[ODE] New release?

[Olivier Michel]

J. Perkins wrote:
> I am trying to give you exactly what you want. What I am proposing is
> to move UNSTABLE to HEAD and make that the location for on-going
> development. Then I will create an 0.6.0 release branch which will
> only take bug fixes and changes related to getting a release out the
> door. After 0.6 is released, we can work on new features for a while
> and then create an 0.7 branch. New development is always on the trunk.
> The release branches will be kept, so you can decide when to make the
> switch to the new version. Of course, the point of all of this is to
> start making regular releases again, so people who need stability will
> have that option as well.
>
> When I talk about moving UNSTABLE to HEAD, I really mean importing
> UNSTABLE (with its complete version history) into Subversion as the
> new trunk. CVS will remain in place but would no longer track new
> changes. I want to move to Subversion because it has better support
> for branching and tagging, finer-grained access control, handles
> directory level changes, and is accessible over HTTP. I'm looking for
> feedback on this approach.
>   
This sounds really great. I also recently moved another project from CVS 
to Subversion and really enjoy this more powerful tool. Also, having a 
more up-to-date stable version will help a lot many ODE users! Let me 
know if you believe I can help you in doing something.

Cheers,

-Olivier