[spambayes-dev] 1.0a5 release [was: SpamBayes Readme]

[Meyer, Tony]

> I'm +1 on both pulling out the backward-compatibility code 
> and on renaming everything, but I don't think we can do that 
> in a beta release - even the first one.  Major changes like 
> that should happen during the alpha cycle IMHO.

Fair enough.  It just seems that every time things are stable enough to
label the release beta, something comes up.  I guess the version info
for each app that's in Version.py clarifies this somewhat, though.

> It could even be worth releasing 1.0a5 *before* making those 
> edits, with an announcement that the old options and script 
> names are deprecated, then immediately releasing 1.0a6 with 
> just those edits in place.

The deprecation of the options was announced ages ago (while you were
off creating a family), and everyone was instructed to change to the new
ones (a script was even provided to do this).  I think these must be
ready to go for 1.0a5.  Changing the names, though, hasn't been
announced at all.

Overall, then, +1 to your idea.

> I'd like to say +1, especially since it's my birthday too!  
> But if we're ready more than a 
> couple of days before that, we should probably go ahead.

Given the last couple of days, it looks like we probably will.  Perhaps
1.0a5 in a couple of days and then 1.0a6 (as above) on your birthday?

=Tony Meyer