Re: How can we get the word out about the change in version numbering?

On 8/19/16 1:44 AM, Darren Duncan wrote:
>> Realistically, most stuff doesn't even support 9.6 yet, and we wouldn't
>> want to distract from that. So my take is to do nothing for about the
>> next 6 months.
>
> So, per my initial response, a good and easy strategy would be a one-two punch
> of mentioning both 9.6 and 10.0 in the same announcements. The announcements
> would headline with and be focused on 9.6, but each would include a footnote
> about 10.0 also. That way people are reminded of the 10.0 need without being
> hit over the head by having dedicated announcements about it. -- Darren Duncan

My argument is that we should exactly not do that.

The point of announcements about release 9.6 is to get people to test or
use release 9.6. Mentioning a distant future release does not further
that aim.

Furthermore, a note about version 10 is not really actionable right now.
No author of a driver or extension or application is realistically
going to download 10devel now and port their code and then tuck it away
for another 8 months.

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