On August 10, 2016 8:12:25 PM GMT+02:00, Michael Davidsaver <[email protected]> wrote:
>On 08/10/2016 11:53 AM, J. Lewis Muir wrote:
>> Maybe I missed an announcement, but when did this become the case?
>
>What announcement would you have liked? Base developers can't promise
>that 3.15 won't break your machine :)
>
>> What's the difference between the "current" and "stable" series?
>
>Ah, what is in a name?
>
>3.14.x, aka "stable". The workhorse of the past decade+. Many
>facilities using. No longer getter new features (unless someone twists
>Andrew's arm). Still getting bug fixes.
>
>3.15.x, aka "current". Some API breaks wrt. 3.14. Almost all major
>modules updated at this point. Getting some minor features (as Ralph's
>arm is twisted), and bug fixes. In use at ITER and FRIB that I know
>of,
>probably others. Recommended for new facilities.
>
>3.16.x, aka "development". No "production" release yet, though this
>will happen soon (after which point my arm will need twisting). Some
>API breaks wrt. 3.15. Most modules build without change.
In general,
All releases having a 0 as third part of the release number (e.g. 3.15.0, 3.16.0.1) are explicitly deemed "not for production use". For all others, production use is at your own risk.
Cheers,
~Ralph
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