[GRASSweb-list]markus: web roadmap.html,1.13,1.14

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Author: markus

Update of /grassrepository/web
In directory doto:/tmp/cvs-serv3922

Modified Files:
	roadmap.html 
Log Message:
added version number scheme (borrowed from A. Amici's mail to GDAL ML

Index: roadmap.html
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RCS file: /grassrepository/web/roadmap.html,v
retrieving revision 1.13
retrieving revision 1.14
diff -u -d -r1.13 -r1.14
--- roadmap.html	15 Feb 2004 10:12:35 -0000	1.13
+++ roadmap.html	20 Feb 2004 13:43:03 -0000	1.14
@@ -28,13 +28,29 @@
 GRASS Development Team on the <a href=grassdevel.html>developers mailing list</a>.
 
 <P>
-Version numbers scheme:
+Version number scheme:
 <ul>
- <li>first number: major release number
- <li>secondary number: stable/development indicator
- <li>third number: subversions of releases
+ <li>first number: <b>major</b> release number
+ <li>secondary number: <b>minor</b> release number (stable/development indicator)
+ <li>third number: <b>revision</b>
 </ul>
+
 <P>
+Using this scheme, version numbers have a very clear meaning:
+<ul>
+ <li>new revision == bugs have been fixed, go grab it and install it.
+ <li>new minor == new features are available, source compatibility _and_ binary 
+       compatibility for existing applications are garanteed <i>[not fully true for 
+       GRASS 5.7 where old vector/sites maps have to be converted by 
+       v.convert/v.in.sites.]</i>.
+ <li>new major == beware! Old (ugly) libraries have been dropped. Database
+     compatibility has been broken, you have to migrate your database to the
+     new formats.
+</ul>
+It is intended to follow this scheme for upcoming GRASS releases.
+
+<P>
+<h3>Features comparison table</h3>
 <center>
 <table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" border="1" style="text-align: center; width: 70%;">
   <tbody>
@@ -82,7 +98,8 @@
 </table>
 </center>
 <P>
-
+<h3>Roadmap</h3>
+<P>
 <table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" border="1" style="text-align: left; width: 100%;">
   <tbody>
     <tr>
@@ -218,7 +235,7 @@
 
 <!-- FOOTER -->
 <hr>
-<DIV ALIGN=right>&copy; 2003 GRASS Development Team<br>
+<DIV ALIGN=right>&copy; 2003-2004 GRASS Development Team<br>
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