[crossfire] Server release?

[Mitch Obrian]

Viva le crossedit.
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        Since I tend to make the releases, I'll note my
     
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      strategies:
     
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        In terms of numbering, I want to try to keep the
     
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      server and client close in 
     
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      sync.  That way, I can make a statement like 'if
     
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      your client version is newer 
     
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      than the server version, you can be sure that your
     
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      client support all the 
     
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      features of the server'.
     
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        that is a lot easier than saying something like
     
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      'if server is 1.5, need client 
     
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      1.6, if server 1.7, need client 1.9, if server is
     
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      2.0, need client 2.5, etc'.
     
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        This is the reason that the last client release
     
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      was a 1.7.1 - just to sync up 
     
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      those numbers.
     
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        In terms of whats in the release, generally, if
     
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      its in CVS, its in the source 
     
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      release at least.  In a sense, the source code
     
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      releases are basically snapshots 
     
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      of CVS, ideally based on some time when the code was
     
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      more stable or something.
     
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        I'm reluctant to do multiple trees/release trains
     
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      - I just don't see a 
     
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      particular compelling reason.
     
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        Likewise, as long as cfclient and crossedit are
     
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      easy to maintain/keep working, 
     
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      I see no compelling reason for them to be removed. 
     
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      That said, one shouldn't 
     
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      really expect much in the way of new features for
     
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      either of those either.
     
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