
7 Jun
2011
7 Jun
'11
5:04 p.m.
I like the goal of the stability field, but I don't know how to use it. Is it intended to track a package's overall maturity ? Eg: experimental - alpha - beta - almost ready - stable - mature - obsolete Or, since many packages have multiple major and minor releases, to track the current release status ? Eg: experimental -> alpha -> beta -> stable -> alpha -> beta -> ... Currently, I expect every package author follows their own wording and usage, or ignores it, so it's hard to rely on. So good idea to discuss it.