[crossfire] Server release?

[Mark Wedel]

  Since I tend to make the releases, I'll note my strategies:

  In terms of numbering, I want to try to keep the server and client close in 
sync.  That way, I can make a statement like 'if your client version is newer 
than the server version, you can be sure that your client support all the 
features of the server'.

  that is a lot easier than saying something like 'if server is 1.5, need client 
1.6, if server 1.7, need client 1.9, if server is 2.0, need client 2.5, etc'.

  This is the reason that the last client release was a 1.7.1 - just to sync up 
those numbers.

  In terms of whats in the release, generally, if its in CVS, its in the source 
release at least.  In a sense, the source code releases are basically snapshots 
of CVS, ideally based on some time when the code was more stable or something.

  I'm reluctant to do multiple trees/release trains - I just don't see a 
particular compelling reason.

  Likewise, as long as cfclient and crossedit are easy to maintain/keep working, 
I see no compelling reason for them to be removed.  That said, one shouldn't 
really expect much in the way of new features for either of those either.