[GRASS-dev] GRASS 6.3.0 to be released

[Paul Kelly]

On Tue, 15 Apr 2008, Markus Neteler wrote:

> (to continue on this thread)
>
> After 6 release candidates, even tested on MS-Windows,
> I don't see any real blockers any more. I suggest to get out
> 6.3.0 this week and proceed with change to 6.4.release_branch/7.0.svn.

Yes go for it I say; 6.3.0 is not a stable release and everything does 
not have to be perfect, but may I suggest that the new branch for 
continued 6.x development be called develbranch_6 and that a 6.4 release 
branch be created off there at a future date?

As some parts of GRASS will likely cease to exist in the 7.x HEAD I think 
it is likely that there will still be some opportunity for development and 
improvement of backward-compatible things in 6.x for some time to come. 
E.g. should I end up mentoring a Google Summer of Code student I will 
certainly recommend that he work in 6.x to avoid extra disruption caused 
by the 7.x upheaval - and changes can be forward-ported to 7.x later.

Paul