"Bo Peng" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> A year with one to three patch releases in between. > > That depends on the stability of the trunk during the development > cycle. If it is like 1.5.0/svn, no patch release is possible.
We always managed at least 3 patch releases (which I think is the minimum) in all stable branches. And, yes, the changes in development branches were very disruptive. JMarc