[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Proposal to change Evergreen versioning scheme

Rogan Hamby rogan.hamby at yclibrary.net
Fri Jan 4 15:23:15 EST 2013


As a postscript,

P.S.

My previous statements are not an argument against change.  As I said
before, I have nothing against eating my liver hash (apologies to those who
like liver) for greater health but I want the benefit to be clear and
substantial for the hassle I can guarantee you I (and others) will have.


On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 3:21 PM, Rogan Hamby <rogan.hamby at yclibrary.net>wrote:

> I would disagree.  It's not this one:
> http://www.open-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=versioning
>
> But, I would propose that we are following one based largely on the
> developer's perception of what are major and minor features and impact for
> users.  I've been there for a few of those discussions and those were the
> concerns voiced when discussing version numbers.  Unintentional?  I can't
> speak to that.  But, to me what is already being done, as abstract and ill
> defined as it is (and I think that is part of what bothers some) - works.
>  I'm fine with things as they are.  It works with the larger community's
> goals (or at least mine) and a raw number means something to the front line
> users.
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 3:15 PM, Lazar, Alexey Vladimirovich <
> alexey.lazar at mnsu.edu> wrote:
>
>>
>> On 2013-01-04, at 12:04 , Rogan Hamby <rogan.hamby at yclibrary.net> wrote:
>>
>> > If we move to a new versioning scheme I just want it to have enough of
>> an advantage that it will be worth re-educating people who can't follow the
>> discussion that's on this list.
>>
>> I think the main advantage of moving to a new versioning scheme would be
>> that there currently isn't one that is being followed, so I could argue
>> that currently Evergreen does not have a versioning scheme.
>>
>> Aleksey Lazar
>> PALS
>> IS Developer and Intergrator
>> 507-389-2907
>> http://www.pals.org/
>> alexey.lazar at mnsu.edu
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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> Rogan Hamby
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>
> "You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit
> me."
> -- C.S. Lewis <http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1069006.C_S_Lewis>
>



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Rogan Hamby
Headquarters Manager, York County Library System

"You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit
me."
-- C.S. Lewis <http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1069006.C_S_Lewis>
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