6.2.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
  • 6.2.0beta1 released 28 August 2006
  • 6.2.0beta2 released 30 August 2006
  • 6.2.0beta3 released 18 September 2006
  • 6.2.0betaRC1 released 26 September 2006
  • Release of 6.2.0 planned for October 2006

GRASS 6.3.x

  • Corresponds to CVS-HEAD
  • open to major enhancements


GRASS 7.x