On 05/08/2015 4:36 PM, peter dalgaard wrote:> >> On 05 Aug 2015, at 20:32 , Duncan Murdoch <murdoch.duncan at gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On 05/08/2015 2:15 PM, Jeff Newmiller wrote: >>> So 3.1.3 to 3.2.0 was a major release? >> >> Yes. We do have the oddity (see ?version) that 3 is the major version >> number and 2.0 is the minor version number including 0 as the >> patchlevel, but we still call it a major release when the number in the >> middle changes (e.g. 1 changed to 2 in the 3.2.0 release). It's a patch >> release when only the patchlevel changes. >> > > Actually the wording on the developer site rather carefully avoids calling minor releases major...Except when it doesn't: "It is intended to have a final patch release of the previous version shortly before the next major release." Duncan> > The dynamics of actual major releases, i.e. x.0.0, are less predictable than the x.y.0 ones; up till now there has been one in each of 2000, 2004, 2013. They usually signify some degree of accomplishment and possibly discontinuity in the API. > > -pd > >> Duncan Murdoch >> >> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Jeff Newmiller The ..... ..... Go Live... >>> DCN:<jdnewmil at dcn.davis.ca.us> Basics: ##.#. ##.#. Live Go... >>> Live: OO#.. Dead: OO#.. Playing >>> Research Engineer (Solar/Batteries O.O#. #.O#. with >>> /Software/Embedded Controllers) .OO#. .OO#. rocks...1k >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Sent from my phone. Please excuse my brevity. >>> >>> On August 5, 2015 1:19:42 PM EDT, Martin Morgan <mtmorgan at fredhutch.org> wrote: >>>> On 08/05/2015 10:08 AM, Jeff Newmiller wrote: >>>>> New versions are released when they are ready. This is >>>> volunteer-driven software. >>>> >>>> From https://developer.r-project.org/ : >>>> >>>> The overall release schedule is to have annual x.y.0 releases in >>>> Spring, with >>>> patch releases happening on an as-needed basis. It is intended to have >>>> a final >>>> patch release of the previous version shortly before the next major >>>> release. >>>> >>>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> Jeff Newmiller The ..... ..... Go >>>> Live... >>>>> DCN:<jdnewmil at dcn.davis.ca.us> Basics: ##.#. ##.#. Live >>>> Go... >>>>> Live: OO#.. Dead: OO#.. >>>> Playing >>>>> Research Engineer (Solar/Batteries O.O#. #.O#. with >>>>> /Software/Embedded Controllers) .OO#. .OO#. >>>> rocks...1k >>>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> Sent from my phone. Please excuse my brevity. >>>>> >>>>> On August 5, 2015 5:55:21 AM EDT, "Djoss? Parfait" >>>> <djosseparfait at gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> Good morning, >>>>>> >>>>>> I would like to know how often per year is a new full version >>>> release >>>>>> of R. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Djoss? Parfait BODJRENOU >>>>>> Chef de la Division Centralisation et Analyse des Donn?es >>>>>> Statistiques /DPP/MESFTPRIJ >>>>>> >>>>>> [[alternative HTML version deleted]] >>>>>> >>>>>> ______________________________________________ >>>>>> R-help at r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >>>>>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >>>>>> PLEASE do read the posting guide >>>>>> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >>>>>> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >>>>> >>>>> ______________________________________________ >>>>> R-help at r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >>>>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >>>>> PLEASE do read the posting guide >>>> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >>>>> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >>>>> >>> >>> ______________________________________________ >>> R-help at r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >>> PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >>> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >>> >> >> ______________________________________________ >> R-help at r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >> PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >
> On 05 Aug 2015, at 22:47 , Duncan Murdoch <murdoch.duncan at gmail.com> wrote: > > On 05/08/2015 4:36 PM, peter dalgaard wrote: >> >>> On 05 Aug 2015, at 20:32 , Duncan Murdoch <murdoch.duncan at gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> On 05/08/2015 2:15 PM, Jeff Newmiller wrote: >>>> So 3.1.3 to 3.2.0 was a major release? >>> >>> Yes. We do have the oddity (see ?version) that 3 is the major version >>> number and 2.0 is the minor version number including 0 as the >>> patchlevel, but we still call it a major release when the number in the >>> middle changes (e.g. 1 changed to 2 in the 3.2.0 release). It's a patch >>> release when only the patchlevel changes. >>> >> >> Actually the wording on the developer site rather carefully avoids calling minor releases major... > > Except when it doesn't: "It is intended to have a final patch release > of the previous version shortly before the next major release."Argh. Needs fixing... :-p -pd> > Duncan > >> >> The dynamics of actual major releases, i.e. x.0.0, are less predictable than the x.y.0 ones; up till now there has been one in each of 2000, 2004, 2013. They usually signify some degree of accomplishment and possibly discontinuity in the API. >> >> -pd >> >>> Duncan Murdoch >>> >>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> Jeff Newmiller The ..... ..... Go Live... >>>> DCN:<jdnewmil at dcn.davis.ca.us> Basics: ##.#. ##.#. Live Go... >>>> Live: OO#.. Dead: OO#.. Playing >>>> Research Engineer (Solar/Batteries O.O#. #.O#. with >>>> /Software/Embedded Controllers) .OO#. .OO#. rocks...1k >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> Sent from my phone. Please excuse my brevity. >>>> >>>> On August 5, 2015 1:19:42 PM EDT, Martin Morgan <mtmorgan at fredhutch.org> wrote: >>>>> On 08/05/2015 10:08 AM, Jeff Newmiller wrote: >>>>>> New versions are released when they are ready. This is >>>>> volunteer-driven software. >>>>> >>>>> From https://developer.r-project.org/ : >>>>> >>>>> The overall release schedule is to have annual x.y.0 releases in >>>>> Spring, with >>>>> patch releases happening on an as-needed basis. It is intended to have >>>>> a final >>>>> patch release of the previous version shortly before the next major >>>>> release. >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> Jeff Newmiller The ..... ..... Go >>>>> Live... >>>>>> DCN:<jdnewmil at dcn.davis.ca.us> Basics: ##.#. ##.#. Live >>>>> Go... >>>>>> Live: OO#.. Dead: OO#.. >>>>> Playing >>>>>> Research Engineer (Solar/Batteries O.O#. #.O#. with >>>>>> /Software/Embedded Controllers) .OO#. .OO#. >>>>> rocks...1k >>>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> Sent from my phone. Please excuse my brevity. >>>>>> >>>>>> On August 5, 2015 5:55:21 AM EDT, "Djoss? Parfait" >>>>> <djosseparfait at gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> Good morning, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I would like to know how often per year is a new full version >>>>> release >>>>>>> of R. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Djoss? Parfait BODJRENOU >>>>>>> Chef de la Division Centralisation et Analyse des Donn?es >>>>>>> Statistiques /DPP/MESFTPRIJ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [[alternative HTML version deleted]] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ______________________________________________ >>>>>>> R-help at r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >>>>>>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >>>>>>> PLEASE do read the posting guide >>>>>>> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >>>>>>> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >>>>>> >>>>>> ______________________________________________ >>>>>> R-help at r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >>>>>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >>>>>> PLEASE do read the posting guide >>>>> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >>>>>> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >>>>>> >>>> >>>> ______________________________________________ >>>> R-help at r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >>>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >>>> PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >>>> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >>>> >>> >>> ______________________________________________ >>> R-help at r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see >>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >>> PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >>> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.-- Peter Dalgaard, Professor, Center for Statistics, Copenhagen Business School Solbjerg Plads 3, 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark Phone: (+45)38153501 Email: pd.mes at cbs.dk Priv: PDalgd at gmail.com
> On 06 Aug 2015, at 18:08 , peter dalgaard <pdalgd at gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> Except when it doesn't: "It is intended to have a final patch release >> of the previous version shortly before the next major release." > > Argh. Needs fixing... :-p >Done. (Of course, by the canonical definition of "major", Macintosh hasn't had one for their OS since 2001, so it's all a bit silly.) -p -- Peter Dalgaard, Professor, Center for Statistics, Copenhagen Business School Solbjerg Plads 3, 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark Phone: (+45)38153501 Email: pd.mes at cbs.dk Priv: PDalgd at gmail.com