Re: [jaxrs-dev] "Sandbox" branches created for 2.1.1-SNAPSHOT, 2.2-SNAPS

["Markus KARG" <markus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I would like to ask you not to remove 2.1.1-SNAPSHOT.
> I find the name confusing. If we follow the “old” days convention (as 2.1 is really old now :), we should probably use 2.1-MR since 2.1.1 doesn’t really exist. In any case, as long as people understand what it is, I’m fine with leaving it like this.

"2.1.1-SNAPSHOT" is taken from the Maven Version Syntax. It means: "This is a _branch_ working _towards_ 2.1.1". "2.1-MR"  reads like a _tag_ holding exactly the first maintenance release of 2.1 _after_ publishing it (= the static HEAD of 2.1.1-SNAPSHOT once done).

Changing the syntax also indicates "we are Eclipse Foundation now and not JCP anymore". :-)

— Santiago

> 
> People are working on contributions for bug fixes. Particularly new contributors will start with non-critical bug fixes. Their work has to be collected somewhere. EE4J_8 will only adopt _critical_ fixes as you wrote. I do not like the idea to mix bug fixes with new features in 2.2-SNAPSHOT / 3-SNAPSHOT, and keeping those PRs simply open for later decision instead of immediate collecting them in a *-SNAPSHOT branch feels strange.
> 
> Having these three branches feels natural to me, and I am used that from lots of other projects. I do not see the potential for confusion, but I see it _when_ removing it.
> 
> If it's solely about the name, I am happy with renaming it to 
> "mkarg-bug-collection" (just kidding). ;-)
> 
> Anyways, what do other committers think?
> 
> -Markus
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:jaxrs-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Santiago 
> Pericas-Geertsen
> Sent: Dienstag, 20. Februar 2018 23:37
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> Subject: Re: [jaxrs-dev] "Sandbox" branches created for 
> 2.1.1-SNAPSHOT, 2.2-SNAPSHOT, 3-SNAPSHOT / Tagged Oracle's initial 
> contribution
> 
>> Markus wrote:
>> Branch 2.1.1-SNAPSHOT - Bug fixes and clarifications only. No feature changes. Must stay JAX-RS 2.1 compatible.
> 
> I think this branch will just create a potential confusion. I would just remove it for now and re-create it only if the need arises. 
> 
>> Branch 2.2-SNAPSHOT - New features ontop of JAX-RS 2.1 / Java EE 8. 
>> Must stay backwards compatible to JAX-RS 2.1, hence only adds features but does not drop or change old ones. Deprecation of old features has to happen here.
>> Branch 3-SNAPSHOT - Incompatible changes / feature removals only here.
> 
> These are good.
> 
>> Tag initial-contribution - Oracle's initial contribution in case someone needs to look it up one day.
>> Please always discuss first in a Github issue.
>> Please do not directly commit to any branch, but always open a PR and let at least one other committer review your changes.
>> Please do not open a PR against branch master, but always open a PR against one of the above branches.
> 
> Agreed.
> 
> — Santiago
> 
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