Regarding the scripting part of this, we should sniff out docs that are not
in one of these categories so we can reflag them for the proper version.
I'm sure you've considered that, but wanted to point it out anyways.
- Veda
On 1/11/09 7:23 PM, "Alexander Limi" <
[hidden email]> wrote:
> Hi,
We recently fixed the version policy in the Products area by changing the
>
list of available versions from having things like Plone 3.1.x to have the
>
following list instead:
Plone 3
Plone 2.5
Plone 2.1
Plone 2.0
Plone 1.0
The
> reasoning is that if these filters are too granular, the value of them
is
> lost a) nobody bothers to log in and update all their version
information
> every time there is a minor release of Plone, and b) search
suffers, since
> the buckets are unpredictable because of this. In other
words, we only list
> what we consider "major" versions (even though that
definition has changed
> slightly throughout the years ;).
If there is a product that only works on
> (e.g.) 3.1.6 and later because of
some fix, or other special circumstances,
> it's the job of the author to
specify this, not the filter. This particular
> product would be listed as
"Plone 3" compatible.
I'd like to do the same
> update for the documentation area, currently the
list is too
> granular:
Plone 3.1.x
Plone 3.0.x
Plone 2.5.x
Plone 2.1.x
Plone 2.0.x
The
> new list would be:
Plone 3
Plone 2.5
Plone 2.1
Plone 2.0
Again, if something
> is so specific that it only applies to version 3.2.6
of Plone, then a) the
> release manager / framework team have not done their
job in respecting the
> policy for what can be added, and b) the filters
would quickly become
> useless for search purposes anyway. If there is
indeed such a difference for
> documentation purposes, it should be noted in
the particular document it
> applies to, as you wouldn't want to maintain
two different documents for
> Plone 3.1.x and Plone 3.2.x anyway.
Consider this a heads-up, I'll make sure
> it's done in one go, scripted and
ready to be used immediately when we
> switch over. Complaints in a stamped,
self-addressed envelope to
> you-know-who. :)
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