Dean Sas: > Greg K Nicholson wrote: >> So we're actually getting 2.4.1 (or something very much like it), but >> labelled “2.4.0rc3”? > > Precisely. Often Ubuntu packages might include patches from upstream > that haven't yet been made part of a release. See Emmet's review for the > exact details in this case.
When the patches are applied, then, it would make sense for the version number to be bumped to match the upstream release that the Ubuntu version most closely resembles. This would make it clearer to end users what we're actually getting, and prevent some confusion. I believe this is what already happens with Firefox. New confusion arising from Ubuntu's version “2.4.1” being slightly different in some areas from upstream's “2.4.1” should be minimal: Ubuntu's version string includes the suffix “ubuntu”. That can act as a caveat for people who care. (So it's “GIMP 2.4.1-but-Ubuntu's-version” rather than “the actual proper GIMP 2.4.1 for real”. If a bug is supposed to be “fixed in 2.4.1” we'd still have the excuse that it's not “fixed in 2.4.1-ubuntu”.) -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
