[ODE] 0.6 release branch

[J. Perkins]

On 4/6/06, Terry L. Triplett <c0d3g33k at gmail.com> wrote:
> What (if any) release criteria are there to be met?

My big to-dos for a 0.6 release are:

* Updated documentation (just getting started)
* New build systems (almost done)

I'm almost done with the release scripts (in ode/tools). I'd be
willing to say that as soon as the documentation is reasonably
complete I'll create 0.6-rc1.

When that time comes, what do I do with the repository? Do I make an
0.6 bug-fix-only branch? That's what I would do if this were my day
job project, but it isn't. Should I just tag 0.6-rc1 and keep working
on the trunk?

I realize that there are people who want to use ODE in a production
environment and want a stable release to build upon. I understand and
share that sentiment, BUT this is an open-source project and I don't
want to stifle this recent burst of progress. I'm inclined to let
development continue unfettered on the trunk, with frequent releases,
until someone volunteers to manage a stable release branch.

Jason