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Re: GlassFish versions table?

From: Alexis Moussine-Pouchkine <alexis.mp_at_sun.com>
Date: Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:43:53 +0200

On Aug 4, 2009, at 13:35, glassfish_at_javadesktop.org wrote:

>> I am always wondering if a simple Date wouldn'r be
>> more effective to
>> identify software releases ...
>>
>> something like:
>>
>> Glassfish 20090804
>
> But how would you name bugfixes?
> Today you have e.g. 2.0, 2.1, 2.1.1, 2.2... 3.0
> And you can release 2.2.47 after 3.0.27.
>
> With timestamps 2.2.47 would be 20090804, but 3.0.27 would be
> 20090721.
>
> That does not help either.
>
> What has confused me, are these "pe", "fcs" and "9.1ur" and "2.1"...
> It's hard for me to see the "order" of these releases and to know
> the meaning of them.
>
> We have "Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server v2.1 (9.1.1) (build b60e-
> fcs)" and "Sun Java System Application Server 9.1_02 (build b04-fcs)".
>
> If you only look on this, is 9.1.1 "better"/newer than 9.1_02? (Now
> I know it: yes!)
> And what is the meaning of build "b60e-fcs" and "b04-fcs" (Now I
> know "fcs" means "final release", but has the "e" any meaning?)

e is the 5th sing of build 60...

> And is "9.1_02" the same as "9.1peur2"? (Now I know it: Yes! But I
> wonder what "pe" means. I think "ur" means "update release".)

pe means Platform Edition. This is the name of a legacy distribution
(now replaced with the "developer profile").

> I think all the release version names are a little bit confusing.

Hopefully the retirement of "Sun java System App Server" branding and
"9.1" numbering will make this simpler.

cheers,
-Alexis

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