Changes between Version 5 and Version 6 of Versions

Timestamp:

06/16/15 13:15:21 (6 years ago)

Author:

Antoine Martin

Comment:

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Versions

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 There are currently 3 versions supported:
 
-* [/browser/xpra/tags/v0.14.x v0.14.x] - the current LTS (long term support) release.
-* [/browser/xpra/tags/v0.15.x v0.15.x] - the current release.
-* [/browser/xpra/trunk trunk] - the current development version.
+* [/browser/xpra/tags/v0.14.x v0.14.x] - the current LTS (long term support) release. This version will be supported until mid 2016 when the next LTS release is due.
+* [/browser/xpra/tags/v0.15.x v0.15.x] - the current release, will be supported until 0.16 comes out.
+* [/browser/xpra/trunk trunk] - the current development version (will become 0.16).
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+
+{{{#!div class="box"
+== Compatibility ==
+
+Versions older than 0.14 are '''not''' supported. Please complain to your distributor for not updating a package with known bugs and vulnerabilities (more info here: [/wiki/Packaging]).
+
+You can mix versions between the clients and servers, as long as they are reasonably up to date:
+* v0.14.x is compatible with versions 0.7.8 onwards. (it may or may not work with earlier versions)
+* v0.15.x is compatible with versions 0.12.6 onwards.
+* trunk will be compatible with 0.14.x onwards (it may or may not be compatible with earlier versions)
+}}}
+
 
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 That said, the delay between 0.14 and 0.15 was far too long, we are trying to target a 3 months release cycle. 
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+
+{{{#!div class="box"
+== Release Process ==
+
+* development phase: roughly 2 months
+ * code refactoring and cleanups early
+ * beta builds
+ * run automated tests
+* stabilisation phase: roughly 1 month, including:
+ * updating the OSX and win32 builds to the latest versions supported (ie: ffmpeg, pillow, etc..)
+ * update [/browser/xpra/trunk/src/patches patches] with new offsets
+ * check profiling results for regressions (see #797)
+ * run with "-d all" and look for exceptions, look for idle events with out any clients connected
+ * test old the oldest client version supported
+* release:
+ * post new Android build (mostly just a version bump)
+ * whitepsace / tabspace cleanup
+ * add to [/wiki/News] page
+ * re-assign unfinished tickets to a later milestone
+ * update [/wiki/Source] and also this page
+}}}