Feature changed by: Ralph Ulrich (ulenrich) Feature #308262, revision 2 Title: repo naming convention openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Ralph Ulrich (ulenrich) Description: Please openSUSE do make yourself easy to understand. The repo namings are in such a state that even openSUSE long time users get confused. So - nobody can edit the wiki to inform users right now. examples: a) - http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/openSUSE-current/ ? is more - than a year old. ? same as: - http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/openSUSE-stable/ b) - http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.2-RC2/ ? same as: - http://download.opensuse.org/factory-snapshot/ but coolo said: "factory - and 11.2 are two distinct projects since" Factory is normally - rolling... But what is a rolling snapshot ??? Solution: Some naming - convention: 1. never name a release current but stable 2. name repo - before release testing (like Debian) 3. rename factory unstable (like - Debian) "snapshot" normally is a repository of a point in the past and - should not point to the future (as now with 11.2 you have empty - snapshots to be released tomorrow). + nobody can edit the wiki to inform users right now. + examples: + a) http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/openSUSE-current/  is more + than a year old. + ? same as:  http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/openSUSE-stable/ + b) http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.2-RC2/ + ? same as: http://download.opensuse.org/factory-snapshot/ + but coolo said: "factory and 11.2 are two distinct projects since" + Factory is normally rolling... But what is a rolling snapshot ??? +   + Solution: Some naming convention: + 1. never name a release current but stable + 2. name repo before release testing (like Debian) + 3. rename factory unstable (like Debian) +   + Rationale: "snapshot" normally is a repository of a point in the past + and should not point to the future (as now of Prerelease of 11.2 you + have empty snapshots to be released tomorrow). +   -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308262

Feature changed by: Ralph Ulrich (ulenrich) Feature #308262, revision 4 Title: repo naming convention openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Ralph Ulrich (ulenrich) Description: Please openSUSE do make yourself easy to understand. The repo namings are in such a state that even openSUSE long time users get confused. So nobody can edit the wiki to inform users right now. examples: a) http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/openSUSE-current/  is more than a year old. ? same as:  http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/openSUSE-stable/ b) http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.2-RC2/ ? same as: http://download.opensuse.org/factory-snapshot/ but coolo said: "factory and 11.2 are two distinct projects since" Factory is normally rolling... But what is a rolling snapshot ???   Solution: Some naming convention: 1. never name a release current but stable 2. name repo before release testing (like Debian) 3. rename factory unstable (like Debian)   Rationale: "snapshot" normally is a repository of a point in the past and should not point to the future (as now of Prerelease of 11.2 you have empty snapshots to be released tomorrow).   Discussion: #1: Ralph Ulrich (ulenrich) (2009-11-03 17:53:10) Typical example of a user confused about bad namings: "But I see that the factory repository has the version 3.5.3 of Firefox, whereas the factory-snapshot repository (11.2 RC2) has version 3.5.4. How can a *snapshot* have a newer version???" seen at http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-factory/2009-11/msg00014.html + #2: Ralph Ulrich (ulenrich) (2009-11-03 18:21:40) + Another example: + "If you want to test: the live and net isos are under + http://download.opensuse.org/factory/iso/ (http://download.opensuse.org/factory/iso/) + (as usual) and the 11.2 repo is uptodate." + Found http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-factory/2009-11/msg00033.html +   + Even an Insider as Coolo doesn't know openSUSE-11.2RC2 doesn't belong + to factory any more? -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308262