Re: muesli's repository strategy + packages are getting updated

Martin Atukunda <[email protected]> Wed, 4 Feb 2004 14:29:33 +0300
Newsgroups gmane.linux.debian.kde.cvs
Organization digital Solutions
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Wednesday 04 February 2004 04:08, Christian Muehlhaeuser wrote:
> KDE_CVS_HEAD: latest avail. cvs packages from the head branch. pretty much
> what you used to get from orth's repository. THIS IS INTENDED FOR
> DEVELOPERS / HARDCORE USERS in the future.
>
> KDE_DEV_RELEASE: latest released development version. this would be stuff
> like "rc1", "beta2". in times with less officially tagged releases, we will
> declare our own package sets as dev_releases, if we trust them and they
> feel stable enough. these package sets will come straight out of the
> KDE_CVS_HEAD repository. THIS IS INTENDED TO BE THE NEW SOURCE FOR "NORMAL"
> USERS in the future.
>
> KDE_STABLE: this will be the first repository, which i will set up after
> the current compile process (mentioned at top of mail) is complete. it is
> kind of redundant, since this package set will be equal to the official
> debian set. but since i'll provide the newest stable release way before
> debian, it is there and will stay there... till the next release.

fantastic, though maintaining a KDE_STABLE would seem like duplication of 
effort. I can agree with it's being available at the beginning for 
completeness sake.

But i would think that KDE_STABLE stable be dropped when the other branches 
are opened and functional.

my 2c 

- Martin -

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