[QGIS-Developer] Next QGIS LTR and its compatibility with older versions

[Greg Troxel]

Nyall Dawson <nyall.dawson at gmail.com> writes:

>> My impression is also that 3.30, 3.32 are stable and entirely usable for
>> users.
>
> Small clarification here: the 3.x.0 releases AREN'T considered stable,
> you should wait for 3.x.1 before targeting the newer release.

Thanks; I had figured that out over the years, but great to say it
again.

This ".0" isn't considered stable, while reasonable, is pretty unusual.
Perhaps the only other example is gcc.  It might be a clue that beta/rc
don't get used, and you need a release to get feedback -- having
maintained other projects, I get that.

It would be good for all .0 releases to carry a Big Scary Warning, and
to specifically request that packages not be updated to them.  Maybe you
are already doing that; I am hazy on when and where I see release
announcements -- I am assuming there is email to the users list.

(My bias is that qgis the project releases sources and packaging systems
package and provide binaries, and that qgis the project doing binaries
is remedial because the (mostly windows) packaging world is not working
well.  Hence source announcements being the standard path and the most
important thing.)

(A packaging system might have packages for each branch, in which case a
.0 package is fine.  But a packaging system with one package should not
update.)