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--- docs:version_numbers [2013/12/03 20:25]
matthias [Version-Numbering after 1.0]
+++ docs:version_numbers [2014/05/06 18:57] (current)
darts
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 ====== PirateBox version-numbering ======
 ===== Version-Numbering after 1.0 =====
-With the release of PirateBox 1.0.0 step over a version schema, which is quite common across open-source software
+With the release of PirateBox 1.0.0, we have instituted a new version-numbering scheme:
   * z.y.x
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   * OpenWRT packages z.y.x-n
     * n is the release level of OpenWRT packages.
-      * If there is a core issue within the OpenWRT runtime scripts, that number will be raized.
+      * If there is a core issue within the OpenWRT runtime scripts, that version number will be increased.
-In short: **If we release a 1.0.0 to 1.0.1 release, you don't need to reinstall the complete OpenWRT box.**
+In short, a change from 1.0.0 to 1.0.1 will not require a complete re-install.
-In the future we are following these rules upon the versioning schema:
+Moving forward, we will apply the following rules to the PirateBox version numbering:
-  * z.y. Version are compatible to each other, that means that
+  * z.y. Version are compatible with each other, which means:
-    * If we release a new x Bugfix release ( 1.0.0 -> 1.0.1 ), then you can update a running PirateBox on [[openwrt:update_image_only|OpenWRT with the updatePB command]].
+    * If we release a new x Bugfix release ( 1.0.0 -> 1.0.1 ), then you can update a running PirateBox with a simple update command.
     * You don't need to reinstall the OpenWRT package
     * We won't publish a new x release on OpenWRT without an issue within the scripts
-    * On other plattforms you have to exchange the complete scripts or adjust manually
+    * On other platforms you have to exchange the complete scripts or adjust manually
-  * Try to avoid unecessary reinstallation on OpenWRT-Systems
+  * Try to avoid unnecessary re-installation on OpenWRT-Systems
-    * Raize Package-Version as less as possible
+    * Raise Package-Version as little as possible
     * Do not align OpenWRT package versions against PirateBox-Core-package versions (see above)
   * z Releases deliver new core features, that changes backward capabilities significantly.
 ===== History =====
-Before PirateBox release 0.6.3 on OpenWRT systems, the version-numbers were confusing. That is an result of supporting the following plattforms having its own special dependencies:
+Before PirateBox release 0.6.3 on OpenWRT systems, the version-numbering system was confusing. That is a result of supporting the following platforms having its own special dependencies:
   * OpenWRT - Special installation scripts
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   * RaspberryPI - StartUp managemend sligtly different
- With 0.6 release, we tried to tidy up the version numbers and align the first two digits, to a major release and only the last digit/letter may differ depending on system individual issues.
+With the 0.6 release, we cleaned up the version numbers and aligned the first two digits, to a major release and only the last digit/letter may differ depending on system individual issues.
   * 0.6   => Release Step
   * 0.6 N => n = a letter  core script  fix-level
   * 0.6.1 => OpenWRT(System) package Fix-Level
-One release-step is compatible to the decent fixes which follow up.