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Re: New stable snapshot
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Bruno Haible |
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Re: New stable snapshot |
Date: |
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 10:53:25 +0100 |
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Hi Ian,
> I've released a new stable snapshot. See attached NEWS.stable for details.
Thanks for doing this. It's time to advertise your stable releases a little
more. Here's a proposed doc change:
2010-03-09 Bruno Haible <address@hidden>
* doc/gnulib-intro.texi (Steady Development): Mention Ian Beckwith's
stable releases.
--- doc/gnulib-intro.texi.orig Tue Mar 9 10:50:43 2010
+++ doc/gnulib-intro.texi Tue Mar 9 10:50:24 2010
@@ -312,10 +312,23 @@
Gnulib modules are continually adapted, to match new practices, to be
consistent with newly added modules, or simply as a response to build
-failure reports. We don't make releases, but instead recommend to use the
-newest version of Gnulib from the Git repository, except in periods of major
-changes. The source tree can also be fetched from a read-only CVS that
-mirrors the Git repository.
+failure reports. Gnulib is available in two qualities:
+
address@hidden
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+There is the newest version of Gnulib from the Git repository. The
+source tree can also be fetched from a read-only CVS that mirrors the Git
+repository.
+
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+We also make stable releases every two months, at
address@hidden://erislabs.net/ianb/projects/gnulib/}.
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+
+If you are willing to report an occasional regression, we recommend to
+use the newest version always, except in periods of major changes. Most
+Gnulib users do this. If you prefer stable releases, please use the
+newest stable release.
@node Openness
@section Openness