Re: [wtp-dev] Next version after 3.0

[David Carver <dcarver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

David M Williams wrote:
> I'm probably in the minority, but I think every year should be a full 
> increment. Why? Why not? To me, these numbers are nearly meaningless 
> so why not assign the meaning "the yearly release". 
Actually, I would disagree that they are meaningless.   Typically, 
incrementing the major version number means you are breaking public API 
compatiblity for some reason or making something not backwards 
compatible.   If no major breakage or redesign is planned (i.e. 
redesigning SSE or something like that), I think it sends a better 
message to just do a point release.

Perception is a strange beast, it's all based on ones view, as an 
adopter I'd feel more comfortable with a point release, only a major 
release if something major is breaking.