From: "Wolfgang Nádasi-Donner" <ed.odanow@...>
Date: 2007-12-27T07:29:41+09:00
Subject: Re: Purpose of Ruby 1.9?

tho_mica_l wrote:
>> Does Ruby
>> follow unix style for labeling versions? (1.8 stable, 1.9 development,
>> 2.0 stable etc) I've read dissenting opinions of it.
> 
> IIRC this was true for 1.7. I think the "stable" version after 1.6 was
> 1.8.

I'm somehow surprised, because it was named since a long time what is 
behind Ruby 1.9.

1) Starting with planned Ruby 1.9.1 Ruby will not follow the even-odd 
number scheme, that was followed before. Ruby 1.9.n (n>=1) will be a 
stable version, planned for production usage.

2) Ruby 1.9.n (n>=1) contains the ideas from Ruby 2, that are actual 
feasible.

3) Work on Ruby 2 didn't start now.

4) Ruby 1.9.0 was released instead of the planned Ruby 1.9.1, because 
the trunk was not as stable on 25.12. as everybody wants. It is not 
intended as a production version.

5) Ruby 1.9.0 is stable in respect to features, and is from this 
viewpoint a reference inplementation, which can be used by developers.

This is what how I understand all the posts an conference videos on the 
last year. I hope it is complete an correct (Mats?)

Wolfgang Nádasi-Donner
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